Global dialogue sets out action plan for cultural exchanges

The Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting closed in Beijing on Friday with an action plan encompassing 110 specific steps China will take to promote cultural exchanges with countries from around the world to safeguard the diversity of human civilizations for world peace and development.

The action plan includes the establishment of a global civilizations research institute and setting up a fund for promoting exchanges and mutual learning of civilizations.

The two-day milestone meeting, co-hosted by the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, also adopted a Beijing declaration, highlighting that enhancing people-to-people and cultural exchanges is an effective way to eliminate estrangement and misunderstanding among civilizations and enhance cooperation in addressing global challenges.