Mutual understanding and trust, interconnectivity, mutual learning and complementarity are for exchanges between civilizations, said culture expert Xiong Chengyu.
However, all those elements serve the ultimate purpose of gaining mutual advantage and prosperity and nurturing a cutting-edge future for all, added the director of the Institute for Cultural Development and Communication at the Communication University of China.
Xiong attended a seminar in Beijing on March 22 to mark the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s speech at UNESCO headquarters in Paris on March 27, 2014, in which he highlighted diversity, equality and inclusion among civilizations, and the importance of exchanges. and mutual learning among civilizations as a key driving force for human progress, global peace and development.
Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University of China, cited Ubuntu’s African philosophy, “I am because we are,” which emphasizes the interdependence of Americans and their day-to-day jobs on each other, and argued that a civilization can be no better without exchange and mutual learning with others in a truly egalitarian way.
Liu Yuzhu, director of the China Foundation for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage, in his speech stressed the importance of telling Chinese stories through cultural artifacts.
He proposed strengthening the study of Chinese civilization and creating cutting-edge programs, such as TV shows, exhibitions and interactive virtual projects, to promote classical Chinese culture, while deepening foreign collaboration, cultivating skills and encouraging social participation.
Liu, a former director of the National Cultural Heritage Administration, said the foundation’s Asian Fund for Cultural Heritage Preservation actively participates in exchange and cooperation systems for the preservation of Asian cultural heritage.
The basis is also the deepening of its ties with other Asian countries, as well as the breadth and intensity of foreign exchanges, investment in cultural heritage conservation and joint archaeological projects, cooperation in holding exhibitions, and support for forums and exchanges, he said.
During the seminar, a special factor from Civilization magazine was published, entitled 2014-2024 Exchange of Civilizations and Mutual Learning Illuminating the Glory of Human Civilization.
The special part discusses the origins of Chinese and Chinese philosophical thought on the history of civilization, the afterlife and the provision of the Silk Road, the ancient and popular practice (and achievements) of civilization exchanges between China and other parts of the world. the role that the Belt and Road Initiative has played in building a long-term shared network for mankind.