Injecting ideological and cultural power into the prosperous garden of world civilizations – President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the World Congress of China Studies and Shanghai Forum provides important guidance for promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations – Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government Portal – Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government

Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, November 24Title: Injecting ideological and cultural power into the prosperous garden of world civilizations—President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter to the World Congress of China Studies and Shanghai Forum provides important guidance for promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations

On November 24, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the World Congress of China Studies and the Shanghai Forum, profoundly clarifying the importance of China studies and expressing his ardent expectations for experts and scholars from all over the world to serve as ambassadors for integrating Chinese and foreign civilizations. During the meeting, Chinese and foreign guests and the society It aroused strong resonance among all walks of life.

Everyone said that President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter provided important guidance for promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations and promoting the prosperity and development of Chinese studies around the world. Next, we will use this forum as an opportunity to further strengthen academic exchanges and the transformation of research results, and contribute to the inheritance of different civilizations. Contribute more wisdom to , development and innovation.

Let the world better know and understand China

From participating in the third “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum to participating in the World Congress of China Studies·Shanghai Forum, Charles Onunayiju, director of the Nigeria China Studies Center, was deeply touched. He said that President Xi Jinping has always attached great importance to dialogue among civilizations and international exchanges. This congratulatory letter clearly proposed a series of new views and concepts, providing new ideas and new enlightenment for us to understand China from multiple angles and fields.

“President Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter that China Studies is the study of historical China and also the study of contemporary China. It succinctly and comprehensively pointed out the connotation and extension of China Studies and has guiding significance for China Studies research.” Listened to President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory message at the opening ceremony of the forum Zhang Weiwei, dean of the China Research Institute at Fudan University, said that today’s China is more traditional than modern. Ancient China created a splendid Chinese civilization, and modern China will definitely bring Chinese civilization to new glory.

“Today, China’s achievements have attracted global attention. More and more countries are paying more attention to and studying China, and the study of China in Ethiopia is also continuing to develop and grow.” Hailemariam, former Prime Minister of Ethiopia, said in a video speech that this session With the theme of “Chinese Civilization and China’s Road from a Global Perspective”, the forum provided a valuable exchange opportunity for everyone to conduct in-depth discussions on the great significance of the innovative practice of the Chinese nation’s modern civilization.

“Only by tracing back to the origins of history can we understand the real world, and only by following the foundation of culture can we identify today’s China. In his congratulatory letter, President Xi Jinping gave us methodological guidance on how to understand ancient China at a deeper level, understand modern China, and grasp the China of the future. .” After studying President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter, Peng Jun, director of the Foreign Exchange and Cooperation Department of Xiamen Culture and Tourism Bureau, Fujian Province, said.

Promote exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations in equal exchanges

President Xi Jinping pointed out in his congratulatory letter: “Chinese civilization has a long history and has been enriched and developed through exchanges and mutual learning with other civilizations in the world, giving Chinese-style modernization a profound foundation.” In this regard, Zhou Wu, deputy director of the Institute of World Chinese Studies, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Deeply touched: “Chinese-style modernization is deeply rooted in China’s excellent traditional culture, and also pays attention to drawing on and absorbing the achievements of all outstanding human civilizations. It represents the development direction of human civilization and progress, shows a new picture that is different from the Western modernization model, and provides a It provides a powerful guide for mankind to solve the problems of the times and achieve common development.”

According to Victor Cortizo, Vice Chairman of the Spanish Zhihua Lecture Hall, only when different civilizations join hands and engage in equal dialogue and exchange can we find a way to deal with the various risks and challenges faced by human society. “From the perspective of promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, the study of China studies can promote mutual understanding, mutual learning, and common progress between Chinese and foreign cultures. China has achieved historic achievements that have attracted global attention over decades of development, and the unique wisdom it has displayed is worthy of Other countries can learn from this,” said Victor Cortizo.

Listening to President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory message on the spot, Xu Baofeng, dean of the Belt and Road Research Institute at Beijing Language and Culture University and director of the World Sinology Center, was inspired and felt increasingly responsible.

“President Xi Jinping emphasized in his congratulatory letter that ‘only through mutual learning among civilizations can we achieve common progress,’ which has injected impetus into our next work.” Xu Baofeng said, “Promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations demonstrates the openness and inclusiveness of Chinese Communists. We look forward to building more regional, thematic and in-depth international exchange platforms in the future. Beijing Language and Culture University will better implement the spirit of President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter in future teaching work and cultivate more people who are committed to promoting civilization. Young talents who communicate with each other and learn from each other contribute to promoting people-to-people bonds across the world.”

Be a good messenger integrating Chinese and foreign civilizations

After listening to President Xi Jinping’s encouragement and expectations for experts and scholars from various countries in his congratulatory letter, Lee Jung-nam, director of the China Studies Center at the Institute of Asian Studies at Korea University, said that he will continue to be a “messenger to integrate Chinese and foreign civilizations” and strive to translate professional academic discourse into It has become an easy-to-understand public expression, telling the Korean people a true, three-dimensional and comprehensive China, continuously improving the public opinion foundation of the relations between the two countries, and playing its own role in promoting mutual understanding and mutual understanding between the Korean and Chinese people.

“President Xi Jinping proposed in his congratulatory letter to uphold inclusiveness, openness and inclusiveness. This is out of in-depth reflection on the diversity of human civilization. Only by respecting the humanistic history and values ​​of different nations can we work together to solve global challenges.” Studies in China Studies have already Shi Hanwei, a German expert with more than 50 years of experience, said that this concept has always been advocated by Chinese culture and will make greater contributions to peacefully solving international issues and building a better world.

Jiao Yanan, an associate professor at the School of International Education of Shandong University who has long been engaged in teaching Chinese as a foreign language, said: “After studying President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter, I realize the importance of this cause even more. We will be guided by the spirit of the congratulatory letter and rely on Chinese language teaching. Let more Chinese language learners from all over the world appreciate the charm of Chinese culture and perceive the style of contemporary China, and better contribute to the international promotion of Chinese language and the international dissemination of Chinese culture.”

President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter gave Wu Xueyong, director of the Hangzhou branch of the National Library of China, a deeper understanding of cultural inheritance and exchange. He said that as a national cultural palace in the new era, the National Edition Museum in Hangzhou should collect, protect and inherit excellent editions of Chinese classics, and make greater contributions to telling the Chinese story to the world and promoting exchanges and mutual learning between Chinese and foreign civilizations.