Wang Huiyao: Gather the strength of young people to build a world future

A few days ago, 36 foreign youth representatives from 28 countries of the Young Leaders Dialogue International (GYLD) program wrote a letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulating the Chinese Communist Party on its centenary and telling their experiences and insights from visiting various parts of China, expressing their hope to play a bridging role and better promote China-Foreign exchanges and dialogues. On August 10, President Xi Jinping replied to the foreign youth representatives of the GYLD project, expressing appreciation for their active visits to various parts of China and deepening their understanding of China, encouraging them to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning, and contributing to the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

President Xi Jinping replied to the foreign youth representatives of the "International Youth Leaders Dialogue" project, issuing a positive appeal to Chinese youth and young people around the world, reflecting President Xi Jinping's concern, support, encouragement and love for international youth.

Young people are the future of the country, the hope of the nation, the development of the world and the future of mankind, the backbone of the development and progress of human society, and an important subject of public diplomacy and international exchanges and cooperation. Young international leaders from all walks of life with vigorous vitality, creativity, and certain achievements and influence can play a key role in the development of international affairs in various fields, and are more tolerant of multiculturalism and new things and new ideas. Many countries and international organizations around the world attach great importance to youth, such as UNESCO has a United Nations Youth Conference, davos has a global young leaders forum, and the Munich Security Conference has a young leaders forum.

At the same time, international youth are also the bridge and link that tells the story of China and the world, and sends out the voice of China and the voice of the world. Young people tend to be more energetic, tolerant, understanding, innovative, and more passionate about understanding and influencing the world. Polls in Western countries show that young people in Western countries tend to have a better feeling for China than older voters, so it can be seen that more exchanges with international youth groups are conducive to improving China's international image. International young people coming to China to study, visit, work, exchange, etc., will help them to understand the real, three-dimensional, comprehensive and objective China on the ground, and also help Chinese youth to better understand the customs and social customs of various countries in the world through international youth. If international youth choose to live and work in other countries in the future, their understanding and understanding of China will also affect more countries and people.

In order to enhance mutual understanding and exchange and mutual learning among young talents from different civilizational backgrounds and professional backgrounds, stimulate cooperation and innovation, and cultivate global talents with the development of the world and the future of mankind, the Globalization Think Tank (CCG) and the Institute of Contemporary China and the World (ACCWS) jointly launched the "International Young Leaders Dialogue" project. The project builds a professional platform for international youth of different civilizations, different countries and different fields to exchange ideas, learn from each other, and enhance friendship and dialogue, and advocates young people from all countries to carry forward the concept of "community with a shared future for mankind". Previously, CCG held activities such as "International Youth China Tour", "International Youth Wisdom Exchange Action" and "2021 International Youth Talents Dialogue Forum" at the annual meeting of the project, striving to provide diversified and rich exchange opportunities for international youth.

During the COVID-19 epidemic, when the world has not yet opened up the flow of people, the "International Youth Leaders Dialogue" project organized 6 groups of international young people from more than 50 countries to visit 6 provinces in China, which was warmly received by all sectors of local society, fully demonstrating China's further expansion of opening up, deepening the friendship between Chinese and foreign youth, and also sending a positive message to the world of "recruiting talents from all over the world". China welcomes more outstanding international youth to Come to China, build and share bridges of Sino-foreign exchanges and cooperation, and build dreams in understanding China and participating in China's construction.

See, know, and think; express, communicate, and disseminate. Nearly 100 young international leaders from different fields and different countries have gathered together, which is brewing the spark of ideological collision and cooperation and innovation. Through practical visits and free and warm themes and in-depth discussions and exchanges, the new feelings and new ideas sprouted by international youth have been amplified and sublimated in the exchange and dissemination. Through multi-channel international dissemination, what they see and hear about China will infect and refresh the understanding of China by more international people, and will also attract more international friends to visit China.

China's international talent policy and supporting facilities are being further improved, and preferential policies for talents in various places are being updated and launched. With the booming development of new technologies and new technologies in China, the continuous improvement of the business environment, and the abundant opportunities for international talents to develop in China, the number of foreign talents who can be retained and retained will increase significantly. China is committed to promoting the construction of the "Belt and Road" and the pace of Chinese enterprises "going out" is accelerating, which provides a broad new world for the development of international youth of Zhihua and Youhua.

Gathering is a fire, scattering is full of stars, and the concept of open development is doubly important because of its subtle and far-reaching influence. Civilization is wonderful because of exchanges, civilization is enriched by dialogue, and through sincere and friendly dialogue, expanding commonality and enhancing mutual understanding at the ideological and cultural level is the only way to seek common ground while reserving differences and turn differences into similarities. China has actively carried out international youth dialogue, exchange and learning practice activities, providing a platform for international youth to explore cognition, forge good relations, exchange and learn from each other, and sow hopes and dreams, which will surely lay a deeper foundation for promoting the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. (The author is director of the Globalization Think Tank (CCG))

Sunday August 15, 2021 Beijing Youth Daily

Source: Beijing Youth Daily