During her visit to China from 23 to 27 October 2011, Commissioner Vassiliou met the Chinese Minister of Culture, Mr Cai Wu, to prepare the EU-China Year of Intercultural Dialogue in 2012 and the forthcoming High-Level People to People Dialogue in the context of the new Third Pillar of the EU-China partnership.

During her visit, she also opened the 4th edition of the EU Film Festival  in Beijing and the 2d edition of the High-Level Culture Forum, dedicated to the cultural aspects of urbanisation.