{"id":345051,"date":"2025-07-18T08:39:55","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=345051"},"modified":"2025-07-18T08:39:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T12:39:55","slug":"gregory-riviere-praises-china-for-global-peace-and-civilization","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/gregory-riviere-praises-china-for-global-peace-and-civilization\/","title":{"rendered":"Gregory Riviere praises China for &#8216;global peace and civilization&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_345052\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-345052\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-345052\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-2-642x330.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"329\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-345052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gregory Riviere<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gregory Riviere, who has been described as the International Secretary of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP), has praised China for leading in global peace and civilization.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He spoke to China Daily, China&#8217;s only national English newspaper that is owned by the Chinese Communist Party, during a visit to the Museum of Chinese Gardening and Landscapes Architecture in Beijing.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He told China Daily that he was impressed by the peacefulness of the museum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;What impressed me the most is the peacefulness and hence the reason why I think China should continue to lead as it relates to global peace and civilization,&#8221; he said.&#8221;China is a leader. &#8220;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He also thanked China for assisting in Dominica&#8217;s development and its recovery after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September 2017.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Thank China for the contribution that they continue to make in my country,&#8221; Riviere said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;China stepped in and helped us rebuild our country, and today if you come to Dominica you will not recognize the passage of Hurricane Maria, so (we) really want to thank China in a very big way.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Riviere was in China attending the Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting, a two-day event held last week, which attracted over 600 attendees from 140 countries and regions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In his interview with China Daily, Riviere wore a shirt with the words &#8220;Labour Still the Best Choice&#8221; written on it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Global Civilizations Dialogue Ministerial Meeting was held under the theme &#8220;Safeguarding Diversity of Human Civilizations for World Peace and Development.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">During the meeting, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China is ready to work with other countries in building a global network for dialogue and cooperation among civilizations, according to the Xinhua News Agency.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He gave his pledge that China will work with other countries to champion equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness among civilizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Gregory Riviere, who has been described as the International Secretary of the Dominica Labour Party (DLP), has praised China for leading in global peace and civilization. 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