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As the 10th Nishan Forum on World Civilizations nears, which is scheduled for July 10 to 11 in Qufu, Shandong province, Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer, a distinguished German sinologist and vice-president of the International Confucian Association, emphasized the significant role of the Confucian tradition for both China and the global community in an exclusive interview with China Daily.