The Research On Xi Jinping’s Important Discussion On International Cultural Exchange

At the National Conference on Propaganda,Ideology and Culture in October 2023,Xi Jinping explicitly put forward the requirement of "focusing on strengthening the building of international communication capacity and promoting exchanges and mutual understanding among civilizations".Culture,as an important element of national development,centrally demonstrates a country’s level of material development and spiritual civilization.Cultural exchanges,as a very important link in the international community,play an important role in the process of development of the world’s countries,and in the 21st century,the world’s call for peace has become more and more intense,and the world pattern of "one superpower and many strong countries" is being broken;world exchanges are more and more frequent,and the developing countries have gradually risen to occupy a more and more important position in the world’s political pattern.Developing countries are gradually emerging and occupying an increasingly important position in the world’s political landscape.Under the influence of politics and economy,cultural exchanges have taken on different tasks in different historical periods.Since the new era,China’s soaring development in politics,economy,culture,science and technology,medical care and other aspects have all contributed to the continuous improvement of China’s international status,which has gradually brought China to the center of the world stage.Under these circumstances,cultural exchanges are shouldering a more important task than ever before,namely,to present a three-dimensional China in an allrounded,multi-angle and in-depth manner.Xi Jinping’s important thesis on cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries has been influenced by a variety of factors.In terms of the context of the times,economic globalization has accelerated the linkages between countries around the world,providing impetus for the circulation of cultural development around the world.Political multipolarity has changed the international status of cultural subjects,with developing countries gaining ground and having more say in the international community.Informatization has added to the diversity of culture itself and cultural exchange channels,adding a unique contemporary character to Chinese culture in the new era and advancing cultural exchanges to a state of unprecedented convenience.However,it is also the continuous development of informatization that has widened the information gap,prompting developed regions to become more developed and backward regions to become more backward,exacerbating the imbalance in development.At the same time,the problems of cultural hegemony and cultural conflicts persist in the international community,and a softer approach is urgently needed to alleviate the contradictions and conflicts and enhance mutual understanding among countries.This anxious international atmosphere has turned around with China’s continued opening up to the outside world,its rising comprehensive strength and its growing international status.In this context,Xi Jinping’s important discussion on Sino-foreign cultural exchanges has given practical theoretical and operational guidelines to address the contradictions and conflicts that exist in the world.Xi Jinping’s important thesis on Sino-foreign cultural exchanges did not come out of thin air,but is a scientific summary of Xi Jinping’s rich theoretical knowledge and his practical experience in concrete work.The ideas of cultural exchanges of Marx,Engels and Lenin,the ideas of cultural exchanges of the main leaders of the CPC before the 18th National Congress of the CPC,the ideas of cultural exchanges in the excellent traditional Chinese culture,and the ideas of cultural exchanges of Western scholars have provided Xi Jinping with important theoretical guidelines for his important theses on Chinese-foreign cultural exchanges.At the same time,his practical experience in cultural tourism,cultural heritage protection,Sinoforeign cultural relations,and local cultural cooperation,accumulated through his work at local and central levels,together constitute the theoretical sources of Xi’s important thesis on Sino-foreign cultural exchange.The new environment of the times has created new requirements for the concrete practice of Sino-foreign cultural exchanges,and the content of Xi Jinping’s important discussions on Sino-foreign cultural exchanges has been continuously enriched.On the one hand,from the perspective of Xi Jinping’s overall requirements on Chinese-foreign cultural exchanges,the macro-analysis focuses on the pursuit of the goals,basic orientation and main principles of Chinese-foreign cultural exchanges since the new era.First,it shows the goal pursuit of enhancing China’s international discourse power,building global partnership and realizing the harmonious development of the world from the perspectives of the world and China.Secondly,the basic orientation of building a human cultural community through cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world,enhancing cultural confidence and improving the effectiveness of international cultural communication is presented from the perspectives of philosophy,security and innovation.Thirdly,the main principles of respecting the diversity of world civilizations,promoting the common values of all mankind,attaching importance to the inheritance and innovation of civilizations,and strengthening international humanistic exchanges and cooperation are presented at the level of global civilization initiatives.On the other hand,from the perspective of Xi Jinping’s discussion on the specific deployment of cultural exchanges between China and foreign countries,the micro-analysis has been carried out mainly in four aspects: cultural resources,exchange capacity,practical paths,and safeguard measures.First,resources are integrated through the protection of historical and cultural heritage,playing up the advantages of geographical affinity,and enriching the connotation of the Chinese story.The second is to enhance the capacity of Sino-foreign cultural exchanges from the perspectives of the influence of cultural brand activities,cultural industry and trade,and cultural cooperation mechanisms.Third,to broaden the path of cultural exchanges by means of cultural and sports activities,cultural and tourism integration,educational cooperation and the conclusion of friendship cities.Fourth,to improve the safeguards for Chinese-foreign cultural exchanges by adhering to the Party’s leadership of cultural exchanges,improving the construction of foreign-related culture under the rule of law,and giving full play to the role of foreign-related talents in supporting cultural exchanges.The unique advantages of Chinese culture have been highlighted in the concrete practice of China’s exchanges and interactions with the world in the new era.China’s pursuit of common development for all countries in the world,its value orientation of realizing a community of human destiny,and its adherence to the principles of equality and inclusiveness,mutual benefit and win-win cooperation,and common construction and sharing have gradually been familiarized and accepted by other countries.Along with China’s practice of cultural exchanges with the rest of the world,the content of Xi Jinping’s important discourse on cultural exchanges between China and the rest of the world has been continuously enriched and perfected,displaying unique attributes.First,it is people-oriented in terms of exchange results,cultural symbols and dissemination discourse;second,it is diversified in terms of the composition of subjects,the nature of culture and the field of development;third,it is systematic in terms of national image,exchange channels and the establishment of matrices;and fourth,it is long-lasting in terms of the development goal,content update and effect influence,adding to the contemporary characteristics of cultural exchanges.Based on the realistic needs of China’s development and focusing on the common needs of the countries of the world and all mankind,Xi Jinping has put forward an important exposition on Sino-foreign cultural exchanges in the course of promoting the practice of foreign exchanges,which is of great theoretical significance and practical value.On the one hand,from the perspective of theoretical significance,Xi Jinping’s important exposition on Sino-foreign cultural exchanges inherits the ideas of cultural exchanges of Marxism and Leninism,develops the ideas of cultural exchanges of Chinese Marxism,and enriches the theoretical system of Xi Jinping’s cultural thought.On the other hand,from the perspective of practical value,Xi Jinping’s important discussions on Chinese-foreign cultural exchanges can help shape a good national image,promote the country’s opening up to the outside world,serve the country’s foreign affairs strategy,assist in the construction of a strong cultural country,and promote the construction of a new form of human civilization.Xi Jinping’s important discourse on Sino-foreign cultural exchanges,which is still under constant development along with China’s relevant practices,will continue to play an important role in China’s participation in the world’s cultural exchanges,and will continue to provide Chinese wisdom and solutions for the peaceful development of the world and the realization of cultural sharing among human beings.