Xi Jinping Emphasizes Mutual Learning Among Civilizations at the Grand Egyptian Museum

On September 2 local time, President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan visited the Grand Egyptian Museum accompanied by Egyptian President Sisi and his wife Entissar, and took a photo in front of the statue of Ramses II, learning about ancient Egyptian history and the museum’s collection of cultural relics. The Grand Egyptian Museum is currently the world’s largest museum dedicated to a single civilization, with a collection of more than 100,000 cultural relics. Xi had previously sent a congratulatory letter to Egypt on the museum’s opening, noting that the two ancient civilizations of China and Egypt should continue to deepen exchanges and mutual learning between civilizations. During the visit, Xi said that China and Egypt should promote a view of civilization based on equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness, and practice the Global Civilization Initiative, so as to pool more civilizational strength for advancing the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. The article also reviewed Xi’s visit to Egypt 10 years ago, the continuous deepening of exchanges between the two civilizations and practical cooperation between the two countries, and noted the ongoing progress in cooperation in trade and economics, green energy, digital economy, and other fields.