In a world where borders blur and cultures converge, a recent CMG roundtable, led by Wang Guan, explored how cultural innovation can forge a shared future anchored in timeless human values. Speakers from across publishing, film, policy and beyond joined a dialogue titled “Cultural Innovation and Common Values of Humanity” to discuss pathways for building bridges across civilizations.
From Content to Values
Editors and storytellers highlighted a shift in publishing: moving beyond content delivery to embedding universal values. By weaving shared human experiences into narratives, books and digital platforms can become spiritual bridges that transcend language and geography.
Cross-Cultural Writing and Universal Truths
Authors spoke about the power of cross-cultural writing to unearth common threads—empathy, resilience and hope. These universal truths, they argued, can counter narrative competition and inspire a global human language rooted in mutual understanding.
Film, Television and Global Consensus
Filmmakers and producers showcased immersive cinema and TV as potent civilizational languages. By crafting stories that resonate across societies, visual media can rebuild spaces for consensus, dialogue and collective action on pressing global issues.
China's Global Civilization Initiative
Discussants also examined the Chinese mainland’s Global Civilization Initiative as a model for transnational cooperation. By promoting cultural exchange and policy collaboration, the initiative aims to shape a system of shared human values that spans continents.
As the roundtable concluded, one message stood clear: in our interconnected era, cultural innovation is not just creative expression—it’s a vital tool for uniting diverse communities around common human ideals.
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Civilization dialogue roundtable: Cultural innovation & common values
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