Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations

Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations 亚洲文明对话大会
Date(s)	15 May 2019
Location(s)	Beijing, China
Website	亚洲文明对话大会官网

The Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations was an Asian cultural exchange conference hosted by China. It opened in Beijing on May 15, 2019, with the theme of "Exchange and Mutual Learning among Asian Civilizations and a Community with a Shared Future".

Attending leaders

Attendees include heads of state and government from China, Cambodia, Greece, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Armenia, Mongolian leaders, and heads of international organizations such as UNESCO. More than 2,000 government officials and representatives from 47 Asian countries and other countries outside the region attended the opening ceremony and sub-forums of the conference. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Conference content

On May 4, 2019, Beijing released "Asia Meets in Beijing" for the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilizations

The conference included: ^[4]

• Opening Ceremony
• Asian Culture Carnival
• Six parallel sessions
• Asian Civilization Week

During the conference, Chinese President Xi Jinping stated "If someone thinks their own race and civilisation is superior and insists on remoulding or replacing other civilisations, it would be a stupid idea and disastrous act". ^[5]

References

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2. 潘洁; 伍岳 (2019-05-09). 张樵苏 (ed.). "习近平将出席亚洲文明对话大会并发表主旨演讲". 新华网. 新华社. Archived from the original on 2020-10-31. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
3. "中国宣布举办亚洲文明对话大会". 美国之音. 2019-05-09. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
4. 吴嘉林 (2019-05-07). 张樵苏 (ed.). "亚洲文明对话大会：架设互学互鉴的桥梁". 新华网. 新华社. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
5. Liu, Zhen; Ng, Teddy (15 May 2019). "Chinese President Xi Jinping warns of disaster if one civilisation imposes its will on another". South China Morning Post . Retrieved 27 June 2025.