ForeignAffairsHighlights/外事点晴WorkActivelytoImplementtheGlobalCivilizationInitiativeandJointlyAdvanceHumanCivilizations积极落实全球文明倡议合力推动人类文明进步LiuJianchao,MinisteroftheInternationalDepartmentoftheCPCCentralCommitee中共中央对外联络部部长刘建超Ascountriesaroundtheworldfacecommonchallengesinthecourseofseekingpeaceanddevelopmentandmakingexplorationstowardsmodernization,thecallforsolidarity,collaborationanddialogueisgrowingstrongerthanever.However,thedeep-seatedproblemsofsuspicion,divisionandconfrontationarestillblockinginternationalcooperation.Therefore,itisessentialtostepupinter-civilizationexchangesforcloserpeople-to-peopleconnectivity.TheGlobalCivilizationInitiative(GCI),proposedbyGeneralSecretaryXiJinpinginhiskeynoteaddressentitledJoinHandsonthePathTowardsModernizationattheCPCinDialoguewithWorldPoliticalPartiesHigh-levelMeetingonMarch152023,isasincerecalltotheworldforin-depthinter-civilizationexchangesanddialoguetoadvancehumancivilizationsthroughinclusivenessandmutuallearning.ThisisyetanotherefforttocontributeChina'swisdomandsolutionstopromotinginternationalcooperationatahigherlevel.I.TheGCIepitomizesGeneralSecretaryXiJinping'sprofoundstrategicvision,broadhistoricalperspective,strongsenseofresponsibilityforthetimesanddeepcareforhumanity.TheGCIisatimelyresponsetotheurgentcallofpeoplesaroundtheworldforstrongersolidarityandcollaborationtojointlydealwithcommonchallenges.Intoday'sworld,multiplechallengesandcrisesareintertwined.Theglobaleconomicrecoveryremainssluggish,thedevelopmentgapiswidening,ecologicalenvironmentisdeteriorating,andtheColdWarmentalityislingering.Humanity'smodernizationprocesshasonceagainreachedacrossroadsofhistory.Tomeetourcommonchallenges,weneedmaterialmeanstoconquerdifficulties,andculturalandethicalresourcestogarnerstrength.GeneralSecretaryXiJinpingnotedthatasthefutureofallcountriesarecloselyconnected,tolerance,coexistence,exchangesandmutuallearningamongdifferentcivilizationsplayanirreplaceableroleinadvancinghumanity'smodernizat...
