Xi Jinping on building up China’s cultural strength

6月7日，首届文化强国建设高峰论坛在深圳开幕，中共中央总书记、国家主席、中央军委主席习近平向论坛发来贺信。6月2日，习近平总书记在北京出席文化传承发展座谈会上就推进社会主义文化强国建设，建设中华民族现代文明发表重要讲话。周报君摘录了习近平在贺信以及座谈会上的关于文化强国建设的经典语录，中英双语内容如下：

Chinese President Xi Jinping has sent a congratulatory letter to the First Forum on Building up China’s Cultural Strength, which opened in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, on June 7. He also made some remarks on turning China into a country with a strong socialist culture and fostering modern Chinese civilization at a meeting on cultural inheritance and development in Beijing on June 2. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts from Xi’s congratulatory letter and speeches on building up China’s cultural strength as follows:

我们党致力于铸就社会主义文化新辉煌。党的十八大以来，我们把文化建设摆在治国理政的突出位置，不断深化对文化建设的规律性认识，推动文化传承发展，社会主义文化强国建设迈出坚实步伐。

Our Party is endeavoring to secure new successes in developing socialist culture. Since the 18th CPC National Congress, we have placed developing cultural strength in a prominent position in governing the country, continuously deepening our understanding of the laws governing the development of cultural strength, promoting cultural inheritance and development. Solid steps have been taken in turning China into a country with a strong socialist culture.

我们要全面贯彻新时代中国特色社会主义思想和党的二十大精神，更好担负起新的文化使命，坚定文化自信，秉持开放包容，坚持守正创新，激发全民族文化创新创造活力。

We must ensure that the Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and the decisions of the 20th CPC National Congress are fully implemented. More efforts should be made to shoulder the new cultural mission, consolidate cultural confidence, remain open and inclusive, uphold fundamental principles and break new ground, and encourage the cultural innovation and creativity of the whole nation.

在新的历史起点上继续推动文化繁荣、建设文化强国、建设中华民族现代文明，不断促进人类文明交流互鉴，为强国建设、民族复兴注入强大精神力量。

It is imperative to continue boosting cultural prosperity, making China a leading country in culture, building a modern Chinese civilization and promoting exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and provide strong cultural and intellectual strength to build a stronger nation and achieve national rejuvenation.

摘自习近平2023年6月7日给首届文化强国建设高峰论坛的贺信

Excerpts from Xi’s congratulatory letter to the First Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength on June 7, 2023

中华文明具有突出的和平性决定了中国不断追求文明交流互鉴而不搞文化霸权，决定了中国不会把自己的价值观念与政治体制强加于人，决定了中国坚持合作、不搞对抗，决不搞“党同伐异”的小圈子。

The peaceful nature of the Chinese civilization determines that China will continue to pursue exchanges and mutual learning with different civilizations rather than cultural hegemony, that China will not impose its own values and political system on others, and that China will promote cooperation rather than confrontation and will not create exclusive blocs.

中华文明具有突出的包容性，从根本上决定了中华民族交往交流交融的历史取向，决定了中国各宗教信仰多元并存的和谐格局，决定了中华文化对世界文明兼收并蓄的开放胸怀。

The inclusivity of the Chinese civilization determines the harmonious coexistence of diverse religious beliefs in China and determines the open-minded and inclusive mentality toward various civilizations around the world.

摘自习近平2023年6月2日在文化传承发展座谈会上的讲话

Excerpts from Xi’s speech at the meeting on cultural inheritance and development on June 2, 2023

大家说

王博

北京大学副校长

Wang Bo

Vice President of Peking University

习近平总书记从党和国家事业发展全局战略高度，对中华文明的继承弘扬和创新发展进行了全方位、深层次思考，提出了新的观点、新的论断，创造性地丰富和发展了我们党关于文化建设的思想。

From a strategic perspective encompassing the holistic development of both the Party and the country, General Secretary Xi Jinping has introduced fresh views on the inheritance, promotion and innovative development of Chinese civilization, creatively enriching and developing the Party’s thinking on cultural development.

以上内容来自新华社

Source: Xinhua News Agency