China's National Pavilion Exhibition at the 19th Venice International Architecture Exhibition Biennale opened on May 9.
To further increase cultural and artistic exchanges and cooperation between countries along the Belt and Road Initiative, with the support and under the guidance of China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, China Arts and Entertainments Group (CAEG) proposed establishing the "Silk Road International League of Theatres" (SRILT) in October, 2016.