Mutual learning among civilizations is an inevitable trend in the history of civilization. According to historical materialism, the role of mutual learning among civilizations operates on two levels. One level is that it promotes the richness and diversity of human civilization as a whole. The other level is that due to differences in productivity levels and social development levels among different civilizations, there are disparities in their civilizational functions and contributions to social progress. Based on these differences, through mutual learning among civilizations, people can recognize the advancement of other civilizations’ functions in civilizational comparisons, engage in learning and improvement, thereby enhancing the overall level of civilization and ultimately driving the progress of human society. The process of industrialization and modernization in the world has already proven this point. In the current construction of Chinese civilization, we should kep a leavning heontanol seize the opportunity of innovation-driven development.

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