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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
MINSK, June 25 (Xinhua) — Promoting the establishment of the International Day of Dialogue Among Civilizations has become a successful practical step by China in implementing the Global Civilization Initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping, as well as an important contribution to stimulating exchanges and dialogue among civilizations and promoting peace and development throughout the world, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Belarus Zhang Wenchuan said in an article published in the Belarusian newspaper Zvyazda.
The ambassador recalled that in June 2024, the 78th session of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by China jointly with more than 80 countries to establish June 10 as the International Day of Dialogue among Civilizations.
“Over the year, China has worked with various parties to actively implement the spirit of the General Assembly resolution on the establishment of the International Day of Dialogue among Civilizations. China has made efforts to build platforms for dialogue among civilizations, from the SCO Dialogue of Civilizations in 2024 to the BRICS Dialogue of Civilizations, from the China-Latin America and the Caribbean Dialogue of Civilizations in 2024 to the 4th China-Africa Dialogue of Civilizations. China has always been the driving force for exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations,” Zhang Wenchuan said.
He noted that, in general, the Global Civilization Initiative has already found a broad response throughout the world. As the ambassador pointed out, this happened because, firstly, it calls for replacing coercion and pressure with dialogue and consultations. The initiative rejects the approach to inter-civilization interaction as a confrontation between “us” and “them,” emphasizing the need to create regular and specialized mechanisms for global dialogue between civilizations.
“Secondly, it calls for replacing the zero-sum game with win-win cooperation. Sustainable development of the world is not the exclusive prosperity of a handful of countries or the dominance of one civilization, but the lush flowering of the entire garden of world civilizations. The initiative emphasizes the need to overcome differences in ideologies and social systems, adheres to the concept of a community with a shared destiny for mankind, and, guided by the principles of common benefit and win-win, promotes harmonious interaction and common prosperity of various civilizations,” the Chinese diplomat noted.
Third, according to Zhang Wenchuan, the Global Civilization Initiative calls for replacing insularity and exclusivity with openness and inclusiveness. “The Global Civilization Initiative advocates that, based on respect for the diversity of civilizations, we properly address the differences among ourselves, learn from each other’s strengths to fill our own gaps, and adopt the best through exchange and mutual learning to achieve positive interactions among civilizations,” the ambassador added. –0–