Xinhua Commentary Celebrate diversity in age of disarray

　　 "Harmonyfostersdiversity,homogeneityunderminessustainability,"ancientChinesephilosophyarguedmorethan2,,March27(Xinhua)--Inthearduousfightagainstaonce-in-a-centurypandemic,countriesaroundtheworldhaveadoptedvariousmeasuresthataublichealth,butalsoculturalandphilosophical--thatitisdiversity,notuniversalism,thathelpshumanityprevailagainstacommonenemy."Asasourceofexchange,innovationandcreativity,culturaldiversityisasnecessaryforhumankindasbiodiversityisfornature,"theUnitedNationsEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganization(UNESCO),however,culturaldiversityisoftenforgotten,,communityandnationallevels,"theclashofcivilizations."Som,nationwideprotestseruptedacrosstheUnitedStatesaftereightpeople,sixofthemwomenofAsiandescent,try,andshoutedmessageslike"Asiansarenotavirus."ThehorribleAtlantashootingsserveasanepitomeofxenophobicviolence,andacruelreminderofhowalackofinter-culturalunderstanding,coupledwithpoliticalmanipulationofethnicity,dperceptionthattheglobalneighborhood,insteadofcelebratingdiversity,isaplacewhereeverybodyshouldfollowonecertainsetofsuperiorvaluesanddothingsintheso-called"right",whoferventlypursuetheannihilationofdifferencesinthinkingandwaysoflifebyforcingtheircultureuponothers."Thereare200-oddcountriesandregions,over2,500ethnicgroupsandamultitudeofreligionsintheworldtoday,"ChinesePresidentXiJinpingsaidinaspeechdeliveredattheUNESCOheadquartersin2014."Wecanhardlyimagineifthisworldhasonlyonelifestyle,onelanguage,onekindofmusicandonestyleofcostume."XialsowarnedattheConferenceonDialogueofAsianCivilizationsin2019that"thethoughtthatonesownraceandcivilizationaresuperioran""Harmonyfostersdiversity,homogeneityunderminessustainability,"ancientChinesephilosophyarguedmorethan2,,whatmakesthehumanciv。