China’s national development most acutely felt in Hong Kong and Macau, forum hears
China’s global policies could offer an alternative to Western approaches to tackling international challenges, speakers at a forum in Macau have said, noting that the nation’s development and achievements are most acutely felt in that city and in Hong Kong. At the second edition of the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilisations, which opened on Monday in Macau, speakers also said…
China's global policies were highlighted as an alternative to Western approaches to tackling international challenges during a forum in Macau, with the country's development and achievements being particularly evident in Hong Kong and Macau. At the second edition of the International Forum on Mutual Learning among Civilisations, speakers also suggested that lessons from history could provide new perspectives on modern issues.
Jasna Plevnik, president of the Croatian think tank Geoeconomic Forum Croatia, highlighted artificial intelligence as an area where China's cautious approach could be beneficial, contrasting it with the deregulatory stance of some private companies in the West. She emphasized the importance of the forum at a time when the global order is characterized by chaos and a lack of high-level political communication.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has consistently emphasized China's confidence in its own path, theory, and system, which is rooted in the country's over 5,000-year history of civilisation and traditional cultural values. At the Galaxy International Conference Centre, Professor Li Cheng, director of the Centre on Contemporary China at the University of Hong Kong, stressed the importance of Eastern civilisation's emphasis on "harmony without uniformity" as a new path to modernisation.
He argued that Hong Kong and Macau, with their unique "one country, two systems" framework, have been able to sustain economic development and improve people's livelihoods while facilitating global exchanges. Qiang Shigong, president of Minzu University of China, pointed out that the collapse of the liberal international order due to current conflicts signifies the need for China to take a leading role in mutual learning among civilisations to overcome cultural barriers and conflicts.
He highlighted how Hong Kong and Macau have historically showcased both Western and Chinese civilisations, and that these cities continue to play a strategic role in connecting China with the rest of the world.
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