/ world today news/ The new, fourth volume of the books of Chinese President Xi Jinping was also discussed during the conference. The event was organized by the publishing house China Book Trading GmbH, with the support of the Chinese Embassy, and was held at the Chinese Cultural Center in Sofia.
“Bulgarian friends often ask what is the “secret of success” of China in the new era? In fact, the answer can be found in the series of books entitled “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China” – with these words, Ms. Wang Min, the adviser and temporary manager of the Chinese embassy in Sofia, began her welcome speech to the participants of the forum. She explained to the audience that the four-volume book contains a series of important speeches and articles by Xi Jinping, which embody his profound reflections on the common development trend of China and the world, as well as the future and destiny of mankind.
It is expected that in the near future the Bulgarian translation of the first volume will be available to everyone, which will help local readers to better understand the historical depth and cultural basis of China’s road, as well as to get to know modern China better, the diplomat explained.
Ms. Wang Min recalled that the original intention of the Belt and Road Initiative proposed by President Xi Jinping was to use the experience of the ancient Silk Road and strengthen political coordination, infrastructural connectivity, barrier-free trade, financial integration and people-to-people exchanges with other countries to give new impetus to world economic growth, open up a new space for global development, and build a new platform for international economic cooperation. “But since its launch, “One Belt, One Road” has evolved from concept to plan, from idea to practical implementation, from vision to reality, from strategic plan to detailed implementation,” she emphasized and told details about the event held in October this year . in Beijing Third Belt and Road International Cooperation Summit, for which representatives from 151 countries and 41 international organizations specially arrived and the total number of registrants exceeded 10,000. “Results were achieved on 458 projects, making the forum in another important milestone in the process of jointly building ‘One Belt One Road,'” commented Ms. Wang Min.
The Chinese diplomat focused specifically on Bulgaria’s participation in the mega-initiative and defined it as its “important node” in the Balkans. The “One Belt, One Road” initiative, together with the Cooperation Mechanism between China and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, has provided more diverse cooperation channels and platforms for the development of Sino-Bulgarian relations as well. The practical cooperation between the two countries in various fields of economy, trade, culture, education and science and technology continues to expand.
“Although China and Bulgaria are far from each other and have different scales, political systems and cultures, both countries are staunch supporters and practitioners of the concepts of openness, tolerance, pluralism and peace,” Councilor Wang Ming said categorically.
For his part, the host of the event – the Director of the Chinese Cultural Center in Sofia, Hong Hai, emphasized that the “One Belt, One Road” Initiative is a vivid practice of the concept of a community with a shared future for humanity proposed by President Xi Jinping, and it is not only a road for economy and trade, but also a road for cultural exchange between people. With the continuous improvement of infrastructure in various countries and the deepening of economic and trade cooperation, the cultural exchange based on it is also displayed in all its glory.
“From the fourth volume of Xi Jinping: Governing China, we can learn about the latest achievements of Xi Jinping’s ideology of socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era; to understand the latest requirements for good Chinese storytelling, dissemination of Chinese opinion and good presentation of Chinese characteristics. This book helps Bulgarian readers to understand more directly the ideas and thinking of President Xi Jinping on the management of the country and the achievement of national prosperity and development, helps everyone to better understand the reception of the spectacular changes in the world unseen for a century”. As the head of the Chinese Cultural Center in Sofia, its director was adamant that the center will continue to work with friends from all walks of life in Bulgaria under the guidance of the spirit and concept of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative.
The guests of the event – well-known Bulgarian political commentators and analysts, scientists, representatives of culture and the media also expressed their opinion on the importance of the “One Belt, One Road” mega-initiative, focusing in more detail on the importance of President Xi’s books published so far Dingping.
Boyan Chukov, an international commentator and analyst focused his speech on the personality of Xi Jinping and his role. “For me, this is the person who will remain in the history of China. The great merit of Xi Jinping is that in the last ten years, he has transformed China from an object to a subject of international relations. In his works, Xi Jinping achieved something unique – he combined Marxism with Confucianism and from the first day, standing at the head of the state, began to pursue the Chinese dream. And the Chinese dream is the revival of the Chinese nation. Boyan Chukov touched on all three components of the Chinese dream that are presented in the works of Xi Jinping: first – Chineseized Marxism, which is an important component of the Chinese dream – China is great because it has never renounced any part of his history. As a second important point, he defined patriotic and national ideas, such as nationalism, people’s rule and people’s well-being. And the third, extremely important – this is the legacy of Confucius. “Very often in the speeches of Xi Jinping, one can trace the main thoughts of Confucius”, said Chukov and ended his speech with a quote from the works of the Chinese president: “It is the Communist Party that is the continuation and receiver of the values of the spiritual world of China, which are rooted in the fertile depth of traditional culture”!
Prof. Iskren Ivanov, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of St. Cl. Ohridski” focused on the importance of China as a strategic partner of Bulgaria. He recalled the almost 75-year history of diplomatic relations between the two countries, which we will celebrate next year, and quoted the words of President Xi Jinping, who said “… in order to put the world in order, you must first put your nation in order»! In this regard, he also dwelt in detail on specific facts from the history of China under the leadership of Xi Jinping and the CCP.
At the end of the forum, the chairman of the Union of Bulgarian Journalists, Snezhana Todorova, introduced the attendees to the recent establishment of the Center for Media Cooperation between the Bulgarian Union of Journalists and the All-China Union of Journalists, which was officially opened in the spring of this year. She expressed her hope that the next meeting on initiatives under the “One Belt, One Road” project would take place in this center and invited the Bulgarian and Chinese representatives present to the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Varna.
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