Experts call for civilizational dialogue

China and Africa should enhance mutual learning from their civilizations and work together to pursue modernization paths that best suit them, while upholding multilateralism in a turbulent world, say senior officials and experts from both sides.

At the fourth Conference on Dialogue Between Chinese and African Civilizations, hosted on Wednesday by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Egypt's Suez Canal University in Ismailia, Chinese and African representatives praised China's approach to global civilizations, which features respect for diversity, while criticizing the United States for adopting an opposite stance, the latest tariff war being an example.

"Our world faces intertwined crises: geopolitical conflicts escalate, 'decoupling and breaking chains' practices intensify," said Gao Xiang, president of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.