On May 30, 2025, Vice President Han Zheng attended the opening ceremony of the Fourth Dialogue on Exchanges and Mutual Learning Among Civilizations in Dunhuang and delivered a speech.

Han Zheng said that exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations are important driving forces for the progress of human civilization and world peace and development. President Xi Jinping pointed out that civilizations become colorful through exchanges and richer through mutual learning. As the future of all countries is closely connected, inclusiveness, coexistence, exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations will contribute to the common progress of humanity and promote global prosperity and development. All countries should respect each other and achieve mutual success, jointly advocating respect for the diversity of world civilizations and promoting the respective and collective prosperity of different civilizations. All countries should seek common ground while reserving differences, face challenges together, and take the common values of humanity as a bond to jointly paint a beautiful picture of human civilization. All countries should keep pace with the times and uphold fundamental principles while breaking new ground. Countries need to continuously harness the relevance of their histories and cultures to the present times, and push for creative transformation and innovative development of their fine traditional cultures in the process of modernization. All countries should engage in sincere dialogue and win-win cooperation, eliminate estrangement and misunderstandings through dialogue and communication, enhance mutual understanding and friendship, promote harmonious coexistence among different civilizations, and foster understanding and affinity among people of all countries.

Han Zheng pointed out that Chinese modernization, as a new form of human civilization, learns from other civilizations and contributes unique wisdom to the development of world civilizations. China will firmly stand on the right side of history and the side of the progress of human civilization. Together with other countries, China will uphold multilateralism, actively implement the Global Civilization Initiative, vigorously carry forward the Silk Road spirit, and deepen and substantiate high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, injecting strong impetus into the development and progress of human civilization.

Speaker of Botswana National Assembly Dithapelo Keorapetse, Vice President of the National Assembly of Laos Sommath Phonsayna, and former Nepali President Bidya Devi Bhandari, among other foreign representatives, stated that the world today faces ongoing conflicts and severe challenges in global governance. China has provided stability and certainty to the world through its own development. By promoting the Silk Road spirit and advancing the Belt and Road Initiative, China has strongly supported the economic and social development of the vast number of developing countries. The three global initiatives proposed by President Xi Jinping, including the Global Civilization Initiative, not only help enhance mutual understanding, exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations but also lay a solid foundation for building a new type of international order characterized by harmonious coexistence and win-win cooperation among countries in the world. They expressed the belief that the continuous implementation of the three global initiatives will bring more tangible benefits to the people of all countries.

The dialogue was jointly hosted by the Chinese Association for International Understanding and the People's Government of Gansu Province. About 400 people, including party leaders, experts and scholars, heads of international organizations and non-governmental organizations from various countries, as well as representatives from relevant Chinese departments, attended the dialogue.

Prior to the dialogue, Han Zheng had a group meeting with participating foreign representatives.