AFP: Spokesperson for Japan’s Defense Ministry said today that two Chinese aircraft carriers were spotted operating in the Pacific Ocean at the same time. This is the first time that this has happened, the spokesperson said. Can the Foreign Ministry provide any details or comments on this?

Lin Jian: I answered that question yesterday. Let me reiterate that Chinese naval vessels’ activities in those waters are fully consistent with international law and international practices. Our national defense policy is defensive in nature. We hope Japan will view those activities objectively and rationally.

Beijing Daily: Last year, the 78th session of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution which declared June 10 as the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations. June 10 of this year marks the first International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations. We noted that a series of celebration activities were held at the UN headquarters and the locations of multiple UN agencies. UN Secretary-General, UNGA President and many heads of UN agencies expressed their congratulations. Could you share more information on that?

Lin Jian: One year ago, the 78th session of the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted the resolution proposed by China and co-sponsored by over 80 countries, and decided to declare June 10 as the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations. This is part of China’s efforts to actively advance the Global Civilization Initiative put forward by President Xi Jinping, and an important contribution to equal-footed exchanges and dialogue among civilizations, and to world peace and development.

Today is the first International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations. China, together with international organizations including the UN and many countries, held a variety of theme events in host cities of UN bodies such as New York and Geneva, as well as in many countries around the world. The events were live-streamed on the UN official website. Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivered a video address entitled “Promoting Dialogue Among Civilizations to Build a Better World”. He pointed out that in the face of the immense global impact from transformations unseen in a century, the international community should jointly uphold equality among civilizations, promote exchanges among civilizations, and advance the progress of civilizations so as to build an even better future of human civilizations. UN Secretary-General António Guterres, President of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly Philemon Yang, High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Miguel Ángel Moratinos and other heads of international organizations delivered remarks. They spoke highly of the global significance of the Global Civilization Initiative, called on the international community to strengthen solidarity, promote dialogue among civilizations, and safeguard peace and development.

The creation of the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations meets the shared desire of people around the world for more dialogue among civilizations to drive human progress, and reflects true multilateralism and the common values of humanity. China will remain guided by the Global Civilization Initiative, and work with the international community to give full play to the International Day for Dialogue Among Civilizations as an important platform to safeguard equality and promote exchanges and progress among civilizations, and jointly build a community with a shared future for mankind.

Shenzhen TV: We noted that recently, a good number of foreign businesses have continued their investment in China. The Danish Chamber of Commerce in China and the German Chamber of Commerce in China mentioned that European companies are fully motivated to continue to invest in China. AI, digital twins, driverless cars and other new technologies are the blue ocean for their cooperation with China. The American Chamber of Commerce in China said in its latest survey that most U.S. companies are not planning to exit China. Many foreign businesses also ramp up R&D and innovation for localization. What’s your comment?

Lin Jian: The fact that more foreign businesses are betting on China says a lot about the stability and certainty that China’s high-quality development and opening up provide and how much they are valued by the rest of the world. It is also the result of the strong dynamism created by China’s new quality productive forces and innovation ecosystem. To speed up institutional opening up, China launched the 2025 Action Plan for Stabilizing Foreign Investment, and revised and expanded the Catalogue of Encouraged Industries for Foreign Investment. Those new policy incentives cover sectors such as high-end manufacturing, digital economy and other frontier areas. In the first five months of this year, over 73,000 foreign companies generated imports and exports in China, hitting a five-year high. Right here in China, innovation breakthroughs keep coming, there is enormous demand for new industries and business formats, plus China’s unique advantages such as complete industrial and supply chains, abundant human resources and a well-developed innovation ecosystem. All of those are driving foreign businesses to invest rapidly in new quality productive forces and be embedded in China’s innovation process. More and more foreign businesses choose to have R&D in China and launch products to the world from China, creating sound dynamics between markets, businesses and resource factors.

From a manufacturing giant to an innovation powerhouse, China continues to offer the world opportunities through its progress. We will continue to improve the business environment, and provide foreign businesses with more policy incentives. We welcome more foreign businesses to come to China with a global perspective, and achieve win-win and all-win results as China looks to unleash new quality productive forces.