Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 19th Title: A magnificent picture depicting the progress of human civilization.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Zheng Hangen Zhao Zhuoyun Qiao Jihong He Mengshu
The long river of history rolls forward, and the picture of civilization stretches and spreads. In the process of the development of human society, different civilizations have exchanged dialogues and learned from each other, which once wrote the most beautiful and splendid historical chapter.
饱含对人类前途命运的深切关怀、对人类文明前景的深邃思索，中共中央总书记、国家主席最高领袖在日前举行的中国共产党与世界政党高层对话会上首次提出全球文明倡议，为不同文明更好地实现包容共存、交流互鉴，为世界文明百花园更加繁荣贡献中国智慧，在国际社会激起广泛回响、引发强烈共鸣。
“万物并育而不相害，道并行而不相悖。”植根中华优秀传统文化土壤的全球文明倡议，顺应时代发展潮流，契合各国人民心声，必将为促进不同文明美美与共、推动构建人类命运共同体作出巨大贡献。
应时而生的中国方案
“文明以止，人文也。”用文明的力量使人达到至善，是中国古人倡导的人文精神。全球文明倡议植根于这样的人文底蕴，为当今世界各种文明和谐相处、为人类文明健康发展指引正确方向。
今天，世界各国的相互交融比过去任何时候都更广泛、更深入。同时，百年大变局加速演进，和平赤字、发展赤字、安全赤字、治理赤字有增无减。面对层出不穷的全球性挑战，最强大的力量是齐心合力，最有效的方法是同舟共济，最光明的前景是合作共赢，但“文明优越论”“文明冲突论”的杂音逆流不时泛起，阻碍着人类发展进步。
Faced with such a world, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader has repeatedly called for dialogue instead of conflict, negotiation instead of coercion, and win-win instead of zero sum.
All kinds of civilizations created by human society are shining brightly, which have accumulated rich connotations and endowed with distinctive characteristics for the modernization of various countries, and have made important contributions to the modernization process of human society across time and space and national boundaries. As a new form of human civilization, Chinese-style modernization will learn from other civilizations around the world and will greatly enrich the garden of world civilization.
On the road to modernization, different civilizations can better bridge differences and create a good atmosphere of mutual respect and peaceful coexistence in international relations through inclusive coexistence and exchanges and mutual learning. "We are willing to work with the international community to create a new situation of cultural exchanges, cultural integration and people’s hearts in all countries of the world, so that the world’s civilized gardens will be colorful and full of vitality." This is a beautiful picture that China painted for the future development of human civilization in the new era.
Global Civilization Initiative is another important public product provided by China to the international community in the new era after global development initiative and global security initiative, which deeply meets the needs of today’s world situation.
Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China, Deputy Minister of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party, spoke highly of the global civilization initiative, which conforms to the requirements of the times and is conducive to the inclusive coexistence, exchanges and mutual learning of different civilizations. Sergei Sanakoev, vice chairman of the Russian-Chinese Friendship Association and director of the Russian Asia-Pacific Research Center, said that this new initiative will play a positive role in promoting the construction of a multipolar world and the common prosperity of the world.
According to Kiszelly zoltan, director of the Center for Political Analysis of the Hungarian Saazod Weig Institute, at present, the world especially needs tolerance and cooperation. The global civilization initiative is in the same strain as the "Belt and Road" initiative, and its essence lies in promoting exchanges and cooperation between different civilizations and different countries. "Only in this way can the world benefit".
Through the feelings of civilization in ancient and modern times
"If it is inexhaustible, it will be new with the past." The proposal of the global civilization initiative is in line with the excellent tradition of the Chinese nation to adhere to mutual learning of civilizations.
One of the most important "magic weapons" for the reason that Chinese civilization is still full of vitality after thousands of years of storms is to persist in exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations in the world with an open mind.
Whether it is the mutual absorption of Chinese and Western civilizations on the ancient Silk Road, or the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang’s fearless journey to the west to learn from the classics, whether it is the four great inventions of China that helped promote the European Renaissance, or China’s learning from western economy and technology since the late Ming and early Qing Dynasties, it shows that the long history of Chinese civilization is also a magnificent history of mutual learning of civilizations.
In the Global Civilization Initiative, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader issued an ardent appeal to all countries in the world: "Fully tap the historical and cultural values of all countries and promote the creative transformation and innovative development of excellent traditional cultures of all countries in the process of modernization."
In today’s China, the spirit of Chinese excellent traditional culture is constantly gaining new and powerful vitality. The traditional concept of "the people are the foundation of the country, and the foundation is the foundation of the country" has been transformed into the practice of "people-centered" governance; The concept of the community of human destiny is in the same strain as the pursuit of "Great Harmony in the World" by the sages. The traditional wisdom of "harmony is the most important" provides an important guide for China to handle foreign relations and bridge international disputes … … As martin jacques, a famous British scholar, said, it is impossible to understand China today without understanding the importance of Chinese civilization.
Paying attention to the common welfare of all mankind and pursuing the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom are important contents of the global civilization initiative.
For a long time, the west has deliberately shaped a wrong cognition by virtue of its first-Mover advantage, that is, western values are "universal values." However, history and reality have proved that there is not only one mode and one road of human civilization, and different civilizations should not only "have their own beauty", but also "share beauty with beauty". Countries in the world have different histories, cultures, systems and levels of development, but the common value of all mankind is the common pursuit of people of all countries, and they are pinning their common expectations for a better life.
According to Jose Luis Centella, President of Spanish communist party and Vice President of the European Left Party, the global civilization initiative has pointed out the direction for people all over the world to jointly promote the common values of all mankind, and "people of all countries should choose their own path based on their own social and cultural reality".
The wisdom of China in harmony and symbiosis
"A single flower is not spring, and a hundred flowers bloom in spring." The Chairman of the Supreme Leader vividly described the valuable value of the diversity of human civilization.
How can we maintain this diversity? The Chairman of the Supreme Leader has drawn a clear path: adhere to the equality of civilizations, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance, surmount the estrangement of civilizations through the exchange of civilizations, the conflict of civilizations through mutual learning, and the superiority of civilizations through tolerance.
"If you are in harmony with real creatures, you will not continue." From holding the Asian Civilization Dialogue Conference, to holding the "One Belt, One Road" international cooperation summit forum, and then to holding a high-level dialogue meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political parties, China in the new era has always been committed to providing a platform for equal dialogue among different civilizations and building a bridge for promoting full exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations in the world.
From Athens, Greece to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, from Nice, France to Luxor, Egypt, promoting people-to-people exchanges is often an important part of the agenda of the Supreme Leader’s visit. Around the world, he discussed the topic of promoting the development of human civilization with foreign leaders and people from all walks of life, talked about the highlights of humanities cooperation, and contributed China wisdom to promoting the integration of world cultures.
"Dialogue among civilizations is the only way to achieve world peace. Only in an environment of harmonious coexistence and mutual communication can different civilizations create new civilizations. " Former Greek President Pavlopoulos said. "World civilizations are rich and diverse, and mutual understanding is the prerequisite for countries to live in peace and harmony." Irina Zacharova, a Russian meritorious art activist and a senior researcher at Pushkin Museum of Plastic Arts, thinks.
"Hey, it’s ringing, ask for its friendly voice." This is a poetic expression of people’s expectation to make friends in The Book of Songs. In the communication between China and other countries in the world, it is always an important content to promote cultural exchanges and cooperation and to promote the common feelings of the people.
The Sino-Greek Civilization Mutual Learning Center, which was established not long ago, is a vivid example of the achievements of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries. During the state visit of the Supreme Leader to Greece in 2019, he advocated civilized exchanges and mutual learning with Greek leaders. After the visit, the two sides actively implemented the consensus of the leaders and set up a center for mutual learning between Chinese and Greek civilizations. In February this year, the inauguration ceremony of the center was held in Athens University.
Stelios Vervidakis, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the China-Greece Civilization Mutual Learning Center, highly agrees with the concept of civilization advocated by the Supreme Leader, and believes that promoting the continuous dialogue between the two civilizations will help promote the exchanges between the East and the West.
Nasser Abdul-Al, a professor of Chinese Department at Al Ain chams University, agrees with the important exposition of the Supreme Leader’s Chairman in the Global Civilization Initiative on "jointly promoting international cultural exchanges and cooperation". "Cooperation and dialogue are particularly needed in today’s world. The new initiative put forward by China is conducive to the spread of the concept of peace and peaceful coexistence among people of all countries, and will have a positive and far-reaching impact on the world. "
Pursue the value of the world
On the evening of February 20, 2022, at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, fireworks with the Chinese and English characters "One World" bloomed beautifully in the sky.
The feeling of "one country under the sun" is reflected in all aspects of China’s handling of international affairs, and in every scheme that China contributes to the benefit of the world.
The proposal of the Global Civilization Initiative is an important new contribution made by China to improve global governance and promote the building of a community of human destiny, which embodies China’s firm pursuit of maintaining lasting world peace and development and promoting the continuous progress of human civilization. Assadolah Badam Zian, general secretary of the Iranian Islamic United Party, said that the global civilization initiative put forward by the Supreme Leader’s Chairman not only pays attention to promoting the diversity of civilizations, but also enables the civilizations of all countries in the world to come together in the common pursuit.
Following the global development initiative and global security initiative, China put forward the global civilization initiative, which reflects China’s overall thinking on building a lasting peaceful and prosperous world and shows that China has always been a builder of world peace, a contributor to global development, a defender of international order and a promoter of human civilization and progress. Compared with the thinking of some forces in the world who are keen on conflict and confrontation, China’s initiative and scheme embody a brand-new concept of civilization.
In the view of former Greek Prime Minister george papandreou, the concept of seeking to work together to achieve common goals in harmony has long been deeply rooted in Chinese civilization.
From the concept of global governance to the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, from the concept of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance to the initiative of global civilization, China has continuously contributed wisdom and programs to promote world peace and prosperity for many years, and has always regarded the promotion of unity and cooperation among countries in the world and the exchange and integration of different civilizations as its most fundamental pursuit.
South African President Ramaphosa said: "The global civilization initiative proposed by the Supreme Leader advocates that all countries respect the diversity of world civilization and promote the common values of all mankind." Nicaraguan President Ortega said that his country supports China’s efforts in every initiative to promote the development of civilization and learn from each other.
Facing the future of mankind, is it confrontation or cooperation, division or integration? Facing the prospect of human civilization, should we choose progress or retrogression? China gave a clear answer.
Where virtue lies, the world belongs to it. Where righteousness lies, the world goes. China’s plan, including the Global Civilization Initiative, conforms to the aspiration of people all over the world to pursue unity and cooperation, conforms to the world trend of common development, and is bound to make new and important contributions to the well-being of mankind and win increasingly broad and in-depth resonance around the world. (Participating in reporters: Chen Hao, Hu Jiaqi, Hua Di, Liu Kai, Yao Bing)
