An open China welcomes talents from all over the world. Not long ago, the 2023 Chinese Government Friendship Award ceremony was held in Beijing, and 50 experts from 26 countries in various fields won the award. The Chinese Government Friendship Award is an honorary award established by the Chinese government to recognize foreign experts who have made significant contributions to China's reform and development. These award-winning experts have played an important role in promoting China's economic and social development, as well as promoting exchanges and cooperation between China and foreign countries. Recently, our reporter interviewed several winners and listened to their stories about rooting in China. They all expressed their anticipation of continuing to participate in China's development in the future, so as to strengthen the hand in hand of cooperation and strengthen the bond of friendship. Peter Herman. "For my career, communication and cooperation with the Chinese team are of great significance, and a fixed cooperation mechanism allows us to conduct in-depth research," said Peter Herman, a German human rights expert and a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, a professor at the Law School of Central South University, and a full-time researcher at the Human Rights Research Center of Central South University, in an interview with our reporter. When it comes to winning the 2023 China Government Friendship Award, Herman said that the award demonstrates China's respect for international talents and recognition of their academic and academic knowledge. "I met numerous outstanding talents from various industries at the award ceremony, which surprised me a lot. For my career, winning awards is not the end, but a new starting point. My colleagues and I will further promote the International Exchange and Cooperation of the Human Rights Research Center of Central South University, and enhance its international influence," Herman said. Herman has worked at European universities such as the National University of Cork in Ireland and enjoys a high reputation in the field of social law and policy research in Europe, with over 150 co authored works. In 2013, he went to China for academic exchange and thus became acquainted with China. In 2017, he joined the Law School of Central South University and taught international courses such as European law and human rights law. "Teaching in China has allowed me to enter a new field and provided me with a new perspective. In the classroom, I never read from book, not only let students listen to me, but also encourage them to express their ideas." Having worked in China for many years, Herman really enjoys his work. He said, "This is a team full of open and cooperative spirit, and the students' interest in learning and research has stimulated my enthusiasm for work." Based on the Human Rights Research Center of Central South University, Herman founded the "HRUG" Human Rights Academic Group, which has initiated and organized dozens of academic exchange activities so far. Experts from China, South Africa, Türkiye, Portugal, Ireland and other countries share academic views and exchange academic ideas. "People come from different countries and engage in research in various disciplines such as social policy, law, psychology, and political science, and such discussions can always be very beneficial," Herman said. "China's achievements in poverty alleviation have played an important role in improving the level of human rights protection, and ordinary people can enjoy the benefits of social progress and human rights development." Herman said that after continuous efforts, China has successfully developed from a poor country to the world's second-largest economy