序言2005年10月20日,联合国教科文组织第33次全体大会以151票赞成,2票反对,2票弃权的结果通过了《保护文化多样性国际公约》。这是人类进入21世纪以后,国际关系史和国际法体系方面的一个重大事件。世界各国就文化与经济孰者为先的问题进行抉择,文化优先是多数国家的选择。但《公约》所主张的保护文化多样性到底是什么意思呢? Preface By 20 May 2005, the 33rd plenary meeting of UNESCO adopted the International Convention for the Protection of Cultural Diversity as a result of 151 votes in favor, 2 against and 2 abstentions. This is a major event that has taken mankind into the 21st century, the history of international relations and the system of international law. All countries in the world make a choice between the priority of culture and the economy, and cultural priority is the choice of most countries. But what is the meaning of the protection of cultural diversity advocated by the Convention?