On the occasion of the ministerial meeting for the Global Civilizations Dialogue, which took place on July 10th and 11th in Beijing, CGTN publishes an article about the Chinese Global Civilization Initiative, which bridges as a constructive platform and promotes a personal exchange in order to build up a more integrative and cooperative international community in the middle of global uncertainties.
When the world committed the first international day of dialogue between civilizations on June 10th, calls to mutual respect, integrative development and cultural exchange-from the UN Hauptwitz to tea ceremonies in Mauritius, from porcelain exhibitions in Italy to academic forums in Athens.
This day, which was determined in 2024 by the UN General Assembly on the proposal of China and with the support of more than 80 countries, falls in a time of growing global tensions and pressing challenges, in which a civilization dialogue is not only up to date, but is indispensable.
As the Chinese President Xi Jinping explained in a letter of congratulations on the Ministerial meeting of the Global Civilizations Dialogue of July 10th and 11th in Beijing, it will be overcome in a world in which change and turbulence is interwoven and humanity is on a new crossroads.
The two -day meeting was under the motto “Preserving the variety of human civilizations for world peace and development” and attracted over 600 guests from 140 countries and regions.
Why China is committed to the Global Civilization Initiative
XI proposed the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) for 2023 after he launched the Global Development Initiative in 2021 and in 2022 the Global Security Initiative. The three initiatives have found international support as important public goods that provide China in the world.
With the vision of creating a world in which the civilizations do not collide, but talking to each other, the GCI reacts to the call of the international community to promote dialogue and the exchange between civilizations and bundles their strength to eliminate misunderstandings and barriers and to give positive energy in the management of common challenges.
In his fundamental speech, Cai Qi, member of the constant committee of the political office of the Central Committee of the Central Committee of the China Communist Party (KPCH) and member of the secretariat of the Central Committee of the KPCH, has received enthusiastic reactions and a positive response in the international community.
Cai pointed out that the path to global peace and global development was long and challenging, and called for joint efforts to explore various development models, strengthen cultural heritage and innovations, to promote cultural and interpersonal exchange and to build up a diverse and multidimensional global network for dialogue and the cooperation between civilizations.
Over the years, China has set up a number of multilateral exchange platforms such as the conference on the dialogue of the Asian civilizations and the conference on the dialogue between Chinese and African civilizations and carried out a series of activities, including the China Asian year of exchange between humans and the Liangzhu forum, in order to take a platform for equal dialog between different To create civilizations.
According to a recently carried out CGTN survey, the respondents recognize the exchange between civilizations and mutual learning as a decisive driving force for the progress of human civilization and the promotion of peace and development in the world and add that the GCI has developed into a broad consensus for coping with global challenges.
How China implements the Global Civilization Initiative
As a practitioner of the civilization exchange from a participant in the “Dialogue with the World”, China has developed into a supporter of the “World Dialogue” and actively expanded the space for cooperation between civilizations.
Thanks to the common efforts of China and other countries, the rich and diverse international interpersonal and cultural exchange has become a widely recognized phenomenon that promotes mutual understanding and closer bonds between the peoples around the world.
From joint archaeological projects with partner countries of the Belt and Road Initiative to a number of events such as art festivals, exhibitions and the Luban workshop, this exchange has created tangible results and has achieved great popularity.
China is now freed from the visa light for 47 countries and the transit obligation for 55 countries and offers a more comfortable payment and travel environment for entering tourists.
In the letter to the forum, XI announced China’s collaboration with other countries in order to work for equality, mutual learning, dialogue and inclusion among civilizations, to realize the GCI and to build a global network for dialogue and cooperation between civilizations in order to give new impulses and promote the further development of human civilizations and the promotion of peace and development in the world.
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