The Government of the Polish People's Republic and the Government of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as "the Contracting Parties"), desirous of strengthening friendly relations and with the belief that cooperation in the fields of culture and science shall enhance the understanding between the two countries and enrich their respective traditional culture, have decided to conclude the present Agreement, the provisions of which are as follows:

Article 1

The Contracting Parties, in accordance with the principles of equality and mutual benefit, agree to promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture, art, science, education, the press, broadcasting and television, public health, sports and tourism.

Article 2

The Contracting Parties shall promote exchanges and cooperation in the fields of culture and art, including literature, publications, fine arts, music, opera, cinema and art institutions as well as associations of originators:

(a) Exchange of writers, artists, art educationists and cultural activists for visits, study tours and attendances at art competitions, art festivals and other cultural activities;
(b) Exchange of performing tours of professional and amateurish art troupes and artists;
(c) Exchange of cultural and art exhibitions;
(d) Reciprocal staging of opera and musical works of the other Party;
(e) Cooperation between film institutions of the two countries, exchange of film shows, attendances at film festivals, and reciprocal visits of film workers and experts in the field;
(f) Cooperation between publishing houses, translation and publication of outstanding works of culture, art and sciences of the other Party's country;
(g) Cooperation in training literary translators;
(h) Friendly cooperation between cultural institutions and associations of originators.

Article 3

The Contracting Parties shall support and promote the exchange and cooperation between museums, cultural relics preservation institutions, libraries and archives, and the exchange of professional magazines, books and files.

Article 4

The Contracting Parties shall support and promote cooperation in the field of science, especially basic sciences, natural sciences, technical sciences, biological sciences, medical sciences and social sciences:

(a) Reciprocal visits and study tours of scholars, science workers and experts for exchange of experiences and collaboration on researches;
(b) Exchange and publication of monographic scientific works and scientific corpuses by scholars of the two countries;
(c) Expansion of direct cooperation between academies of sciences, research institutions and organizations of sciences.

Article 5

The Contracting Parties shall support and promote cooperation in education, higher education and vocational education:

(a) Reciprocal visits, study and lecture tours as well as experience exchanges of scholars, experts and teachers;
(b) Exchange of personages for studying in the other Party's country;
(c) Direct cooperation between colleges and universities and science research institutions;
(d) Lectures in its own colleges and universities on language, literature, history and geography of the other Party's country, and exchange of consultation and help on these aspects;
(e) Establishment of majors of Chinese and Polish, and therefore exchange of language teachers;
(f) Mutual recognition of certificates, diplomas, degrees and professional titles awarded by the other Party's country in accordance with relevant agreements;
(g) Exchange of cooperation on teaching and materials.

Article 6

The Contracting Parties shall support and promote cooperation in the fields of public health and social welfare between the two countries, exchange experiences on public health and advanced training of medical cadres, and collaborate with each other on researches.

Article 7

The Contracting Parties shall support and promote exchange and cooperation between new agencies, newspapers and journalist associations of the two countries, and the exchange of journalists, news materials and news photographs.

The Contracting Parties shall support and promote their respective reports on social and economic achievements, politics, economy, science, culture and life of the other Party's country.

Article 8

The Contracting Parties shall support direct cooperation between broadcasting and television between the two countries, the content of which shall be prescribed in other separate agreements by the Ministry of Radio, Film and Television of the People's Republic of China and the Committee of Radio and Television of the Polish People's Republic.

Article 9

The Contracting Parties shall support and promote contacts on athletic sports and tourism, including exchange of athletes, coaches, tours and competitions, and cooperation between sports institutions.

Article 10

The Contracting Parties shall support activities between China-Poland Association for Friendship and Poland-China Association for Friendship.

Article 11

The Contracting Parties shall support activities of commercial institutions engaged in cultural exchanges.

Article 12

The Contracting Parties shall support the attendances of scholars and representatives of relevant departments implementing this Agreement at multilateral and international congresses, meetings, get-togethers, completions and other activities held in the other Party's country.

Article 13

With a view to implementing the present Agreement, the Contracting Parties shall discuss and draw periodical cultural and scientific exchange programs and fiscal provisions between the two countries.

The Contracting Parties agree that the supervisory authorities of all fields included in this Agreement, in accordance with their needs and possibilities, shall draw their respective periodical exchange programs and fiscal provisions by signing direct agreements.

Article 14

The cultural cooperation agreement between the Polish People's Republic and the People's Republic of China signed in Warsaw on April 3rd, 1951, shall be terminated on the date when this Agreement enters into force.

Article 15

This Agreement, once approved, shall enter into force on the date when the two Parties exchange their approval letters.

This Agreement shall remain valid for a period of five (5) years. Thereafter it shall be automatically renewed for successive periods of five (5) years unless either Contracting Party requests its termination by written notice to the other served at least six (6) months prior to the date of expiration.

Done in Beijing on September 30th, 1986. In duplicate in Chinese and Polish languages, both texts being equally authentic.

For the Government of the People's Republic of China

For the Government of the Polish People's Republic