The 78th Session of the UN General Assembly on June 7 adopted a China-proposed resolution, designating June 10 as International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations. The resolution calls for “equal dialogue and mutual respect” among different civilizations, reflecting the essence of the Global Civilizations Initiative (GCI). The GCI underlines respect for different civilizations and strengthened mutual learning between them.
“All civilizations created by human society are splendid,” President Xi Jinping said in a March 2023 speech, in which he introduced the GCI. “Chinese modernization, as a new form of human advancement, will draw upon the merits of other civilizations and make the garden of world civilizations more vibrant.”
While each country has its own historical background and social conditions, they also share many common values and the same planet. Xi therefore calls for mutual respect and increased exchange, , a professor of politics and international relations at East China Normal University, and , a Brazilian researcher of international relations and an editorial consultant at magazine, a sister publication of , shared their observations.
