The international academic symposium on "Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations and the Road to Chinese Modernization" was held in Nanchang

China News Service, Nanchang, November 7th (Zhu Ying) On the 7th, the international academic seminar on "Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations and the Path of Chinese Modernization" opened in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. The seminar brought together 30 foreign party leaders, experts and scholars from 14 countries including Brazil, Spain, Italy, and Chile, as well as well-known domestic experts in related fields, to build a platform for cross-national and cross-civilization academic dialogue.

The seminar was hosted by the Institute of Marxism, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and hosted by Nanchang Hangkong University. The conference set up a keynote report unit to conduct discussions around the theoretical origins, essential requirements and cultural characteristics of Chinese modernization, and the limits and boundaries of cultural exchanges and mutual learning.

On November 7, the international academic symposium "Exchanges and Mutual Learning among Civilizations and the Road to Chinese Modernization" opened in Nanchang, Jiangxi Province. Photo by Zhu Ying

Yu Haiqing, deputy director of the Institute of Marxism at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, executive deputy director and researcher of the World Socialist Research Center, said in his opening speech that Chinese-style modernization breaks the inherent perception that "modernization equals Westernization" and opens up a new path for human exploration of modernization. He hopes that Chinese and foreign scholars attending the meeting will deepen their discussions on the cultural heritage of Chinese-style modernization and its significance to the world, promote academic dialogue between different Marxist research forces, and help the common progress of human civilization.

Li Deping, Secretary of the Party Committee of Nanchang Hangkong University, said that Chinese-style modernization is a practical path that uses mutual learning among civilizations to eliminate civilizational barriers, replace civilizational confrontation with tolerance and symbiosis, and transcend zero-sum games with common development. It profoundly answers the core proposition of "where does modernization come from, where is it going, and for whom is it developing?" It has deepened mankind's scientific understanding of the laws of modernization development, the evolution of civilizations, and the laws of social progress.

"China has broken the inherent notion that there is only one path to modernization. The practice of Chinese-style modernization has allowed the European people to see that there can be different paths to world development." Marja Ferre, president of the Spanish left-wing think tank "Change! Europe", said in an interview with China News Service that Europe and China should focus on open technology, ecological governance, and peace issues, and strengthen dialogue and cooperation for youth groups.

Catarina Ruffin, chairwoman of the Communist Youth League of Chile, visited Nanchang for the first time. She said that Nanchang’s rich red history and the city’s sustainable development have brought a lot of inspiration to Chilean youth. “Educational equity is an important cornerstone of national development. China’s experience in expanding educational coverage and supporting youth development is worth learning from. Chile looks forward to cooperation between the youth of the two countries in the fields of education, culture, science and technology, social innovation and other fields.” (End)