The ruling Communist Party in China has begun to promote the relationship between the recent Gaza war on October 7, 2023, and Chinese President Xi Jinping’s initiative for global civilization, in the face of the control of the United States of America and its Western allies over the global system and global values, and their adoption of concepts such as “the superiority of Western democracy, the clash of civilizations, the new cold war, and other such narrow concepts in the face of China and the countries of the Global South. With the American and Western efforts to return the era of “ideological competition” through the competition of Western liberal values in the face of Chinese communism, through the explicit American call to build a “value alliance” in the face of China, creating ideological confrontations, and promoting the slogans of “democracy against tyranny”, which affects the dialogue. Civilizational conflict between various countries and cultures of the world, which poses a threat to peace and development around the world.
Western and American academics have also begun to promote phenomena and concepts that entrench the ideological and civilizational rivalry and conflict facing China primarily, such as their promotion of what is known as the “black swan phenomenon”, which refers to a series of unexpected events in financial circles, which negatively affect the world with no ability to the United States of America and its Western allies seek to save the world, especially the developing world, from the clutches of the collapse of the national economies of a number of poor and developing countries, without controlling them financially, economically, and politically, while controlling their capabilities. The Western promotion of the “gray rhino” phenomenon has also begun, which is a phenomenon that refers to slow risks that seem trivial and do not represent a threat from the West’s point of view, and thus do not pay attention or help their owners.
Therefore, the decisive Chinese response came in the face of calls from the West and the United States of America to return to the era of the “Cold War” with the Soviet Union, but with a new guise and different slogans, through the Chinese keenness to put forward more concepts and slogans (ideological guidance and enlightenment for the future of human society). By introducing initiatives to promote global civilizational, cultural and development dialogue, such as the initiatives (Global Development and the Global Security Initiative to the Global Civilization Initiative) by President “Xi Jinping” emphasizing China’s desire to present itself as a constructive force for world peace, a contributor to global development, a defender of international order, a promoter of the progress of human civilization, and a seeker of human progress and harmony in the world. With China’s criticism of Western civilization’s concepts of democracy, human rights, a culture of peace and dialogue, and others. From China’s point of view, it is not a global form of development of human civilization. Rather, exchange and learning between different civilizations is what, from Beijing’s point of view, constitutes a strong driving force for enhancing the process of modernization in human society. Here, the Chinese Communist Party focuses on the common development of mankind, based on the Chinese concept centered on (the bond of a common future for mankind). By emphasizing the dissemination of China’s Global Civilization Initiative, and promoting in various international forums and conferences, China’s position of defending diversity, equality, tolerance, respect, cooperation, harmony, and learning towards various global civilizations.
The (Global Civilization Initiative) is the third initiative presented by Chinese President “Xi Jinping” to the international community, in addition to the (Global Development Initiative) presented by President “Xi” in the general debate of the seventy-sixth session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2021, coinciding with (Global Security Initiative) presented by President “Xi” during the opening session of the annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia in 2022. Here, these three major initiatives of President “Xi Jinping” are considered three solid pillars that support the “nexus of a common future for humanity”, according to the vision of Chinese President “Xi Jinping” and the ruling Communist Party in China.
The importance of the “Global Civilization Initiative”, which was launched by President “Xi Jinping” on March 15, 2023, comes during the high-level dialogue between the Chinese Communist Party and global political parties in Beijing. President “Xi” also explained China’s concept of global civilization on several different occasions, such as: (Conference on the Dialogue of Asian Civilizations – Boao Forum for Asia – CEO Summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation “APEC” Forum), and others.
Chinese President “Xi Jinping”, in his capacity as General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and President of China, seized this opportunity to launch the “Global Civilization” initiative, under the slogan “Hand in hand on the path to modernization.” The most important broad outlines around which China’s Global Civilization Initiative is centered are: China’s call to the world to deepen dialogue and exchange between different civilizations through tolerance and mutual learning and presenting Chinese wisdom and innovative solutions, in order to promote a higher level of international cooperation. As President Xi Jinping’s Global Civilization Initiative promotes the necessity of joint cooperation in light of the intersection of multiple challenges and crises, various countries and civilizations should urgently work together to deal with global challenges related to the future and destiny of all humanity. With Chinese President “Xi Jinping” confirming, during his explanation of his international and international initiative on (global civilization), that his initiative aims to lay the foundations of tolerance, coexistence, exchanges, and mutual learning between all different civilizations, which are matters that play an indispensable role in advancing the process of modernizing humanity and flourishing the garden of civilization universality, since the fate of all countries is closely linked at the present time.
Hence, China has worked to promote its Global Civilization Initiative, through its Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East, as China began appointing its Special Envoy to the Middle East since 2019, the Chinese diplomat “Zhai Jun”, with China constantly promoting, through him, the importance of the Global Civilization Initiative for all Countries of the Arab region and the Middle East, which reflects China’s awareness of the role required of it in working to reduce tension in the Middle East region, and mediating to defuse its crises that have been raging for decades, such as achieving the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement, resolving the Palestinian issue, and putting forward many Chinese initiatives after the Gaza War. The latter, or Operation “Al-Aqsa Flood,” since October 7, 2023, with the aim of reshaping and integrating global and human civilization, by calling for civilizational, cultural and developmental dialogue, rejecting violence and extremism in the Gaza Strip, and China hosting a delegation from the Hamas movement, to discuss the situation and provide innovative solutions under China’s sponsorship.
The Chinese position on the developments taking place in Palestine after the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation reflects China’s awareness of the roots of the crisis, and its insistence on bringing the world back to looking at it in its comprehensiveness, and not being limited to the symptoms and side and detailed events, through the language of dialogue and joint human and civilizational consultation, as a guarantee of reaching to seek innovative and immediate solutions to resolve the current crisis in the Gaza Strip, and to develop comprehensive, radical and civilized solutions to the entire Palestinian issue, from a Chinese point of view.
Therefore, the open Chinese vision came to put forward the “Gaza Reconstruction” initiative, and link it to the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative, as a practical application of the concept and initiative of “Global Civilization,” which has become “a new, high-level design for reform and opening up for China, and it is considered an openness at a higher level and resonates strongly with Striving to achieve high-quality development”. Here the Belt and Road Initiative goes beyond infrastructure. It represents a Chinese solution to global development issues and achieving global human and civilizational dialogue and consultation, according to the Chinese White Paper on (Development of the Belt and Road Initiative), and linking it to China’s Global Civilization Initiative, through the Chinese recognition that the current deficit in peace, development and governance represents a tremendous challenge to humanity, which It provides an opportunity for the Belt and Road Initiative to play a role in achieving greater global civilizational rapprochement, in the interest of the Palestinians and their cause. Here came Chinese President Xi Jinping’s assertion that: “Just as China cannot develop in isolation from the world, the world needs China for its development”.
I believe that President Xi Jinping’s proposal for the Belt and Road Initiative was primarily motivated by his keenness to share Chinese development experiences with the rest of the world, within the framework of a kind of cultural communication common to all. As President “Xi” stated, the BRI endeavor “does not mean reinventing the wheel”. Instead, it aims to integrate the development strategies of the countries concerned by capitalizing on their relative strengths. At the same time, President “Xi” stressed that: “The Belt and Road Initiative that he proposed aims to achieve common and win-win development for all”.
From here we understand the extent of the Chinese side and President Xi Jinping’s keenness, in his capacity as Secretary-General of the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party in China, to resolve the Palestinian issue and ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, and to set fair conditions for all parties to stop this ongoing war through dialogue and humanitarian and civilizational consultation. With the Chinese pledge to integrate the Palestinians into their Belt and Road Initiative, which is in line with President Xi Jinping’s commitment to achieving greater cultural and civilizational openness, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has played a vital role in linking the world’s most urgent development needs with what China excels at, in terms of Building roads and bridges for greater global civilizational, cultural and humanitarian interconnection, which is what Chinese President “Xi Jinping” and the Chinese Permanent Representative for Peace in the Middle East region are keen to achieve in the interest of the Palestinian people and their cause, away from the selfishness of the West, hegemonic policies and the imposition of American conditions, including According to President Xi’s vision, it provides a good understanding of the needs of developing countries, and serves as a fair and profitable solution for the Palestinians and the importance of their international recognition, by integrating Palestine into issues of global civilizational and humanitarian dialogue under the auspices of China as a leader of the countries of the Global South.
