(Question about East and West) Short comment: Sino-foreign civilization exchanges and mutual learning, how can overseas Chinese be a matchmaker?
China News Service, Beijing, September 28th, title: Sino-foreign civilization exchanges and mutual learning, how can overseas Chinese be a matchmaker?
China News Agency reporter Ma Xiuxiu and Wu Kan
The "2021 China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival 7th Nishan World Civilization Forum" is being held in Qufu, Shandong. The theme of this year is "Civilization Dialogue and Global Cooperation." Positive role in the exchange and mutual learning of civilizations.
Throughout the ages, overseas Chinese have been like "matchmaking matchmakers", setting up a bridge of mutual learning and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations.
The 7th Nishan World Civilization Forum opened in Qufu, Shandong Province on the 27th.
Photo by Liang Ben
Overseas Chinese are the bearers of the genes of Chinese civilization.
The Chinese have a long history of emigrating overseas. No matter when and where, overseas Chinese have demonstrated the inherent diligence, tenacity and courage of the Chinese nation in the process of migration, reproduction, struggle, and entrepreneurship.
On the other hand, overseas Chinese and Chinese people "love the two hometowns", continue to care for the development of their home country (home), live in harmony with the people living in the country, and actively integrate and give back to the country where they live.
These benevolent qualities reflect the spiritual core of Chinese culture represented by Confucian culture, and become the internal force that promotes Chinese civilization to "be the outsider."
Overseas Chinese are practitioners of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries.
In history, every large-scale migration of Chinese people has promoted the spread of Chinese civilization overseas.
2000 years ago, the ancestors used the ancient Silk Road to open up channels for trade and cultural exchanges between China and the outside world; in modern history, overseas Chinese and overseas students introduced various Western theories including Marxism to China; globally Today, as the phenomenon of international migration and cross-cultural exchanges are becoming more common, overseas Chinese and overseas Chinese have played a more significant role in the exchanges and mutual learning of Chinese and foreign civilizations. Civilized dialogue builds a broader communication channel.
Overseas Chinese are the promoters of mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations.
American Chinese scholar Du Weiming believes that overseas Chinese communities scattered in Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world are the second meaning world of "cultural China".
In its related discourses, the role of overseas Chinese society in the dialogue and mutual learning of Chinese and foreign civilizations is emphasized, and it is regarded as a bridge to communicate with other countries, especially the mainstream Western society.
As overseas Chinese take root and integrate into the local area, they match up and promote mutual learning and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations, so that overseas Chinese culture can express foreign elements, and foreign cultures also show Chinese characteristics.
At present, there are many uncertain and unstable factors in global politics and economy. International exchanges are facing new situations, new problems, and new challenges. With the power of civilization, we can increase trust and dispel doubts, promote justice and benefit, and promote people-to-people bonds. Overseas Chinese can play a constructive role.
As Pan Yue, director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council, said in a written speech at the opening ceremony of the "2021 China (Qufu) International Confucius Cultural Festival 7th Nishan World Civilization Forum", overseas Chinese have always been the promoters of exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations.
They take Chinese culture wherever they go and make it blend with the local culture; they practice the unity of knowledge and practice, develop the unique overseas form of Chinese civilization, and enrich the diverse civilizations of the country in which they are located; they have become The overseas logo of Chinese civilization allows people from all over the world to experience the Chinese style thousands of miles away.
"A single flower does not mean spring, and a hundred flowers bloom in the spring." Overseas Chinese connect China and foreign countries and communicate with the world. They are continuing to contribute to the promotion of cultural exchanges, mutual respect, mutual respect, and harmonious coexistence between China and foreign countries.
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