Yao Wang
Advisor of Boao Forum for Asia
Silk Road Dialogue Consultant
Silk Road Dialogue International Think Tank Alliance Experts and Scholars
The significance and role of "Silk Road Dialogue”
Since President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative. It has aroused a warm response around the world. This topic is not only hotline in the corner but also around the world. This solution is the contribution of Chinese wisdom to humanity. It is also a Chinese program to promote world cooperation and development.
Under the impetus of the Belt and Road Initiative, dialogue and consultation have become an important means of cooperation. The Silk Road dialogue initiated by all relevant units has become such a new important channel. Therefore, it has special significance.
First of all, the Silk Road dialogue is in line with the general direction of the Belt and Road. The important content of the Belt and Road Initiative must promote the commonwealth of the people. The Silk Road dialogue is an important bridge and link between the people.
Second, the Silk Road dialogue is in line with the fine tradition of the Belt and Road. The Belt and Road has been for thousands of years and always adheres to the purpose of communication. The Belt and Road Initiative serves as a bridge of friendship and always understands and communicates with each other through the dialogue. It is conceivable that in that ancient era, how difficult for people to communicate in the low levels of science and technology of communication. But it is undeniable that such traditional trade channels cannot be formed without friendly communication and dialogue. The Belt and Road Initiative involves so many countries, ethnic groups and different cultural traditions, but it is not easy to integrate and communicate with each other and form an international trade chain. There is no other choice but to carry forward such a fine tradition.
Third, the Silk Road dialogue meets the practical needs of the Belt and Road initiative. The Belt and Road development has faced obstacles since it carried out to this day, there are so many countries, different cultures in the process of mutual integration and inevitably collide. In the process of collision, friction, disputes and quarrels are inevitable. Different stakeholders, cultural backgrounds, social development goals and needs, and different social stages will directly affect the interlinks between the Belt and Road. Therefore, there is a special need to strengthen dialogue and communication in the contemporary era. Through the dialogue, we will understand each other's concerns, mutual interests, social development goals, work guidelines and plans, so as to better achieve a purpose of coordination and communication, and form a consensus and win-win basis. Therefore, we can say that the Silk Road dialogue will play a vital role in the construction of the entire Belt and Road.
The form and content of Silk Road Dialogue
Silk roads are colorful. The dialogue of Silk Road should also be richness
The dialogue of Silk Road should first be a strategic dialogue. Every country has its own social development strategy. There are many commonalities between these strategies. The connection between these strategies is a kind of strategic cooperation. If the Belt and Road Initiative is a strategic initiative, then the development strategies among countries can be jointly expanded under this framework. At the same time, the commonality and individuality between the economic and social development strategies of various countries depend on the common development goal of human community. If we work with the same goal, it will be a joint force the social development. On the contrary, it may be a disaster for human being.
Secondly, the Silk Road dialogue should be a dialogue between the elites. The elite represents the essence of the thoughts for countries along the Silk Road. They are megaphones, spokespersons, and representatives of interests. Therefore, the Silk Road dialogue should be to organized targeted dialogues and communication between elites from all walks of life. For example, dialogue between think tanks, dialogue between educational circles, dialogue between financial circles, and dialogue between energy circles. Since the construction of the Belt and Road project attaches great importance to the connectivity of infrastructure, dialogue on infrastructure construction, dialogue on transportation, and dialogue in the communications industry are all very important. It is necessary to be good at organizing high-level, hierarchical, thoughtful and representative talents from all walks of life to form a good channel and mechanism for the dialogue.
Third, the Silk Road dialogue must pay special attention to the dialogue of the people. Strengthening cultural exchanges is a content that must be highly valued in the Silk Road dialogue, such as the exchange of education, art, culture and so on. Countries along the Silk Road have rich cultural civilizations and continue for thousands of years, each with their own advantages. The broad masses, with different lifestyles and culture, promote the development of their respective civilizations. In this development process, they have formed their own unique advantages, and they are tolerant and reinforcing each other, forming a harmonious cultural development context. In a good vision of the belt and road initiative, we should further strengthen communication and cooperation in the people’s heart, and form a further, multi-level, civilized dialogue channel, through mutual exchange of civilizations, learning from each other, thus forming a better, higher level of civilization and Civilization system. Enable more people to learn, understand, and be friendly to each other in order to form a big family and a community of human destiny.
Based on the above content of the silk road dialogue, we can take various forms to make approach. For example, the dialogue between representative cities, such as the dialogue between representative figures in the same industry, such as distinctive, targeted dialogues, forums, exchanges, seminars and interviews , these should be done in an eclectic, colorful, continuous, perseverance way.
The future and development of Silk Road Dialogue
The Silk Road dialogue not only has a long history, but also a new thing. Therefore, its development and growth should be the result of joint efforts.
In the development of the Silk Road dialogue, we must first continue to expand its influence, let more people know and take part in the dialogue, and turn this dialogue into a topic of common concern.
Secondly, encourage more leaders to pay attention to this dialogue and regard it as a bridges, platforms and powerful driving force for the development of all countries. It also can be regarded as the cultivation of talents and the improvement of quality in the social and economic development of all countries, an important means of friendly cooperation.
At the same time, we must continue to expand in content, continue to be rich in form, and constantly improve and refine in the process of implementation. In the process of advancing, we will continue to make greater social influence.
This requires that the intervention and propaganda of the news media must be strengthened. Through the power of the media, especially the power of modern technology media, the content of the dialogue will spread more widely and deeply into the hearts of the people. We should use better high-tech means, such as film and television, Weibo, and other means to bring this dialogue to the hearts of people in all countries.
In short, the Silk Road dialogue, bring us a bright future of mankind, a bright future of the Belt and Road Initiative, and shows that the results of our efforts will bring about the fruitful results we deserve. These results will not only benefit ourselves and for our future generations, these results will not only benefit countries along the Silk Road, but will benefit all humanity.
I sincerely wish that the Silk Road dialogue will be better and better, and the more successful it will be, the more influential it will be.
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