Global Civilization Initiative 

Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Chinese President, attends the CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meeting via video link and delivers a keynote address in Beijing, capital of China, on March 15, 2023. In his keynote address, Xi proposed the Global Civilization Initiative (XINHUA) 

The Global Civilization Initiative advocates the respect for the diversity of civilizations, the common values of humanity, the importance of inheritance and innovation of civilizations, and robust international people-to-people exchanges and cooperation. 

Liangzhu Forum   

Foreign guests attend the first Liangzhu Forum in Hangzhou, east China’s Zhejiang Province, on December 3, 2023. Themed “Implementing the Global Civilization Initiative, Promoting Exchanges and Mutual Learning Between Civilizations,” the forum was held by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the provincial government of Zhejiang (XINHUA) 

The UNESCO International Institute for STEM Education 

UNESCO announces the establishment of UNESCO International Institute for STEM Education (IISTEM), an institute for international STEM education, in Shanghai at a session held in Paris on December 10, 2023 local time, marking the unprecedented settlement of a Category 1 Institute of UNESCO in China (XINHUA)  

Overseas Chinese Cultural Centers 

China Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary, unveils its nameplate on June 20, 2024. The China Cultural Center in Budapest sprung into life on June 24, 2024, with an opening event featuring a photo exhibition and an interactive tea show (XINHUA) 

Return of Chinese Cultural Relics Lost Overseas 

Visitors view an exhibit at an exhibition showcasing China’s achievements in cultural relic retrieval at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of China, on September 17, 2019. More than 600 valuable cultural relics are on display at the exhibition, symbolizing the country’s arduous yet fruitful journey of cultural relic retrieval over the last seven decades. Divided into four sections, the exhibition unfolded 25 stories of how the relics and artifacts were brought home (XINHUA)