BEIJING , June 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — A report from People’s Daily: The 78th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) unanimously adopted a resolution proposed by China to establish the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations. According to the resolution, June 10 was designated as the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations. The resolution advocates respecting the diversity of civilizations and calls for equal dialogue and mutual respect among different civilizations.

It fully reflects the core essence of the Global Civilizations Initiative (GCI) proposed by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The unanimous support from the international community for setting up the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations demonstrates that the GCI conforms to the trend and meets the demand of the times. In March 2023 , Xi proposed the GCI, stressing the importance to advocate the respect for the diversity of civilizations, the common values of humanity, the importance of inheritance and innovation of civilizations, and robust international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation.

In today’s world where the futures of all countries are closely connected, the GCI offers answers to important questions such as how different civilizations should get along and where the human civilization is headed. It contributes Chinese wisdom and solutions to promoting mutual learning among civilizations and advancing the progress of human civilization. China’s proposal to.