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Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
Moscow, June 26 /Xinhua/ — China advocates overcoming disunity through dialogue among civilizations. The Global Civilization Initiative, put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping in 2023, calls for respecting the diversity of world civilizations, paying attention to both the preservation of cultural heritage and innovation, and strengthening international humanitarian cooperation and exchanges. This is stated in an article by Chinese Ambassador to Russia Zhang Hanhui, published on Thursday by the TASS news agency.
“Since the launch of this initiative, platforms for equal dialogue between different civilizations have been created within its framework, such as the Forum of Ancient Civilizations, the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations, the Conference on Dialogue of China-Africa Civilizations, and others,” the ambassador recalls.
“This initiative advanced the idea of establishing the UN International Day of Dialogue Among Civilizations, which allowed the international community to unite its broad efforts to strengthen mutual understanding between peoples and overcome misunderstandings and disunity. This initiative gradually transformed from a Chinese proposal into an international consensus,” the article says.
“China and Russia have deep cultural traditions, unique cultural characteristics and outstanding achievements in civilizational development,” Zhang Hanhui notes. “In recent years, humanitarian exchanges between China and Russia have become even deeper and more meaningful.”
According to the diplomat, countries around the world are currently facing common challenges. “Faced with the stubborn adherence of individual countries to the concepts of ‘civilizational superiority’, ‘clash of civilizations’ and ‘cold war between civilizations’, China has consistently fulfilled its mission of promoting human progress and striving for universal harmony in the world,” the article emphasizes.
“China advocates overcoming disunity through dialogue among civilizations, overcoming conflicts through mutual learning, overcoming claims to superiority through the coexistence of civilizations, and a joint response to global challenges,” sums up the Chinese Ambassador to the Russian Federation Zhang Hanhui. –0–