british communication expert david ferguson: promoting cultural exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations online
2024-09-12
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on september 3, the world internet conference international organization held a theoretical seminar in beijing to promote the construction of a community with a shared future in cyberspace to a new stage, summarizing the theoretical achievements and practical experience of the concept of building a community with a shared future in cyberspace over the past decade, and exploring the profound connotation, great significance and contemporary value of jointly building a community with a shared future in cyberspace to a new stage. david ferguson, honorary english editor of the foreign languages press of the china foreign languages publishing administration, delivered a keynote speech on "online exchange - eight immortals crossing the sea, each showing their magical powers". the main content of the speech is as follows:
david ferguson
honorary english editor-in-chief of china foreign languages publishing house
over the past few decades, the development of the internet has brought about earth-shaking changes in the world. high-speed, convenient, and interconnected networks allow us to stay connected to everyone and everything anytime and anywhere. a global network society with high-speed connections and universal connectivity is an inevitable trend.
china plays a vital role in this historical process - china is currently undoubtedly a world leader in telecommunications infrastructure, equipment, components and software.
in the process of the development of the world's internet, the essence of china's rise is the people's desire to seek development and improve their lives, which is the legitimate right of the chinese people. online cultural exchanges and mutual learning of civilizations can better convey this fact. for example, the internet connects young people from all over the world. they have positive views and tend to communicate and build friendships. young people from different countries enhance their understanding through the internet and discover the same pursuit of a better life.
at the same time, this approach can also play a role in other fields such as culture and academia. the beauty of online communication lies in its flexibility - like-minded people in different countries can actively use the interconnection and sharing characteristics of online culture to share useful information with each other and achieve extensive civil dialogue. (editor: li wenjian)
source: world internet conference
