On September 16, Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng said in his remarks at the handover ceremony for the repatriation of Chinese cultural property that the repatriation sets up a ladder of progress, bearing witness to the continuation and renewal of the Chinese civilization. With the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, more and more displaced Chinese cultural relics are returning home, where they are being better protected, utilized, and given new life.

Ambassador Xie noted that, at the Liangzhu site in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, the over 5,000-year-old ancient city is brought back to life through VR glasses. At the Yin Ruins in Anyang, Henan Province, artificial intelligence is helping decipher oracle bone script from over 3,000 years ago. The Zidanku silk manuscript, which returned to China from the U.S. last year, has reunited with other fragments at home, and is now undergoing comprehensive multidisciplinary decipherment. It is believed that, after returning to their homeland, the cultural relics handed over at the ceremony will also gain a new life, and inject fresh impetus into the development of both Chinese and world civilizations. China upholds openness, inclusiveness, and exchanges with the world in the preservation of cultural heritage. We are willing to actively share our experience and achievements, and work together with all to implement the Global Civilization Initiative, so that all civilizations will flourish and bloom.