"We stand firm in the clamor of the 'clash of civilizations', jointly advocate dialogue among civilizations, oppose civilizational discrimination, and safeguard the diversity of world civilizations."
Looking back on the year, from the ancient city of Samarkand in Central Asia to Bali in Indonesia, Bangkok in Thailand, and then to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia... The world is deeply aware of the vast wisdom contained in Chinese civilization.
On November 18, at the 29th APEC Economic Leaders' Informal Meeting, President Xi Jinping injected new connotations into Asia-Pacific cooperation with traditional Chinese culture – the ancient Chinese said: "Those who know are not confused, those who are benevolent are not worried, and those who are brave are not afraid." "Under the new situation, we should work together to build an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future and create new brilliance in Asia-Pacific cooperation."
On December 8, in a signed article published by Saudi Arabian media, President Xi Jinping said, "Transcend civilizational barriers through civilizational exchanges, transcend civilizational conflicts with mutual learning among civilizations, promote people's acquaintance and affinity, and jointly build a hundred gardens of civilization with beauty and common beauty." ”
The river of Chinese civilization embraces the world with a broad mind and plays a new movement of human civilization "eight-tone ensemble, final harmony and peace".
"The sea has a confidant, and the end of the world is like a neighbor." President Xi Jinping once quoted this poem to point out that the increasingly close friendly cooperation has brought the hearts of the Chinese and Saudi peoples closer together.
Vassal, a young Saudi Chinese studying the , has his own understanding of this poem, "President Xi Jinping hopes that the people of Saudi Arabia and China can be like brothers, even though they are far apart, they can also take care of each other." ”
Recently, more than 100 Saudi Chinese learners and enthusiasts, including Vassal, wrote to President Xi Jinping to share their gains and insights from learning Chinese.
President Xi Jinping said in his reply that learning each other's languages and understanding each other's history and culture will help promote mutual understanding between the two peoples and contribute to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
"I will continue to work hard to learn well in Chinese, strive to get a doctorate, become a Chinese teacher in the future, and translate more Chinese videos and articles on social media to introduce China to the Arab world in greater depth." Vasar, who received the reply, strengthened his confidence in learning Chinese.
△On December 7, local time, President Xi Jinping arrived in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, to attend the first China-Arab States Summit and the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit and pay a state visit to Saudi Arabia. This is the concierge escort pulling out a red and yellow ribbon symbolizing the Chinese flag in the air.
Language is the carrier of civilizational exchanges, and the friendship between countries lies in the intersection of people's hearts.
On December 9, President Xi Jinping stressed at the China-Gulf Cooperation Council Summit that we should enhance people-to-people bonds, enrich people-to-people exchanges, learn from each other's excellent cultural achievements, carry forward the profound essence of Eastern civilization, and make positive contributions to the development and progress of human civilization.
Former Egyptian Prime Minister Issam Sharaf is a big fan of Chinese culture. His office is equipped with many objects related to China: Chinese calligraphy and paintings, banners, Chinese hanging fans, Chinese swords...
"When I heard the melody of the Chinese song "Jasmine" for the first time, my heart trembled, I couldn't help but be moved, I had a long-lost sense of intimacy, and I was fully immersed in the beautiful melody."
Sharaf excitedly introduced his favorite Chinese song: "Many Arabs also like this song because it expresses the good things that we all cherish in our hearts as human beings. ”
△In November 2022, the UAE Chinese the "100 Schools Project" Student Painting Competition. (Image source: Chinese Embassy in the UAE)
Today, Chinese culture is being understood, told and disseminated by the world in new ways: Moroccan music blogger Dina sings Chinese songs, videos are viewed more than 100 million times on social media; Frenchman Philippe Tonare fell in love with Chinese tea art, "so I was able to enjoy a quiet time in the hustle and bustle of modern life"; In Jingdezhen, Jiangxi, the experience of porcelain restoration left a deep impression on the American guy Steven Wades, "When I really tried to find two pieces to match the splicing, I really felt how difficult it is to repair hundreds of pieces into one piece of porcelain"...
General Secretary Xi Jinping pointed out that in the process of jointly building the "Belt and Road", we should actively disseminate Chinese culture, strengthen cultural exchanges with countries along the route, enhance people-to-people bonds, jointly build a community with a shared future in Asia and mankind, and jointly create more and better achievements of human civilization.
Civilization is like water, moist and silent.
"Under the new situation, China will inherit the spirit of friendship with Arab countries and work together to build a China-Arab community with a shared future for the new era."
"China and the Soviet Union are good friends and brothers who share hardships and hardships. China supports all parties in the Sudan in continuing to smoothly advance the political transition through dialogue and consultation, opposes interference by external forces in Sudan's internal affairs, and will continue to speak out for Sudanese friends on international occasions. ”
"China and Mongolia are important neighbors of each other, and maintaining long-term stable good-neighborly, friendly and cooperative relations between China and Mongolia is in the fundamental interests of the two peoples."
In a series of intensive head-of-state diplomacy, China's solution demonstrates Chinese wisdom.
President Xi Jinping pointed out that kindness and good-neighborliness and harmony with all nations are the consistent way of Chinese civilization, benefiting the people and benefiting the people, and enriching the people are the distinctive value orientation of Chinese civilization, revolutionizing the old and advancing with the times are the eternal spiritual temperament of Chinese civilization, and Taoism and nature and the unity of heaven and man are the inherent survival concepts of Chinese civilization.
△In December 2022, the Arabic version of "Mountains and Seas" premiered overseas, telling the story of China's poverty alleviation to the world.
The excellent traditional Chinese culture is the cultural root of the Chinese nation, and the ideological concepts, humanistic spirit and moral norms contained in it are not only the core of Chinese thinking and spirit, but also have important value for solving human problems.
The journey of the avenue, the world is public.
——The world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, and the Middle East region is undergoing new and profound changes. The aspirations of the Arab peoples for peace and development have become more urgent, and their calls for fairness and justice have become stronger. As strategic partners, China and Argentina should inherit and carry forward the spirit of friendship between China and Argentina, strengthen unity and cooperation, and build a closer China-Arab community with a shared future.
-- Persisting in sharing a common destiny and building an Asia-Pacific region that watches over and helps each other. We should view Asia-Pacific cooperation from a strategic and long-term perspective, safeguard APEC's position as the main channel in regional cooperation, and safeguard the correct direction of Asia-Pacific cooperation.
-- At present, the international situation has undergone major changes. We must put the future and destiny of mankind first, work together to overcome difficulties.
Some scholars have observed that these major ideas and propositions embody the spiritual pursuit, spiritual characteristics and spiritual context inherited by the Chinese nation, realize the dialectical unity of the nation and the world in the creative transformation and innovative development of traditional culture, provide Chinese solutions to the common problems facing contemporary mankind, and carry forward the Chinese spirit and contribute to China's strength in promoting world peace and development.
"We must strengthen civilizational exchanges and enhance understanding and trust."
On December 9, President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the first China-Arab States Summit, pointing out that it is necessary to carry forward the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind, and set an example of civilizational exchanges and mutual learning in the new era.
"Five colors complement each other." Civilizations are enriched by exchanges, and civilizations are enriched by mutual learning.
In an article published by the Saudi Arabian media, President Xi Jinping used history as a lesson from the present, the Prophet Muhammad once said: "Knowledge, even if it is far away in China, should also be sought." 700 years ago, Wang Dayuan of the Chinese Yuan Dynasty arrived in Mecca and depicted Mecca as "the fusion of scenery, the spring of the four seasons, the rice and the prosperity of the residents", and his "Island Yi Zhiluo" became an important document for China to understand ancient Saudi Arabia. 600 years ago, Zheng He, a Chinese navigator of the Ming Dynasty, sailed to Jeddah, Medina and other places many times to spread friendship and enhance exchanges, which is still popular among people.
"President Xi Jinping's allusions to the historical exchanges between Afghanistan and China, the sea and Saudi Arabia in his signed article are very intimate, which makes people feel very kind." Hussein Shamari, director of the international media department of the Saudi Ministry of Information, believes that President Xi Jinping's visit will surely become "a new brilliant chapter in the history of Arab Chinese exchanges."
△In December 2016, the National Museum held the "Arabian Road - Saudi Excavated Cultural Relics Exhibition". The picture shows a gold mask found by Saudi archaeologists in Tayi.
Like-mindedness is a partner, and seeking common ground while reserving differences is also a partner.
On December 1, President Xi Jinping held talks with European Council President Michel and emphasized: "There are differences in history, culture, development level and ideology between China and Europe, and it is normal for the two sides to have different views on some issues, and we should maintain communication and consultation in a constructive manner, the key is to respect each other's major concerns and core interests, especially respect for sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, non-interference in each other's internal affairs, and jointly safeguard the political foundation of China-EU relations." ”
The beauty of harmony lies in the harmony of differences.
"Looking up at the vastness of the universe and the prosperity of the category, so the eyes are full of sight, enough to be extremely audio-visual entertainment, and believe in cola." In October this year, Italian female astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, who was on a mission in space, quoted the famous sentence of Chinese calligrapher Wang Xizhi's "Preface to the Lanting Collection" on social media while passing over China on the International Space Station, and wrote this ancient Chinese text in Chinese, Italian and English respectively to express her thoughts when facing the vast starry sky.
President Xi Jinping pointed out that promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind is not to replace one system with another, not to replace one civilization with another, but to have symbiotic interests, rights and responsibilities among countries with different social systems, different ideologies, different histories and cultures, and different levels of development in international affairs, forming the greatest common denominator for jointly building a better world.
The Chinese civilization, which has been famous for openness and inclusiveness since ancient times, has also constantly gained new vitality in exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations.
△In February this year, Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, lit up "China Red" for the first time to celebrate the Chinese New Year.
"Civilizational exchanges transcend civilizational barriers, mutual learning among civilizations transcends civilizational conflicts, and civilizational coexistence transcends civilizational superiority, and jointly responds to various global challenges."
An ancient nation with more than 5,000 years of brilliant civilization has opened a new chapter towards great rejuvenation. China on the new journey carries the spiritual symbol and cultural essence of Chinese civilization, and continues to inject confidence and impetus into the progress of human civilization.
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