On the 18th of May, 2000, in the International Civil Rights Affairs Office of the Congress at the Capitol Hill of Washington D.C. of the United States, in the talk with three American officials, a Chinese monk in red kasaya said the following words: “China and the United States have different history, which is one of the causes for differences between our understanding of things. Our China is an ancient country of civilization with long history and brilliant culture, while the United States is a young country with only two or three hundred years of history. Therefore, when we consider the same question, one usually views it from the point of history, the other views it from the fact, thus we have different understanding. We need mutual respect to think of such a difference. ‘Non-interference of the internal affairs of other countries’ is a principle that can help to solve satisfactorily such dispute.”

This monk is Master Jue Xing, abbot of the Jade Buddha Monastery, vice chairman of Shanghai Buddhist Association. He and Bai Runsheng, chairman of Shanghai Islamic Association were visiting the United States as “international visitors” at the invitation of the State Department of the United States.

In China, the history of Buddhism is also a long historical scroll painting of Buddhist correspondence to the Chinese culture and society. The salvation spirit of “great causeless pity, and great fellow compassion” coincides practically with the Chinese traditional virtue of sharing comforts and hardships through the history.

On the 1st of December 2000, in Shanghai Plaza Theatre, Eternal Memory—The Buddhist Concert for the Fifth Anniversary of Master Zhen Chan's passing away was held in the top artistic performance hall. Leaders of Shanghai Municipal National and Religious Affairs Committee and Shanghai Charity Foundation attended the concert.