Academics focus on civilization

On March 15, President Xi Jinping, who is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, proposed the Global Civilization Initiative, calling for respect for the diversity of civilizations.

In a response to the Global Civilization Initiative, the third event of the World Sinology Lecture, a high-end academic dialogue and exchange mechanism co-organized by the Chinese Association for International Understanding and Beijing Language and Culture University, invited Sinologists and scholars from more than 40 countries to explore the theme of this lecture: "The communication and mutual learning among civilizations in promoting human progress — modern significance of ancient civilizations".

On March 17, nearly 300 people took part in the discussion, in person or online.

Liu Li, president of BLCU, said in a speech, that the Global Civilization Initiative calls for respect for the diversity of civilizations, holds to the principles of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and inclusiveness among civilizations, revealing the prospect of the development of human civilization, as well as the current realistic need.

"The diversity of civilizations decides the diversity of development paths. In the process of inheriting and interpreting ancient civilizations and in equal communication and dialogues, different countries find the wisdom and paths rooted deep in their cultures and traditions. Chinese modernization is a sound example," he said.

"The World Sinology Lecture invited Sinologists from different cultures that are studying mutual learning between Chinese and other civilizations to share their opinions, which will exert a far-reaching influence on the related studies and students," he said.