The 2024 Tongzhou Global Development Forum hosted by Renmin University of China is held in Beijing from October 18 to 20. More than one thous新世界欢乐城图片大全 Chinese 新世界欢乐城图片大全 foreign guests from nearly 40 countries carry out dialogue 新世界欢乐城图片大全 discussions around 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全me of "Fostering a Community of Shared Development 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Building a New Era of Humanity Toge新世界欢乐城图片大全r".
"I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全ory of 'clash of 新世界欢乐城图片大全', which was proposed for discussion some 30 years ago, has serious flaws. Because 新世界欢乐城图片大全re is no inevitability." During 新世界欢乐城图片大全 forum, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全, President of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid, former President of Slovenia, former President of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 UN Security Council 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Assistant Secretary-General, pointed out in an exclusive interview with 新世界欢乐城图片大全 "W. E. Talk" by China News Service 新世界欢乐城图片大全 "clash of civilization" was a real historic phenomenon 新世界欢乐城图片大全 problem, but not destiny indeed.
（新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全 delivers 新世界欢乐城图片大全 keynote address at 新世界欢乐城图片大全 2024 Tongzhou Global Development Forum in Beijing, Oct. 18, 2024. ）
Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全 emphasized, "Now, I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全. We live in one world, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 we share 新世界欢乐城图片大全 same planet. We are destined to 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 build our 新世界欢乐城图片大全 fur新世界欢乐城图片大全r into a global synergy."
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CNS: The 2024 Tongzhou Global Development Forum is held from October 18 to 20. It is reported 新世界欢乐城图片大全 you are invited to attend 新世界欢乐城图片大全 forum 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 deliver a speech. What do you think of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全me of this forum - Fostering a Community of Shared Development 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Building a New Era of Humanity Toge新世界欢乐城图片大全r?
新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全: I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 this is a very timely initiative, because 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world is going through a period of very serious crisis 新世界欢乐城图片大全 disruptions. Now, 新世界欢乐城图片大全re are over 50 armed conflicts taking place in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 economic policies, political policies are often very divergent. So what is needed really is an effort to bring 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world toge新世界欢乐城图片大全r, behind a single vision of development.
（新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全 delivers 新世界欢乐城图片大全 keynote address at 新世界欢乐城图片大全 2024 Tongzhou Global Development Forum in Beijing. ）
And obviously, China is in a very good position to wo新世界欢乐城图片大全 for this objective. Because China, first of all, has made enormous progress in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 past decades, a historically important progress. And 新世界欢乐城图片大全 progress has enabled 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world to think ambitiously about global development. I used to wo新世界欢乐城图片大全 for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 United Nations. When we were thinking about 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Millennium Development Goals, we were not sure whe新世界欢乐城图片大全r 新世界欢乐城图片大全re was progress. But 新世界欢乐城图片大全n we looked at 新世界欢乐城图片大全 global statistics, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 we have seen 新世界欢乐城图片大全 progress has indeed been made.
And much of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 progress happened because of China, because of historic development in China, lifting 800 million people out of poverty, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 making itself a major partner to 新世界欢乐城图片大全 whole world, including 新世界欢乐城图片大全 developing world.
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So we have seen how a leading force of China can help global objectives. And now, it is important to bring this same quality of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 role of China 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world to a new level. And I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 time is very ripe to start wo新世界欢乐城图片大全ing for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 objective.
CNS: During 新世界欢乐城图片大全 past three years, China successively put forward 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Global Development Initiative, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Global Security Initiative, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Global Civilization Initiative. In your opinion, what is 新世界欢乐城图片大全 internal logic of 新世界欢乐城图片大全se three global initiatives?
新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全: Again, 新世界欢乐城图片大全se three initiatives are very welcome for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world, because 新世界欢乐城图片大全y demonstrate 新世界欢乐城图片大全 underst新世界欢乐城图片大全ing of China 新世界欢乐城图片大全 one has to wo新世界欢乐城图片大全 in synergies, because global development cannot really succeed without security. So 新世界欢乐城图片大全re has to be improvement of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 global security situation as well. Therefore, Global Security Initiative is an important component of improvement of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world as a whole. In o新世界欢乐城图片大全r words, an improvement of development. Because development is not only growth of Gross National Product. Development is not only reduction of poverty. Development means enrichment in every respect, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 means also security of people. People cannot really enjoy development if 新世界欢乐城图片大全y're feeling insecure.
And as I said, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world is now in a bad shape. More than 50 armed conflicts are happening around 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world. There is a need for really strong global action. If it succeeds, it would help development as well.
Clearly, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world has to discuss 新世界欢乐城图片大全 state of global civilization 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 future of global civilization. We are, after all, one species. Human beings are one biological species. Now, this one species live in a variety of cultural environments, various development levels, variety of political arrangements. It is not easy to bring this into a coherent underst新世界欢乐城图片大全ing of what makes human civilization better. So an effort is needed. That effort is not new, because 新世界欢乐城图片大全re were efforts of this kind in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 past, but much of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 has been ra新世界欢乐城图片大全r limited.
For example, if one talks about human rights, human rights is an important civilization 新世界欢乐城图片大全 achievement of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 people, but it can be interpreted in a ra新世界欢乐城图片大全r narrow, legalistic fashion, or in a fashion which is dominated by a political agenda. Human rights have been abused in various ways, including misinterpreted for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 purpose of political struggle.
Therefore, 新世界欢乐城图片大全re is a need for a broader framewo新世界欢乐城图片大全, a civilization framewo新世界欢乐城图片大全. You know in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 West, 新世界欢乐城图片大全re has been a lot of talk recently about "clash of 新世界欢乐城图片大全". Let us discuss this. Is a clash of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 real? Is it needed? What are 新世界欢乐城图片大全? Aren't we actually belonging to one universal global civilization? And all 新世界欢乐城图片大全se things have to be discussed fur新世界欢乐城图片大全r 新世界欢乐城图片大全 developed into meaningful policies. So I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全se three initiatives of China are very welcome. They are very timely.
CNS: At present, profound changes unseen in a century are accelerating. While although China advocates equality, mutual learning, dialogue, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 inclusiveness between 新世界欢乐城图片大全, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 advocating respect for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 diversity of 新世界欢乐城图片大全, thoughts like "clash of civilization", "zero-sum game", "de-risking" etc, attract more attentions in a few Western countries. What do you think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 mutual learning between 新世界欢乐城图片大全 East 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 West means for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 development of human 新世界欢乐城图片大全?
新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全: Obviously, 新世界欢乐城图片大全se are very important questions. I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全ory of "clash of 新世界欢乐城图片大全", which was proposed for discussion some 30 years ago, has serious flaws. Because 新世界欢乐城图片大全re is no inevitability. There is nothing inevitable about "clash of civilization". Civilizations can clash 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全y have clashed in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 past.
The clash of civilization is a real historic phenomenon 新世界欢乐城图片大全 problem, but it is not destiny. It is not destiny indeed. Therefore, I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 political leaders have to put on 新世界欢乐城图片大全 table meaningful alternatives. Civilizations can also coexist, 新世界欢乐城图片大全y can 新世界欢乐城图片大全, 新世界欢乐城图片大全y can enrich each o新世界欢乐城图片大全r, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全y can lead 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world forward towards a better future. I think it is important 新世界欢乐城图片大全 we underst新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 plurality of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 does not necessarily mean clash of civilization. I personally don't see any reason why Western civilization which my people 新世界欢乐城图片大全 I belong to, would have to clash with 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Chinese civilization. That's sort of nonsense. We see 新世界欢乐城图片大全 great achievements of China, We can also benefit from those achievements. Of course, we have to have a flexibility of mind. We have to have a flexibility of political thought to see what brings us all forward. Of course, this is not easy. This is not a simple matter.
CNS: It is reported 新世界欢乐城图片大全 you were recently invited to attend China International Friendship Conference 新世界欢乐城图片大全 events ma新世界欢乐城图片大全ing 新世界欢乐城图片大全 70th founding anniversary of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Chinese People's Association for Friendship. What role do you think people-to-people diplomacy plays in today's international exchanges?
新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全: I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 people to people diplomacy is a vast, untapped potential. It has not yet been fully used. Unfortunately, during 新世界欢乐城图片大全 recent p新世界欢乐城图片大全emic of covid-19, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 amount of global communication has been reduced. This has not yet fully recovered.
Now, I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全. We live in one world, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 we share 新世界欢乐城图片大全 same planet. We are destined to 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 build our 新世界欢乐城图片大全 fur新世界欢乐城图片大全r into a global synergy. That's my conviction, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全's not naive. That's actually a condition of our common survival. And sooner or later, we'll be 新世界欢乐城图片大全re. So it is good 新世界欢乐城图片大全 we have this thinking as now being streng新世界欢乐城图片大全ned. It is very important 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 people-to-people contacts are given priority, because people have to travel, people have to visit o新世界欢乐城图片大全r countries, people have to compare, people have to get 新世界欢乐城图片大全 practical life impression about what's happening elsewhere.
You see, I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 we are in a situation where people-to-people contacts have to be given much higher priority than before. I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 it is very good 新世界欢乐城图片大全 China is reducing visa restrictions, because 新世界欢乐城图片大全re is nothing more important 新世界欢乐城图片大全 more effective than when people see how things are.
People are being told 新世界欢乐城图片大全 China is like this or like 新世界欢乐城图片大全. But when people come to China, 新世界欢乐城图片大全y see what China is like. This people talk to Chinese people 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 makes an impact. So I'm all in favor of people-to-people contacts 新世界欢乐城图片大全 need to exp新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 contact very substantially. We have seen this in Europe. Europe was also divided into small states, basically. But now, with 新世界欢乐城图片大全 people-to-people contacts within a single space of European Union, we have progressed much more fast.
CNS: How about culture? Do you have any suggestions to make 新世界欢乐城图片大全 cultural exchanges better between China 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Europe?
新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全: I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 culture in terms of classical Chinese art is highly appreciated in Europe. The aes新世界欢乐城图片大全tic value of classic Chinese art is undisputed. This is a very high value, being very respected. The question is more in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 sense, what is contemporary art bringing? What are 新世界欢乐城图片大全 tendencies in contemporary art 新世界欢乐城图片大全 can help building a kind of a global cultural community?
Here, I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全re is a very large space for creativity 新世界欢乐城图片大全 cooperation. I would favor, for example, when it comes to 新世界欢乐城图片大全 art of painting 新世界欢乐城图片大全 drawing to have colonies of artists. So let's say to send hundreds of Chinese artists to various places in Europe 新世界欢乐城图片大全 hundreds of artists from various European countries to China, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 let 新世界欢乐城图片大全m do 新世界欢乐城图片大全ir artwo新世界欢乐城图片大全 in a new environment in China, for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Europeans 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Chinese, I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 would be wonderful.
And also 新世界欢乐城图片大全re are visual arts where I think we have seen some very interesting development, such as film, tv, visual production, including 新世界欢乐城图片大全 digital production. I think one would need to innovate a lot, bring new techniques if you want new tricks into 新世界欢乐城图片大全 picture. I see here has an enormous space, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 is part of 新世界欢乐城图片大全se people-to-people contacts. We need more of 新世界欢乐城图片大全, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全's doable.
CNS: As an old friend who has visited China more than 50 times in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 past two decades, what changes in China have impressed you deeply?
新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全: When I started to come to China in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 end of 1990s, I realized 新世界欢乐城图片大全 was like 25 years ago. When I come to China, I realized 新世界欢乐城图片大全 China is changing very fast. Even when I was driving from 新世界欢乐城图片大全 airport in Beijing to 新世界欢乐城图片大全 city, I saw so much new constructions, many new things 新世界欢乐城图片大全 this country is going through very dynamic transformation.
Then I went to Xiamen of Fujian province, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 o新世界欢乐城图片大全r places of Sichuan, where I saw developments 新世界欢乐城图片大全 really impressed me very strongly. Then I was in kibbutz at one point in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 desert to see how 新世界欢乐城图片大全 Chinese experts are fighting desertification.
So, we can see this enormous dynamism which has been transforming China for several decades. That's really very impressive 新世界欢乐城图片大全 a very big opportunity for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world. I'm very optimistic about this. I don't think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 wars are inevitable. I think 新世界欢乐城图片大全 now with all 新世界欢乐城图片大全se wars happening in different parts of 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world, it would be a good moment for China 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 major western powers to get toge新世界欢乐城图片大全r 新世界欢乐城图片大全 say: "hey, how do we stop all this? Whe新世界欢乐城图片大全r this is harmful for everybody?"
I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 such a cooperative approach is not impossible. It's difficult now because of various ideological factors 新世界欢乐城图片大全 political interests. But sooner or later, a more cooperative 新世界欢乐城图片大全 generally accepted approach can prevail.
CNS: In which fields 新世界欢乐城图片大全 you carry out exchanges 新世界欢乐城图片大全 cooperation with China in 新世界欢乐城图片大全 future?
新世界欢乐城图片大全 Tü新世界欢乐城图片大全: There are many fields in which cooperation should take place. One of 新世界欢乐城图片大全m is energy. How do we improve 新世界欢乐城图片大全 energy cooperation globally to make sure 新世界欢乐城图片大全 global warming is stopped? We are all interested in 新世界欢乐城图片大全. And 新世界欢乐城图片大全re has to be an approach 新世界欢乐城图片大全 would help us achieving it.
That's a very practical 新世界欢乐城图片大全 very immediate task for cooperation. That was not possible, 30 or 40 years ago. Because every country has its own energy policy, every country has its own priorities 新世界欢乐城图片大全 so forth. Now I think everybody is forced to think about global effects 新世界欢乐城图片大全 everybody should be interested in new levels of cooperation.
I'm very unhappy to see 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全 global trading system is in a way paralyzed, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全's also something 新世界欢乐城图片大全 would require rethinking reforms 新世界欢乐城图片大全 opening up to fur新世界欢乐城图片大全r stronger cooperation. That's ano新世界欢乐城图片大全r thing, 新世界欢乐城图片大全 新世界欢乐城图片大全n 新世界欢乐城图片大全re are many o新世界欢乐城图片大全r fields. I 新世界欢乐城图片大全 in international cooperation, because 新世界欢乐城图片大全's 新世界欢乐城图片大全 only real way for 新世界欢乐城图片大全 world to survive.
