Against the backdrop of profound global changes, Chinese President Xi Jinping unveiled the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) on March 15, 2023. More than a diplomatic proposal, the GCI represents a major theoretical innovation. It offers a profound and inclusive vision that poses a direct challenge to a global order currently grappling with systemic crises.
The GCI is a response to a world fraught with an imbalanced economic recovery, widening development gaps, and intensifying geopolitical conflict. The root of these challenges lies in a Western-centric intellectual paradigm, marked by unilateralism and protectionism, which dominates global discourse. Theories like Huntington’s “clash of civilizations” and Fukuyama’s “end of history” which implies civilizational superiority, have been co-opted as tools for bloc confrontation, contradicting the reality of a pluralistic world.
In this context, the GCI provides a systemic effort to foster mutual understanding, respect, and trust among all nations. It represents a........

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