Xi Jinping's 'Civilizational Footprints': China's Head-of-State Diplomacy as a Model of Mutual Respect

A Xinhua feature, part of a series on Chinese head-of-state diplomacy, presents President Xi Jinping's global engagements as demonstrations of China's respect for diverse civilizations. The article recounts Xi's visits to cultural sites like Chichén Itzá in Mexico and Bukhara in Uzbekistan, framing his personal curiosity and quoted remarks on civilizational exchange as evidence of China's 'big-country bearing' (大国气派). It argues that mutual respect and learning among civilizations, a concept captured by the phrase 'each beauty its own, all beauties shared' (各美其美，美美与共), is central to China's foreign policy and global development.