"Today, when the future and destiny of all countries are closely linked, tolerance, coexistence, exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations play an irreplaceable role in promoting the modernization of human society and prospering the world's civilized gardens. Here, I would like to propose a global civilization initiative."
On March 15, 2023, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee and President Xi Jinping proposed the global civilization initiative to the world for the first time at the high-level dialogue between the Communist Party of China and world political parties.
Focusing on promoting exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations, enhancing mutual understanding and mutual understanding among people of all countries, and building consensus on cooperation in the international community... In the past year since the Global Civilization Initiative was proposed, China and the international community have worked hard to create a new situation of people-to-people exchanges, cultural integration, and people-to-people bonds among various countries, and created a new situation for Promote the progress of human civilization, contribute Chinese wisdom and inspire spiritual strength to respond to global common challenges.
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Enriching practical paths for building a community with a shared future for mankind
"I proposed the global civilization initiative to promote the international community to solve the problem of material and spiritual imbalance and jointly promote the continuous progress of human civilization." On November 15, 2023 local time, President Xi Jinping attended a welcome banquet jointly organized by American friendship groups in San Francisco and When delivering a speech, identify the main thrust of the Global Civilization Initiative.
Human beings live in the same global village and are on the same boat.
In the face of various global challenges coming at us, all countries should transcend differences in history, culture, geography and systems, and work together to protect and build the only planet that humans can inhabit.
In March 2013, President Xi Jinping proposed the concept of building a community with a shared future for mankind, giving China's plan for what kind of world to build and how to build it.
In order to solve development problems, President Xi Jinping proposed the global development initiative for the first time at the United Nations General Assembly in September 2021; in response to the continuing and complex changes in the international security situation, President Xi Jinping proposed the global security initiative at the opening ceremony of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in April 2022; Focusing on the progress of human civilization, President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Civilization Initiative in March 2023... Since then, the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative have echoed and complemented each other, promoting the construction of a human destiny from the three dimensions of development, security, and civilization. The community provides solid support.
——Jointly advocate respect for the diversity of world civilizations;
——Jointly advocate and carry forward the common values of all mankind;
——Jointly advocate the importance of cultural inheritance and innovation;
——Jointly advocate the strengthening of international people-to-people and cultural exchanges and cooperation.
President Xi Jinping summarized the main contents of the Global Civilization Initiative with four "joint initiatives", pointing out the path to promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and promote the progress of human civilization.
Civilization is like water, moistening things silently.
Historically, the Chinese nation has confidently and magnanimously carried out exchanges and cultural exchanges with ethnic groups outside the region. It has composed the grand song of the Silk Road with thousands of miles of camel bells and thousands of miles of waves, and also created the prosperous Tang Dynasty where the clothes of all nations will be in peace.
When mankind once again stands at the crossroads of history, the global civilization initiative rooted in the soil of China's excellent traditional culture comes into being.
The Global Civilization Initiative not only fully respects the objective reality of the diversity of civilizations, but also strives to seek the greatest common denominator among various civilizations; it not only attaches importance to the inheritance of civilizations, but also learns from the past, and jointly explores and builds a global civilization dialogue and cooperation network to strengthen international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. , to promote mutual understanding and mutual understanding among people of all countries.
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Sharaf said that the "Belt and Road" initiative and the three major global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping have provided important public goods to the world.
When these initiatives are embraced by those who pursue peace and development, a path to shared prosperity emerges.
Injecting Chinese power into exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations
"For thousands of years, China and the people of Central Asia have exchanged knowledge and learned from each other, creating the glory of the ancient Silk Road and writing a glorious chapter in the history of human civilization exchanges."
On the evening of May 18, 2023, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan held a welcome ceremony and banquet at the Tang Furong Garden in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province for the heads of state of Central Asia and their couples who attended the China-Central Asia Summit.
Deep historical origins, long-standing civilization inheritance, and common great dreams unite China and the five Central Asian countries.
“Central Asian countries highly value and are willing to actively implement the global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative proposed by China”... The "Xi'an Declaration" issued by the China-Central Asia Summit reflects the broad influence of China's ideas.
In the past year since the Global Civilization Initiative was proposed, China has been actively committed to promoting mutual understanding, mutual respect, and mutual trust among countries, promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and enriching the garden of world civilizations.
Promote heart-to-heart communication and start a new chapter in people-to-people exchanges——
In Guangzhou, China, the guqin performance "Flowing Water" had a long lasting aftertaste. President Xi Jinping held an informal meeting with French President Macron and discussed how to get along with each other by "finding close friends in high mountains and flowing water";
In San Francisco, USA, for American friendship groups, President Xi Jinping announced that he would invite 50,000 American teenagers to come to China for exchange and study in the next five years;
In Hanoi, Vietnam, General Secretary Xi Jinping and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong jointly met with representatives of youth and friendly people from China and Vietnam, emphasizing that the foundation of China-Vietnam friendship lies in the people and the future lies in the youth...
From bilateral to multilateral, from regional to global, President Xi Jinping is committed to promoting mutual understanding and trust among countries around the world and consolidating the public opinion foundation for friendly cooperation among all parties.
Chengdu Universiade, Hangzhou Asian Games, Asian Cultural Heritage Protection Alliance Conference... Over the past year, China has spared no effort to build a platform for equal dialogue between different civilizations, playing a symphony of "soft connectivity" and "heart connectivity" in line with peace, development, fairness and justice. The common values of all mankind, democracy, and freedom have inspired the joint efforts to eliminate misunderstandings and barriers and enhance people-to-people connectivity.
Respect the diversity of civilizations and demonstrate openness and inclusiveness——
There are more than 200 countries and regions, more than 2,500 ethnic groups, and multiple religions in the world.
Different histories and national conditions, different ethnic groups and customs have given birth to different civilizations, making the world more colorful.
In the face of the "clash of civilizations" and "superiority of civilizations" theories concocted by certain forces, China emphasizes respecting the diversity of civilizations, advocates a civilizational outlook of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance, and promotes all parties to use civilizational exchanges to transcend civilizational barriers and promote mutual understanding among civilizations. Learning transcends the conflict of civilizations, and civilizational tolerance transcends the superiority of civilizations.
Attending the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, President Xi Jinping pointed out that “the harmonious development of diverse civilizations is a beautiful vision of the people of the countries in the region”;
Presiding over the China-Central Asia Summit, President Xi Jinping pointed out that “strengthen the exchange of experience in state governance and deepen mutual learning among civilizations”;
Attending the 15th BRICS Leaders’ Meeting, President Xi Jinping emphasized that “BRICS countries must carry forward the spirit of embracing all rivers and advocate peaceful coexistence and harmonious symbiosis of different civilizations”…
Zakharov, a well-known Russian orientalist, said that China advocates exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations without engaging in cultural hegemony, does not impose its own ideas on others, and does not seek to turn its ideas into dogma for everyone.
"China welcomes all countries to actively participate in initiative cooperation, promote the contention of a hundred schools of thought from different civilizations and the blooming of a hundred flowers, break down barriers to exchanges, and continue the flame of human civilization." President Xi Jinping's speech at the closing ceremony of the 2023 BRICS Business Forum demonstrated China's great power ambitions.
Promote the inheritance and development of culture and light up the intersection of civilizations——
"The National Library of China is a priceless treasure." In the golden autumn of 2023, while walking at the Central Main Hall of the National Library of China at the foot of Yanshan Mountain, Thongloun Sisoulith, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party and President of the country, praised China and expressed his appreciation for China's emphasis on protecting traditional culture.
Civilization continues the spiritual blood of a country and a nation. It not only needs to be passed down and protected from generation to generation, but also needs to keep pace with the times and have the courage to innovate.
Today's China is shouldering a new cultural mission and striving to show a new atmosphere and new achievements in the struggle and practice of building a socialist cultural power and building a modern civilization of the Chinese nation.
This year, China has joined hands with other countries to actively explore the contemporary value of each country's history and culture and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of each country's excellent traditional culture in the process of modernization.
On the coast of the Red Sea, the China-Saudi Arabia joint archaeological team "awakened" historical relics that had been dormant for thousands of years, providing archaeological material for academic research on the Maritime Silk Road; at the Mentu Temple in Luxor, Egypt, the China-Egypt joint archaeological team revealed the actual scene of the temple and unearthed cultural relics reappear in front of the world...
"The best inheritance of history is to create new history; the greatest tribute to human civilization is to create a new form of human civilization." General Secretary Xi Jinping made a strong voice of the times at the symposium on cultural inheritance and development.
Join hands to realize a better tomorrow for world modernization
"The various civilizations created by human society are all shining brightly, accumulating profound heritage and giving distinctive characteristics to the modernization of various countries. They have transcended time, space and national boundaries and jointly made important contributions to the modernization process of human society." President Xi Jinping profoundly said pointed out.
One flower blooming alone is not spring, but a hundred flowers blooming together fills the garden.
On December 3, 2023, a forum named after the Liangzhu ruins, which is evidence of the five thousand years of Chinese civilization history, was held in Hangzhou, attracting world attention.
President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the first "Liangzhu Forum".
The sincere hope in the congratulatory letter to "promote the harmonious coexistence and mutual achievement of different civilizations" made the Chinese and foreign guests at the scene excited.
Observers noticed that in December 2023, President Xi Jinping delivered speeches to the 2023 "Understanding China" International Conference (Guangzhou), the first "Liangzhu Forum", and "2023 From Capital International Forum” sent a congratulatory letter.
“To understand China, the key is to understand Chinese-style modernization”; “China looks forward to working with all countries to achieve world modernization of peaceful development, mutually beneficial cooperation, and common prosperity”; “Mutual respect, solidarity, and harmony and symbiosis are the correct principles for the development of human civilization. "Path"; "Adhere to mutual learning, openness and inclusiveness, win-win cooperation, carry forward the common values of all mankind, and jointly build a better world"... A letter of congratulation conveys China's sincere willingness to go hand in hand with the world and develop together. .
In 2023, the GDP will exceed 126 trillion yuan, a number of major industrial innovation achievements will reach the internationally advanced level, innovative achievements in cutting-edge fields such as artificial intelligence and quantum technology will continue to emerge, and the results of poverty alleviation will be consolidated and expanded... On the new journey, Chinese-style modernization The construction presents a prosperous picture, attracting the attention of the world, and also injects strong confidence and provides a powerful reference for developing countries to realize their own modernization.
"What we pursue is not China's modernization alone, but we look forward to working with other countries, including developing countries, to realize modernization together," President Xi Jinping said.
From promoting high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road" to promoting the implementation of the three major global initiatives, from strengthening the docking of development strategies to conducting exchanges of experience in state governance, as a new form of human civilization, Chinese-style modernization will learn from each other and other civilizations around the world. Greatly enriching the garden of world civilization; in the new era, China and the world join hands on the road to modernization, and will surely make new and greater contributions to promoting the cause of human peace and development and promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
"Modernization is not the same as Westernization." In January 2024, at a symposium on the Global Civilization Initiative, Naala, Vice President of the University of Abuja, Nigeria, expressed sincere emotion that the Global Civilization Initiative proved the power of cooperation and the progress of various countries. This will surely inject strong impetus into promoting the process of human modernization and building a community with a shared future for mankind.
Former Latvian President Freiberga said that the series of major initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping are in line with the general trend and aim to promote win-win cooperation among partners so that people can achieve peace, mutual respect and common prosperity under the mechanism of multilateralism; Pakistan Senate Mushahid, chairman of the National Defense Committee and chairman of the Brazil-China Association, expressed his belief that with China’s continued promotion, all countries will be able to join hands to build a better, peaceful and prosperous world; former Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero believes that if By respecting all civilizations, we can jointly build a human civilization marked by understanding and peace.
"We are willing to work with the international community to create a new situation of people-to-people exchanges, cultural integration, and people-to-people bonds around the world, so that the world's civilized gardens will be colorful and full of vitality." This is the historical responsibility of a big country with a dazzling civilization, and it is also China's determination A solemn commitment to seek progress for mankind and unity for the world.
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