China works with global partners to enhance exchanges among civilizations
By Ren Huanyu
The history of mankind is a process of active
exchanges, interactions and integration among different civilizations. In the
first half of 2019, by working hard to promote interaction, dialogue and
harmony among civilizations, China has demonstrated the distinguished
featuresof its major country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
The country hosted the Conference on Dialogue
of Asian Civilizations (CDAC), an unprecedented event in history, and made
green and sustainable development a basic requirement for the high-quality development
of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). By holding the International
Horticultural Exhibition at the foot of the majestic Great Wall, China is
spreading the beauty of the green lifestyle to every corner of the world.
On multiple occasions, Chinese President Xi
Jinping has introduced China’s concept of civilization to the world, constantly
gathering power for building a community of a shared future for mankind. His
practice will leave a glorious page in the human history of civilization
exchanges.
At present, the world is undergoing profound changes:the
surging trend toward multi-polarity, economic globalization, IT application and
cultural diversity. These changes are creating both prospects and challenges
for the human society.
However, some people are not glad to abandon
their ideological bias, and are making hypes of the so-called “civilization
superiority” and“clash of
civilizations”, posing threats against the peaceful development of the world.
On the contrary, China, with a civilization of
over 5,000 years, believes that civilizations
come in different colors, and are equal and inclusive. The country is taking
concrete actions to promote exchanges among different civilizations and
building broad consensus through the power of civilizations, so as to guide
each country to cope with common challenges and create a better future.
President Xi's practice
to enhance exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations has set a good example
for the world.
Attending the CDAC
and delivering a keynote speech at the opening ceremony, he has given an
in-depth expounding on China’s ideas to promote civilization exchanges. He also
participated in the Asian Culture Carnival and enjoyed the beauty of Asian
civilizations together with foreign leaders.
The CDAC reflected
China’s deep thoughts and sense of responsibility regarding the promotion of
Asian civilizations, and is hailed as an iconic international event. Director General
of the UNESCO Audrey Azoulay extended her appreciation to President Xi and
China’s efforts to hold the conference, andwhat she felt also represented a
common aspiration of the international society.
President Xi’s
visits to foreign countries in the first half of this year endowed Chinese
diplomacy with humanistic spirit, and demonstrated China’s image of a major
country that is open and inclusive.
When visiting Italy,
President Xishowed a deep knowledge of the pioneers of cultural exchanges
between China and Italy. He also stressed that the similar national character
and common spiritual pursuit of China and Monaco make the two peoples endeared
friends who know each other well during his state visit to the latter.
The Chinese
President attended an opening ceremony for a panda house at Moscow Zoo, and had
a free talk over the history and presence of St. Petersburg with his Russian
counterpart Vladimir Putin when having a boat cruise on the Neva River.
When inspecting the Kyrgyz
guard of honor during his visit to Kyrgyzstan, Xi greeted them in Kyrgyz. And
in Tajikistan, he vowed to pass on China-Tajikistan friendship from generation
to generation.
Xi attended a grand
gymnastics and artistic performance in Pyongyang together with local people
during his trip to North Korea, and remarked thatthe geographical proximity and
cultural affinity offer a sturdy bond between the two countries.
President Xi, seeing
the beauty and respecting the diversity of world civilizations, and promoting equality,
mutual learning, dialogue and mutual accommodation between civilizations, is
injecting profound cultural significance into China’s diplomacy.
China is winning
broad recognition from the international society for its efforts to promote
exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations.
At the opening
ceremony of the 2019 Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition, President
Xi brought up five proposals for the world to preserve what gives the planet
life and embrace green development.
At the CDAC, the
Chinese President expounded China’s ideas of civilization, calling the world to
be inclusive and always seek nourishment from other civilizations to promote
the common development of Asian civilizations through exchanges and mutual
learning. He stressed that countries should create conditions for other
civilizations to flourish and deliver achievements for global civilizations to
transcend time and space and have a lasting appeal.
The significance of
exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations has always been an emphasis
of President Xi on many international occasions such as the China-France Global
Governance Forum, the 19th Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek,
Kyrgyzstan, and the 5thsummit of the Conference on Interaction and
Confidence-Building Measures in Asia held in Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
He is constantly
promoting the respect for diversity, harmonious co-existence, interaction and
sharing, and prosperity and progress for all for global civilizations. His
efforts are broadly recognized by foreign leaders who noted that there should
not be, and will not be any clash among real civilizations and the beauty of
the human civilizations is in dialogue.
China is leading a
fashion of civilization exchanges with concrete actions.
To lead a lifestyle
that is green and beautiful is a common aspiration of the mankind, and to
realize it, 110 countries and international organizations as well as over 120
non-official exhibitors have participated in the 2019 Beijing International
Horticultural Exhibition, sharing new opportunities for the international
communication and cooperation within green industries.
The Asian Culture
Carnival and the splendid Asian Civilization Week achieved huge success,
establishing an important platform for exchanges and mutual learning among
civilizations of Asia and even the world at large.
A thematic forum on
people-to-people connectivity was held during the 2nd Belt and Road Forum for
International Cooperation, summarizing achievements and making future plans for
people-to-people communication. It further consolidated the civilization foundation
for common development for different countries.
President Xi
proposed to work with other countries to protect Asian cultural heritage, translate
Asian classics both from and into Chinese, promote film and TV exchanges and
cooperation in Asia, and implement a plan to promote tourism in Asia.
Besides, China will
also host a culture and tourism year with Italy and France, and invite 10,000
representatives from Belt and Road participating countries to visit China in
the coming five years.
By taking active
actions to promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, China is
resolutely building a world that is open, inclusive and beautiful.
Martin Jacques, a
professor at Cambridge University noted that China has provided a new
possibility by abandoning the law of the jungle, hegemonism, power politics and
the zero-sum game, and replacing them with win-win cooperation, co-construction
and sharing. This pioneering work has great potential to change the world, the
scholar said.
Seeking wisdom from different
civilizations to provide spiritual support for the people and address the
common challenges faced by mankind is a special responsibility taken by China,
and also a contribution made by the country to push forward global
civilizations, the progress of human beings, and the peaceful development of
the world.
China works with global partners to enhance exchanges among civilizations
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