Cctv newsAt 10: 00 this morning (September 26th), the Press Office of the State Council, China released the A Global Community of Shared Future: China’s Proposals and Actions White Paper and held a press conference. The white paper comprehensively introduces the ideological connotation and vivid practice of building a community of human destiny, aiming at enhancing the understanding and understanding of the international community and building broad consensus.
The white paper, with a total of about 22,000 words, is divided into five parts except the preface and conclusion, namely: mankind stands at the crossroads of history; Answer the questions of the times and describe the future vision; Rooted in deep historical and cultural soil; There are both the goal direction and the realization path; China is both an advocate and an activist.
Join hands to build a community of human destiny: China’s initiative and action
(September 2023)
People’s Republic of China (PRC)
the State Council Information Office
catalogue
foreword
1. Man stands at the crossroads of history.
(A) interdependence is the historical trend.
(2) Global challenges require a global response.
(C) the new era calls for new ideas
Second, answer the questions of the times and describe the future vision.
(A) the establishment of new ideas in international relations
(2) Highlight the new features of global governance.
(C) to create a new pattern of international exchanges
(4) A new vision of building a better world together
Third, take root in deep historical and cultural soil
(1) Inheriting Chinese excellent traditional culture
(B) Reflect the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s feelings about the world.
(3) Carry forward the fine diplomatic tradition of New China.
(D) eclectic achievements of outstanding human civilization.
Fourth, there are both the goal direction and the realization path.
(A) to promote new economic globalization
(2) Take the road of peaceful development.
(C) building a new type of international relations
(D) Practice true multilateralism.
(5) carry forward the common values of all mankind.
5. China is both an advocate and an activist.
(1) Promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road"
(2) Implementing the "Three Global Initiatives"
(3) act together with more and more countries and regions.
(4) Injecting strong impetus into international cooperation in various fields.
Concluding remarks
foreword
There is only one earth in the universe, and human beings share a home.
However, the planet we live on is facing an unprecedented crisis — — There are both known and unknown; There are both predictable and unpredictable. The survival of human civilization has become a realistic issue that must be faced. More and more people realize that compared with the accumulation of material wealth, it is particularly urgent to find the spiritual guidance for the sustainable development of human civilization in line with the ultimate concern for human destiny.
Ten years ago, the Chairman of the Supreme Leader put forward the idea of building a community of human destiny, with the purpose of answering the questions of the world, history and times about "where is mankind going", lighting the way forward for the world that is hesitating to seek, and contributing to China’s plan for people of all countries to join hands to protect their homes and share a prosperous future.
Building a community of human destiny means that the future and destiny of every nation, every country and everyone are closely linked. We should share weal and woe, strive to build our planet, which was born and raised in Sri Lanka, into a harmonious family, promote the construction of a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, tolerance, cleanliness and beauty, and turn people’s longing for a better life into reality.
Building the concept of a community of human destiny, focusing on the well-being of all mankind, has both realistic thinking and future foresight; It not only depicts a beautiful vision, but also provides a practical path and action plan; It concerns not only the future of mankind, but also the fate of each individual.
In the past 10 years, the concept of building a community of human destiny has been continuously enriched and developed. From 2013, when the Chairman of the Supreme Leader first proposed it at the Moscow Institute of International Relations, to 2015, when he proposed the overall framework of "five in one" at the general debate of the 70th UN General Assembly, and to 2017, when he proposed the overall goal of building "five worlds" at the UN headquarters in Geneva, the ideological connotation of the concept of a community of human destiny has been continuously deepened and expanded.
In the past 10 years, the practice of building a community of human destiny has been steadily advanced. From bilateral to multilateral, from regional to global, this concept has achieved all-round and groundbreaking fruitful results, and the "One Belt and One Road" initiative, the global development initiative, the global security initiative and the global civilization initiative have taken root, bringing the world a huge dividend of prosperity and stability and creating a solid livelihood well-being.
In the past 10 years, the concept of building a community of human destiny has been deeply rooted in people’s hearts. More and more countries and people realize that this concept conforms to the common interests of all mankind, reflects the aspirations of the people of the world for peace, justice and progress, and brings together the greatest common denominator of people of all countries to build a better world. The international community generally believes that the concept of the community of human destiny transcends egoism and protectionism, breaks the hegemonic thinking of individual countries, reflects China’s unique views on the direction of human development, and is of great significance for promoting unity and cooperation among countries and creating a better future for mankind.
In order to comprehensively introduce the ideological connotation and vivid practice of building a community of human destiny, enhance the understanding and understanding of the international community, build a broad consensus, and better join hands with other countries to build a community of human destiny, the Government of China hereby issues this white paper.
1. Man stands at the crossroads of history.
We live in an era full of hope and challenges. Standing at the crossroads of history, is it unity or division, openness or closure, cooperation or confrontation? How to choose is related to the overall interests of mankind and also tests the wisdom of all countries.
(A) interdependence is the historical trend.
From the development history of human society, human beings have gone all the way from primitive society and experienced agricultural revolution, industrial revolution and information revolution, but no matter how the productive forces develop and progress, they have not changed the most fundamental reality: the earth is the only home for human survival. All countries have the responsibility to jointly protect the safety of the earth and the future of mankind. If we compete viciously or even meet each other for power and profit, we will only embark on the road of self-destruction in the end.
Since ancient times, the simplest desire of mankind has been peace and development. After the baptism of wars and conflicts, especially after the catastrophe of two world wars, people all over the world have significantly improved their awareness of cherishing peace, expanding cooperation and common development, and the concept of human family has become more deeply rooted in people’s hearts, and people’s yearning for and pursuit of community has become more ardent.
Globalization has optimized the allocation of factors of production such as capital, information, technology, labor and management all over the world, turning isolated small lakes and rivers into the sea of Wang Yang, breaking the original closed state of self-sufficiency of all ethnic groups, making the market a world market and history a world history.
Today, with the rapid development of information technology, the Internet, big data, quantum computing and artificial intelligence are developing rapidly. The world of human communication is deeper and wider than ever before, and countries are more closely related and interdependent than ever before. Globalization is not a choice, but a reality and even a way of life. The global village is becoming smaller and smaller. Looking around the world, the farthest distance on the earth is no more than a 24-hour direct flight. The world is becoming more and more "flat", and you can instantly link to the other side of the world by clicking on the screen of your mobile phone. The integrated world is there, and whoever rejects it will be rejected by the world.
Living under the same blue sky, no matter close neighbors or distant friends, big countries or small countries, developed countries or developing countries, a community of interests, responsibilities and destiny is increasingly forming. Only when the overall destiny of mankind is taken care of can the bright hopes of every country, every nation and everyone be realized. Whether the future is sunny or rainy, cooperation and mutual benefit are the only correct choice.
(2) Global challenges require a global response.
Today’s world is in a great change that has never happened in a hundred years. All kinds of old and new problems and complex contradictions overlap, collide and ferment. Human society is facing unprecedented challenges, and instability, uncertainty and unpredictability have become the norm.
The peace deficit is deepening. Since the end of World War II, human society has maintained overall peace for more than 70 years, but the factors threatening world peace are still accumulating. The war in Eurasia has been rekindled, the situation continues to be tense, hot issues are emerging one after another, the arms race is lingering, the "sword of Damocles" of nuclear war is hanging high, and the world is facing the risk of falling back into confrontation or even war.
The development deficit continues to expand. The global economic recovery is weak, unilateralism and protectionism are rampant, and some countries have built "small yards and high walls", pushed "decoupling and breaking chains" and clamored for "risk removal" in the supply chain, and economic globalization has encountered countercurrent. The COVID-19 epidemic has swallowed up the global development achievements, and the problems such as the gap between the North and the South, the development fault and the technology gap have become more prominent. The human development index declined for the first time in 30 years, with more than 100 million poor people in the world and nearly 800 million people living in hunger.
The security deficit is increasingly prominent. International strategic competition is becoming increasingly fierce, there is a lack of trust among major powers, the Cold War mentality is coming back, ideology is fighting against the old tune, hegemonic bullying behaviors such as bullying, extortion and zero-sum game are doing great harm, and non-traditional security challenges such as terrorism, cyber attacks, transnational crimes and biosafety are on the rise.
Governance deficit is more severe. The world is facing multiple governance crises, such as energy crisis, food crisis and debt crisis. The urgency of global climate governance is highlighted, and the green and low-carbon transformation has a long way to go; The digital divide is widening, and artificial intelligence governance is absent. The epidemic situation in COVID-19 is like a mirror, reflecting that the machine of global governance system is lagging behind the times, and even fails to operate on some issues, which needs to be reformed and improved urgently.
In the face of global crisis, countries are not riding in more than 190 small boats, but on a big ship with common destiny. Small boats can’t stand the wind and waves, only giant ships can stand the stormy waves. No country, no matter how powerful, can conquer the world, and global cooperation is necessary. All countries should join hands, integrate "I" into "we" and jointly build a community of human destiny, so as to tide over the difficulties together and create the future together.
(C) the new era calls for new ideas
We are in a changeable era, and we are facing a world that changes with each passing day. Traditional international relations theory is increasingly difficult to explain today’s world and solve the dilemma faced by mankind, and the thinking of "national power must dominate, advocating strength and zero-sum game" is increasingly inconsistent with the direction of the times. Human society urgently needs new ideas that conform to the characteristics of the times and conform to the historical trend.
"A strong country will dominate" is not an unavoidable historical law. The essence of "national power must dominate" is a typical hegemonic thinking, which reflects the disastrous practice of hegemonic wars of great powers in history. China has never agreed that "national hegemony is inevitable", and our historical wisdom is that "national hegemony is inevitable". China’s development and revitalization depends on its own efforts, not aggression and expansion. Everything China has done is to lead a happier life for its own people and provide development opportunities for the people of the world, not to replace or defeat anyone.
"The law of the jungle" is not the way of human coexistence. This logic simply transplanted the jungle law of nature to human society and believed in the supremacy of power, which fundamentally undermined the principle of national sovereign equality and world peace and stability. In the era of globalization, you have me and I have you, which determines that the law of the jungle and the winner-take-all are a dead end that is getting narrower and narrower. Inclusiveness and mutual benefit are the right path in the world. China has always advocated fairness and justice, insisted on developing friendly cooperation with other countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, and devoted itself to promoting the democratization of international relations.
The zero-sum game of "you lose and I win" will eventually fail. Some countries cling to zero-sum thinking and unilaterally pursue absolute security and monopoly advantages, which will not help their long-term development, but also pose a serious threat to world peace and prosperity. No country should expect others to lose, but should strive to win together with other countries. China has always integrated its own development with that of the world, and has always combined the interests of the people of China with the common interests of the people of all countries. If the world is good, China can be good; China is good, and the world is better.
Second, answer the questions of the times and describe the future vision.
Standing at the crossroads of where to go, mankind faces two completely different orientations: one is to regain the cold war mentality, provoke division and opposition, and create group confrontation; The other is based on the common well-being of mankind, committed to unity and cooperation, advocating openness and win-win, and practicing equality and respect. The game and contest of two orientations and two choices will profoundly affect the future of mankind and the earth.
Building a community of human destiny, adhering to openness and tolerance, mutual benefit and win-win, and upholding fairness and justice, is not to replace another system with one system or another civilization with one civilization, but to share interests, rights and responsibilities in international affairs among countries with different social systems, ideologies, histories and cultures and different levels of development. Build the concept of a community of human destiny, stand on the right side of history and on the side of human progress, establish new ideas for international relations, provide new wisdom for global governance, create a new pattern for international exchanges, and paint a new vision for a better world.
(A) the establishment of new ideas in international relations
The current international order is facing multiple challenges. Some countries pursue the logic of supremacy of strength, bullying, looting and zero-sum games are prevalent, the development gap is widening, and the security deficit is increasing. The practice of alliance confrontation and closed exclusion runs counter to the development direction of multipolarization and is incompatible with the trend of international relations after the end of the Cold War. Especially with the rise of a large number of emerging market countries and developing countries, the inadaptability of the current international order to the development of the times has become more prominent. "What kind of world to build and how to build this world" has become a major issue concerning the future and destiny of mankind.
Facing the question of the times, China’s answer is to build a community of human destiny. The community of human destiny means that the future and destiny of every nation and country are closely linked, and they should share weal and woe, live in harmony and win-win cooperation. This concept stems from the rational design of the relationship between countries, from the general consensus and common expectation of the international community, and from China’s responsibility and responsibility as a great power.
In the global village, all mankind is a big family with common destiny. The interests of countries meet, the destinies are intertwined, and they share common weal and woe, and more and more become a destiny community with you and me. The concept of the community of human destiny transcends the "small circle" rule of group politics, transcends the logic of the supremacy of strength, transcends the "universal value" defined by a few western countries, conforms to the trend of the times, advocates global cooperation, and promotes the development of the international order in a more just and reasonable direction.
(2) Highlight the new features of global governance.
The concept of the community of human destiny advocates that all countries in the world share the same breath and destiny, and has the distinctive characteristics of openness, tolerance, fairness and justice, harmonious coexistence, multi-learning, unity and cooperation.
— — Open and inclusive. Don’t draw a line with ideology, don’t target specific objects, don’t form gangs, and don’t engage in exclusive "small circles". There are many rivers in the sea, and tolerance is great. Advocating the democratization of international relations, the fate of the world should be shared by all countries, international rules should be written by all countries, global affairs should be governed by all countries, and development achievements should be shared by all countries.
— — Fairness and justice. The world should be fair and not overbearing. No country has the power to take charge of international affairs, dominate the fate of other countries or monopolize the advantages of development. It is necessary to maintain the international order based on international law, safeguard the authority of the international rule of law, and ensure the equal and uniform application of international law. We must not engage in double standards, and we must not "use them together or abandon them if they disagree".
— — Live in harmony. All countries have achieved peaceful coexistence and common development on the premise of seeking common ground while reserving differences. The earth is not an arena for national wrestling, but a big stage for human coexistence. The development of countries is harmonious but different, which is the coordination and unity of differences and diversity. The vitality of world development lies in the coexistence of such diversity.
— — Multi-dimensional mutual learning. Different history and national conditions, different nationalities and customs have given birth to different civilizations. Diversity of human civilization is a basic feature of the world, and exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations are an important driving force for human progress. We should respect each other and work together to promote different civilizations to shine in exchanges and mutual learning.
— — Work together. Advocate "plan profit when plan the world benefit". Building behind closed doors can only get poorer and poorer. From the perspective of "national priority", the world is narrow and crowded, and it is always "fierce competition"; From the perspective of common destiny, the world is vast and there are opportunities for cooperation everywhere. It is no longer possible to cope with global development problems by going it alone, and it is the only choice for all countries to work together.
(C) to create a new pattern of international exchanges
China put forward a "five in one" overall framework for building a community of human destiny, including partnership, security pattern, development prospect, civilized exchange and ecological system, which created a new pattern of international exchanges.
Establish a partnership pattern of equal treatment, mutual business and mutual understanding. The United Nations Charter runs through the principle of sovereign equality. All countries in the world are equal, and we cannot bully the small with the big, bully the weak with the strong and bully the poor with the rich. Adhere to multilateralism and do not engage in unilateralism; We should pursue the new concept of win-win, win-win and win-win instead of the old thinking that you lose and I win, and the winner takes all. We should build a global partnership at the international and regional levels and embark on a new path of state-to-state exchanges of "dialogue without confrontation and partnership without alliance". Great powers get along with each other, or conflict, non-confrontation, mutual respect and win-win cooperation. When big countries get along with small countries, they should treat each other as equals, practice the correct concept of justice and benefit, combine justice and benefit, and justice is more important than benefit.
Establish a fair, just, co-construction and sharing security pattern. In the era of economic globalization, the security of all countries is interrelated and affects each other. No country can seek its own absolute security on its own, and no country can reap stability from the turmoil of other countries. The law of the jungle is the law of the jungle, not the way to get along. Militarism is a hegemonic practice, and you can only shoot yourself in the foot. We should abandon all forms of cold war mentality and establish a common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security concept.
Establish an open, innovative, inclusive and mutually beneficial development pattern. Development together is true development, and sustainable development is good development. To achieve this goal, we should uphold the spirit of openness and promote mutual help and mutual benefit. The long-term development of the world cannot be based on the fact that one group of countries are getting richer while another group of countries are long-term poor and backward. Development should be placed at the top of the international agenda, so as to reduce the inequality and imbalance of global development and prevent any country or individual from falling behind.
Establish a pattern of civilized exchanges that is harmonious but different and eclectic. There are more than 200 countries and regions, more than 2,500 nationalities and many religions in the world. The diversity of human civilization endows the world with colorful colors, which brings communication, communication breeds integration and integration produces progress. Only by adhering to the concept of civilization of equality, mutual learning, dialogue and tolerance, respecting each other, learning from each other and living in harmony in diversity can the world be rich and colorful and prosperous. We should respect all civilizations, treat each other as equals, learn from each other and be eclectic, so as to promote the creative development of human civilization.
Establish an ecological pattern of respecting nature and green development. Humans can use and transform nature, but in the final analysis, it is a part of nature, and we must care for nature and not be above it. We should solve the contradictions brought by industrial civilization, aim at harmonious coexistence between man and nature, and realize the sustainable development of the world and the all-round development of man. Firmly establish the consciousness of respecting nature, adapting to nature and protecting nature, and adhere to the road of green, low-carbon, circular and sustainable development.
(4) A new vision of building a better world together
China proposed to build a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, tolerance, cleanliness and beauty. From the overall framework of "Five in One" to the overall goal of "Five Worlds", the concept of community of human destiny has expanded the historical vision and deepened the ideological connotation, anchored a clearer goal and painted a clearer picture for the future of mankind.
Persisting in dialogue and consultation and building a world of lasting peace means bidding farewell to the sword of war and forging the plow of peace forever. On the stone tablet in front of the UNESCO headquarters building, there is a sentence engraved, "War originated from people’s minds, so it is necessary to build a barrier to defend peace in people’s minds." In the history of mankind, the obsession with power and hegemony has led to frequent wars and countless lives, and the lessons are painful and profound. We should remove these fuses that induced wars ideologically. Big countries should treat small countries equally, and don’t be overbearing and buy and sell. No country can create turmoil and war at will, undermine the international rule of law, and open Pandora’s box. We must respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, and respect the development path and social system independently chosen by the people of all countries.
Insisting on co-construction and sharing and building a universal and safe world is to bid farewell to absolute security and achieve common security. There is no absolute safe paradise in the world, and the security of a country cannot be based on the turmoil of other countries, and the threat of other countries may also become a challenge for the country. If the neighbor has a problem, you should not just think about tying up your own fence, but should help. The more we face global challenges, the more we should cooperate to deal with them, and jointly turn pressure into motivation and crisis into vitality. In the face of complicated threats to international security, it is impossible to fight alone, let alone blindly believe in force. Cooperative security and common security are the correct choices to solve the problem. It is normal for countries to have differences, and they should be properly resolved through dialogue and consultation. As long as we have sincere wishes, hold enough goodwill and show political wisdom, no matter how big the conflict is, no matter how thick the ice is, it can be broken.
Adhering to win-win cooperation and building a world of common prosperity means bidding farewell to winners and sharing the fruits of development. Today, the international community has become a complicated, exquisite and organic machine. Dismantling a component will make the whole machine run with serious difficulties. We must adhere to the correct direction of economic globalization and oppose anyone’s technological blockade, scientific and technological gap and development decoupling. To make the cake of the global economy bigger, we must divide it well, so that the fruits of development can benefit people of all countries more fairly and achieve real win-win cooperation.
Adhering to exchanges and mutual learning and building an open and inclusive world is to bid farewell to the superiority of civilization and achieve beauty and beauty. The world can fully accommodate the common growth and progress of all countries. The success of one country does not mean that another country will inevitably fail. There is no universally applicable development path in the world. Only the development path that can continuously benefit the people is the most vital. All countries and ethnic groups respect each other’s differences, and they are harmonious but different. Different civilizations should learn from each other’s strong points and make common progress, so that exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations can become the driving force for the progress of human society and the link for maintaining world peace.
Adhering to green and low-carbon and building a clean and beautiful world means bidding farewell to fishing and enjoying green mountains forever. Man and nature coexist, and hurting nature will eventually hurt human beings. Natural resources such as air, water, soil, and blue sky are not used and cannot be sustained. Industrialization has created unprecedented material wealth, but also produced irreparable ecological trauma. We can’t eat ancestral rice, cut off our descendants’ roads, and engage in development in a destructive way. Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets. We should follow the concept of harmony between man and nature and seek the road of sustainable development, so that everyone can look at the starry sky, see the green hills and smell the flowers.
Building a community of human destiny has put forward China’s plan for reforming and improving the international governance system. Building a community of human destiny is not to reinvent the wheel or start a new stove, but to promote the democratization of international relations and the development of global governance in a more just and reasonable direction. This important concept brings together the greatest common denominator of the people of all countries seeking peace, development and stability, draws the greatest concentric circle among countries with different cultural backgrounds and development levels, transcends all kinds of old thinking of zero-sum game, power politics and cold war confrontation, and becomes the general goal of diplomacy with China as a big country with characteristics in the new era, and a clear banner leading the trend of the times and the direction of human progress.
Third, take root in deep historical and cultural soil
The concept of the community of human destiny is based on the profound cultural heritage of China, originated from the road practice of Chinese modernization, inherited and carried forward the fine tradition of new China diplomacy, absorbed and used for reference the outstanding achievements of human civilization, and showed a long historical heritage, distinctive imprint of the times and rich humanistic connotation.
(1) Inheriting Chinese excellent traditional culture
Chinese excellent traditional culture is the crystallization and essence of Chinese civilization, which provides beneficial enlightenment for people to understand and transform the world, contains important enlightenment to solve the problems faced by contemporary human beings, and contains rich genes of human destiny community.
Chinese culture takes the concept of harmony as its spiritual core, upholds the value orientation of "harmony is the most precious, but harmony is different", pursues the lofty ideal of "harmony and coexistence", and respects different countries and cultures "the United States and the United States share the same goal".
The Chinese nation has always emphasized "one country under the sun", advocated "harmony between the people and the country", followed the communication principle of "being strong and not holding the weak, being rich and not bullying the poor", and looked forward to a beautiful world of "taking a trip to the avenue and making the world public".
Since ancient times, the Chinese nation has respected the heart of benevolence and fraternity, advocated the spiritual pursuit of "Germany is not alone, and there must be neighbors", adhered to the way of dealing with the world, and pursued the principle of "paying equal attention to justice and interests, putting justice first".
The Chinese nation has always advocated the way of establishing oneself and reaching others. "If you want to establish yourself and reach others, you can reach others." I believe that helping others means helping yourself. "Don’t do to others what you don’t want others to do to you", and don’t impose your will on others.
The Chinese nation has always followed the natural view of "Taoism and nature, harmony between man and nature" and practiced the ecological view of "fishing without steel, cruising without lodging", which embodies the awe and love for the universe and the pursuit of harmonious coexistence between man and nature.
(B) Reflect the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s feelings about the world.
Persisting in thinking of the world is one of the precious historical experiences accumulated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) in the past century. For more than 100 years, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has worked hard for the happiness of the people of China, the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, the progress of mankind and the great harmony of the world, led the people of China out of the Chinese modernization road, created a new form of human civilization, laid a solid foundation, explored historical laws and opened up a broad road for building a community of human destiny.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) has always insisted on developing itself, helping the world and benefiting the world, not only to make the people of China live a good life, but also to help the people of other countries live a good life and make new and greater contributions to mankind. Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, the Communist Party of China, drew a grand blueprint for comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese modernization, and clearly put forward that promoting the building of a community of human destiny is one of the essential requirements of Chinese modernization, closely linking the future and destiny of China with that of mankind.
The Chinese-style modernization initiated and expanded by the people of China under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) not only has the characteristics of China based on its own national conditions, but also has the common characteristics of modernization in all countries. Whether it is the huge population and common prosperity, the harmony between material civilization and spiritual civilization, the harmonious coexistence between man and nature, or the path of peaceful development, it has contributed concrete historical experience for developing countries, and provided a healthier and more sustainable choice for joining hands in the bright future of the community of human destiny.
(3) Carry forward the fine diplomatic tradition of New China.
Over the past 70 years, China’s diplomacy has grown and forged ahead in the turbulent international situation, accumulated fine traditions, honed its tenacity and forged its unique spirit. Building a community of human destiny has inherited and carried forward the diplomatic ideas, strategic thoughts and fine traditions since the founding of New China, and has been constantly innovating in the magnificent diplomatic practice of a big country with China characteristics.
After the founding of New China, China adhered to an independent foreign policy of peace and put forward policies and ideas such as the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence and "Three Worlds", which gained a firm foothold, gained respect and expanded its influence in the international arena. Since the reform and opening-up, China has put forward that peace and development are the themes of the times, advocated promoting world multipolarization and democratization of international relations, and promoted the construction of a harmonious world. China’s all-round diplomacy has made important progress.
In the new era, China holds high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win, comprehensively promotes the diplomacy of a big country with China characteristics, and forms an all-round, multi-level and three-dimensional diplomatic layout. China creatively put forward new ideas such as promoting the building of a community of human destiny, new international relations, common values of all mankind, building the Belt and Road Initiative, global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative, and advocated important concepts such as global governance, correct justice and interests, security, development, cooperation and ecology, which embodied distinctive China characteristics, China style and China style.
(D) eclectic achievements of outstanding human civilization.
Building the concept of a community of human destiny, carrying forward the excellent culture that spans time and space, transcends the country, is full of eternal charm and has contemporary value in the long river of human history, condensing the value consensus of people of different nationalities, beliefs, cultures and regions, and drawing on the outstanding achievements of the integration of multiple civilizations in the world, reflecting the universal aspirations and common aspirations of all mankind.
All the civilizations in the world contain the historical wisdom of building a community of human destiny. Ancient Greek philosophers made an early exploration of the human community based on the city-state. They believed that it was necessary to pursue common interests through concerted action and advocated that human beings must maintain a harmonious life with each other. India’s ancient books and records the motto "There is one family under heaven". The Ubuntu spirit, a traditional African value concept, advocates "we are therefore we are" and emphasizes that people are interdependent and inseparable.
The concept of building a community of human destiny reflects the similarities between different civilizations such as peaceful development, unity and symbiosis, and win-win cooperation. There is a proverb in Russia that "you can be fearless in the same boat"; Some Swiss writers put forward that "we should not serve war and destruction, but peace and understanding"; There is a proverb in Germany that "one person’s effort is addition, and a team’s effort is multiplication"; There is an African proverb that "a log cannot build a house"; There is an Arabic proverb, "Walking alone is fast, and many people travel far"; Mexican poets have a famous saying, "Only when it is beneficial to the world can we benefit our country"; There is a proverb in Indonesia that "sugarcane grows in the same hole and citronella grows in clusters"; There is a proverb in Mongolia, "Neighbors are connected with each other and share the same fate" and so on. All these reflect the profound world cultural origin and rich ideological background.
The concept of building a community of human destiny is based on the recognized basic principles of international relations. Since modern times, the establishment of a just and reasonable international order has been the goal pursued by mankind. From the principle of equality and sovereignty established by the Peace Treaty of Westphalia to the international humanitarian spirit established by the Geneva Conventions; From the four purposes and seven principles defined in the Charter of the United Nations to the five principles of peaceful coexistence advocated by the Bandung Conference, these recognized principles accumulated in the evolution of international relations have become an important foundation for building a community of human destiny.
Fourth, there are both the goal direction and the realization path.
Building a community of human destiny is China’s China wisdom in handling contemporary international relations from the general trend of world peace and development, China’s plan to improve global governance, and China’s proposal to meet various challenges in the 21st century. Ideas lead actions, and direction determines the way out. The international community should work together to turn the grand blueprint into a road map and turn the beautiful vision into reality step by step.
(A) to promote new economic globalization
Economic globalization is the inevitable trend of world economic development, and it conforms to the trend of the times that people of all countries want to develop and cooperate. Economic globalization in history has contributed to the great prosperity of trade, the great convenience of investment, the great mobility of personnel and the great development of technology, and has made important contributions to the development of the world economy.
However, economic globalization has also accumulated many problems and disadvantages, and there has been a "turning wave". The current mode of economic globalization is difficult to reflect the voices and interests of developing countries. The jungle law of "the law of the jungle" and the zero-sum game of "you lose and I win" and "the winner takes all" have caused the rich to get richer and the poor to get poorer, and the gap between the rich and the poor in developed countries and developing countries has widened. Individual countries blame the internal governance problems on economic globalization and other countries, and often adopt unilateralism, protectionism and bullying, destroying the global industrial chain, value chain, supply chain and consumption chain, leading to disorder and even conflict in the existing international trade order.
Promoting new economic globalization is an inevitable requirement for building a community of human destiny. All countries should adhere to the open policy orientation, take a clear-cut stand against protectionism, oppose "building a wall and setting up a base", oppose unilateral sanctions and extreme pressure, promote economic linkage and integration among countries, and jointly build an open world economy. All countries should promote the establishment of a fair, reasonable and transparent system of international economic and trade rules, promote the liberalization and facilitation of trade and investment, promote the further opening, exchange and integration of the global economy, and promote the formation of an open, inclusive, inclusive, balanced and win-win economic globalization so that people of all countries can share the fruits of economic globalization and world economic growth.
Opening up should be a two-way trip, not a one-way street. You can’t ask other countries to open up and close your own door at the same time. Some countries always want to "decouple" China and build a "small courtyard and high wall", which will only bite themselves in the end. Some people hype about "reducing dependence" and "removing risks", which is actually creating new risks. Risk prevention and cooperation are not antagonistic. Non-cooperation is the greatest risk, and non-development is the greatest insecurity. If "de-China" is carried out in the name of "de-risk" and "de-dependence", it means de-opportunity, cooperation, stability and development.
The current scientific and technological revolution marked by artificial intelligence will have an incalculable and profound impact on the new round of economic globalization and the development of human society. It is necessary to explore the establishment of relevant rules and standards, which is not only conducive to the innovative development of science and technology, but also adheres to the bottom line of human security. It is also necessary to take care of the interests of all countries, especially developing countries, and ensure that technological innovation operates on the basis of the rule of law and recognized international norms, led by human beings, serves human beings and conforms to human values.
(2) Take the road of peaceful development.
History tells us that if a country wants to develop and prosper, it must grasp and conform to the general trend of world development, otherwise it will be abandoned by history. The trend of today’s world is peace, development, cooperation and win-win. The old road of colonialism and hegemonism will not only be impassable, but will certainly hit the wall. The road of peaceful development is the right path in the world.
The pursuit of peace, harmony and harmony is deeply rooted in the spiritual world of the Chinese nation and deeply melted into the blood of the people of China. China used to be one of the most powerful countries in the world for a long time, but it left no record of colonizing and invading other countries. China’s adherence to the path of peaceful development is the inheritance and development of the Chinese cultural tradition of loving peace for thousands of years.
China has always adhered to an independent foreign policy of peace, and always emphasized that the purpose of China’s foreign policy is to safeguard world peace and promote common development. China opposes all forms of hegemonism and power politics, does not interfere in other countries’ internal affairs, and will never seek hegemony or expand. China is stipulated in this way in policy, designed in this way in system, and has always done so in practice.
The world needs peace, just as people need air, just as everything needs sunshine for growth. The path of peaceful development is beneficial to China and the world, and we can’t think of any reason not to stick to this path. China adheres to the path of peaceful development, and hopes that other countries will follow the path of peaceful development together. Only by seeking, protecting and sharing peace can all countries achieve their development goals and make greater contributions to the world. Only when everyone takes the road of peaceful development can countries live in peace and build a community of human destiny.
(C) building a new type of international relations
The reason why the new international relations are new is that they have embarked on a new path of state-to-state exchanges, opened a new chapter in world history in which countries with different civilizations and systems coexist peacefully and develop together, and created conditions for building a community of human destiny.
To build a new type of international relations, we should uphold the principles of mutual respect, fairness, justice and win-win cooperation. Mutual respect means persisting in treating people with sincerity and equality, and opposing power politics and bullying. Fairness and justice means that all countries should abandon the simple materialistic orientation and the supremacy of competition to ensure that different countries can obtain equal development rights and opportunities. Win-win cooperation means that all countries should abandon the idea of blindly seeking their own greater interests, take into account the legitimate concerns of all countries when pursuing their own interests, and promote common development of all countries when seeking their own development.
The foundation of building a new type of international relations lies in deepening and expanding the global partnership of equality, openness and cooperation. China insists on developing friendly cooperation with other countries on the basis of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence. Promote coordination and benign interaction among major powers, and promote the construction of a pattern of peaceful coexistence, overall stability and balanced development among major powers. Adhere to the foreign policy of being sincere and caring for each other, being good neighbors and partners, and deepen friendship, mutual trust and interest integration with neighboring countries. Adhere to the true and sincere concept and the correct concept of justice and interests, strengthen unity and cooperation with developing countries, and safeguard the common interests of developing countries.
A big country is a key factor in building a new type of international relations. The greatness of a big country lies not in its size, size and fist, but in its breadth of mind, pattern and responsibility. Great powers should take the future and destiny of mankind as their priority and shoulder greater responsibility for world peace and development, instead of seeking monopoly on regional and international affairs by relying on their strength. Big countries should strengthen coordination and cooperation, respect each other’s core interests and major concerns, adhere to empathy and mutual understanding, and treat small countries equally. By building a community of human destiny, emerging powers and defending powers can avoid falling into the "Thucydides Trap", find the correct way of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win-win cooperation, and realize common ground while reserving differences and common development among countries with different civilizations and social systems.
(D) Practice true multilateralism.
To build a community of human destiny, we must practice true multilateralism. "Small-circle multilateralism" is group politics, "domestic priority multilateralism" is unilateral thinking, and "selective multilateralism" is a double standard. The world should be fair, not overbearing. China is opposed to all forms of unilateralism, to factionalization and exclusive "coterie" against specific countries, and to actions that undermine the international order and create a "new cold war" and ideological confrontation under the banner of so-called "rules".
China has always firmly upheld the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and the authority and status of the UN. All kinds of confrontations and injustices in today’s world are not because the purposes and principles of the UN Charter are out of date, but precisely because they have not been effectively implemented. China insists that there is only one system in the world, that is, the international system with the United Nations as the core; There is only one order, that is, the international order based on international law; There is only one set of rules, that is, the basic norms of international relations based on the purposes and principles of the UN Charter.
China actively participates in leading the reform of the global governance system. Adhere to the concept of global governance, that is, global affairs should be discussed by everyone, the governance system should be built by everyone, and the results of governance should be shared by everyone, so that countries can become participants, contributors and beneficiaries of world peace and development.
(5) carry forward the common values of all mankind.
China put forward the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind, understood different civilizations’ understanding of value connotation with a broad mind, respected people of different countries’ exploration of their own development paths, carried forward the common values of all mankind contained in Chinese civilization, transcended the narrow historical limitations of so-called "universal values" and embodied the value pursuit of the community of human destiny.
Peaceful development is a common cause. The tree of peace cannot grow on barren land, and the fruits of development cannot bear fruit in the bonfire of the sky. To solve all kinds of global challenges, the fundamental way out lies in seeking peace and achieving development. Fairness and justice are common ideals. No country can go its own way and engage in hegemony and bullying in the world. Democracy and freedom are the common pursuit. There is no democracy based on one respect, let alone superior democracy. Democracy is not Coca-Cola. One country produces raw pulp, and the whole world tastes the same. Democracy is not an ornament, but should be used to solve practical problems. Trying to monopolize the "patent" of democracy, forcibly defining the "standard" of democracy, concocting the false proposition of "democracy against authoritarianism" and provoking the dispute between political system and ideology is pseudo-democracy in the name of democracy. To carry forward the common values of all mankind is not to regard any one value as a statue, but to advocate seeking common ground while reserving differences, harmony without differences, full respect for the diversity of civilizations, and respect for the right of all countries to choose their own social systems and development paths.
The more human society develops, the more it is necessary to strengthen exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations. Countries should respect each other and treat each other as equals, abandon arrogance and prejudice, deepen their understanding of the differences between their own civilizations and other civilizations, and promote exchanges, dialogues and harmonious coexistence among different civilizations; We should make our own civilization full of vitality, create conditions for the development of other countries’ civilizations, and make the world’s civilized gardens flourish. We should be open, inclusive, learn from each other, strive to break down the barriers of cultural exchanges, actively absorb the nutrients of other civilizations, learn from each other, learn from each other’s strengths and make progress together; We should keep pace with the times, innovate and develop, constantly absorb the essence of the times, and provide inexhaustible motive force for the development of civilization with innovation.
5. China is both an advocate and an activist.
The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step. Over the past 10 years, China has made great contributions to the building of a community of human destiny with firm beliefs and solid actions.
(1) Promote high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road"
The "One Belt, One Road" initiative is a vivid practice of building a community of human destiny and a popular international public product and international cooperation platform provided by China. Since the initiative of "Building the Belt and Road" was put forward 10 years ago, we have adhered to the principle of sharing, building and sharing, adhered to the concept of openness, greenness and honesty, and made continuous progress along the direction of high-quality development with the goal of high standards, sustainability and benefiting people’s lives, from tamping foundations and erecting columns to taking root and lasting development, playing symphonies of "hard connectivity", "soft connectivity" and "heart connectivity", and building a wide participation of all parties.
Policy communication has been deepening. As of July 2023, more than three-quarters of countries and more than 30 international organizations have signed cooperation documents. China successfully hosted the first and second "Belt and Road" international cooperation summit forums in 2017 and 2019 respectively. This year, the third "Belt and Road" international cooperation summit forum will be held, which will unite the greatest synergy to jointly promote the high-quality construction of the "Belt and Road". The connectivity of facilities has been continuously strengthened, and the interconnection framework of "six corridors, six roads, multi-countries and multi-ports" has basically taken shape. The "four-in-one" interconnection layout of land, sea, sky and network based on railways, ports and pipe networks has been continuously improved, with economic corridors such as the new Eurasian Continental Bridge as the guide, large passages such as the China-Europe train and the new land-sea passage as the skeleton. The smooth flow of trade is constantly improving. According to the report of "One Belt, One Road" Economics released by the World Bank, the full implementation of the "One Belt, One Road" initiative will increase the trade between participating countries by 4.1%. By 2030, the "Belt and Road Initiative" will generate $1.6 trillion in revenue for the world every year. The financing has been continuously expanded, and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank and Silk Road Fund have been established one after another, providing investment and financing support for hundreds of projects. The people’s hearts are constantly promoting.A series of "happiness roads", "connecting bridges" and "development zones" are constantly emerging in the co-construction countries. The "small but beautiful, quick-acting, benefiting people’s livelihood" projects such as fungus, water wells and hybrid rice have been solidly promoted, constantly improving the sense of acquisition and happiness of the people in the co-construction countries.
The Belt and Road Initiative originated in China, and the opportunities and achievements belong to the world. Since the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor 10 years ago, it has injected strong momentum into Pakistan’s economic and social development. China-Laos Railway has realized the long-cherished wish of the Lao people to "change the land lock country into a land link country". Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway has become the first railway in Southeast Asian countries to achieve a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. The Inner Mongolia Railway has boosted the local economic growth by more than 2 percentage points. 600 wells in Malawi have become "happiness wells" for the local 150,000 people. The "Steel Camel Team" of China-Europe trains has helped China and Europe go in both directions. "Luban Workshop"
This initiative is an economic cooperation initiative, not a geopolitical alliance or a military alliance, and it does not target anyone or exclude anyone; It is an open and inclusive process, not a "small circle" or "China club" behind closed doors; It is a "hundred flowers garden" for China to share opportunities and seek common development with the world, not to build its own back garden; Sunshine avenue is a place where all parties advance hand in hand, not a private path of one party. All interested countries can join in, participate, cooperate and benefit together.
The international community spoke highly of this initiative, believing that the Belt and Road Initiative is not a simple road or an economic belt, but an initiative for the common progress of all mankind, which has opened up a new path for the common development of all countries. The "Belt and Road Initiative" promotes the process of modernization in developing countries and promotes cooperation across continents into a new era.
(2) Implementing the "Three Global Initiatives"
It is generally recognized that peace and stability, material richness and spiritual richness are the basic pursuits of the development of human society. Development is the material basis of security and civilization, security is the fundamental premise of development and civilization, and civilization is the spiritual support of development and security. China put forward the global development initiative, global security initiative and global civilization initiative, which pointed out the direction of human society from the three dimensions of development, security and civilization, and they echoed and complemented each other, which became an important support for promoting the building of a community of human destiny and a Chinese plan for answering major issues related to human peace and development.
— — China put forward the global development initiative, which sent a strong voice of the times to focus on development and revitalize cooperation, and contributed China’s strength to solving development problems and promoting global development. The most fundamental goal of global development initiatives is to accelerate the implementation of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2030. The core requirement is to adhere to people-centeredness. The most important concept is to advocate a global development partnership that is United, equal, balanced and inclusive. The most critical measure is to adhere to action orientation, promote stronger, greener and healthier global development, and build a global development community.
China hosted a high-level dialogue on global development and put forward 32 important measures to implement the initiative, including the creation of a "global development and South-South cooperation fund" with a total amount of 4 billion US dollars; We will launch the third China-FAO Trust Fund for South-South Cooperation, and will increase investment in the China-United Nations Peace and Development Fund. In the past two years, the global development initiative has been widely responded by the international community, the implementation mechanism has been continuously improved, and pragmatic cooperation has gradually landed to jointly address outstanding issues such as food security, poverty alleviation and energy security. The Global Development Promotion Center has been running smoothly, the global development initiative project library has been expanding, and more than 200 cooperative projects have blossomed. At the same time, China issued the Global Development Report, which promoted the establishment of a global development knowledge network and contributed China’s wisdom to solving development problems. At present, more than 100 countries and international organizations have supported global development initiatives, and more than 70 countries have participated in the "Group of Friends of Global Development Initiatives" established at the United Nations.
China insists on promoting world development through its own development. Thoroughly implement the new development concept, focus on promoting high-quality development, and promote the construction of a new development pattern. More than 1.4 billion Chinese has stepped into a modern society as a whole, which means that a market equivalent to the total size of existing developed countries will be rebuilt, providing more opportunities for all countries to share the big market in China. China pioneered the China International Import Expo, and successfully held China International Fair for Trade in Services, China Import and Export Fair, China International Consumer Goods Expo and other major exhibitions. We will promote all countries to share the opportunities of China’s institutional opening, and steadily expand the institutional opening of rules, regulations, management and standards. We will implement the Foreign Investment Law and related supporting regulations, and the new Catalogue of Industries Encouraging Foreign Investment, continuously reduce the negative list of foreign investment access, build a free trade pilot zone with high quality, and accelerate the construction of Hainan Free Trade Port.
China adheres to win-win cooperation and common development. As the largest developing country in the world and a member of the "global South", China has provided assistance to other developing countries within its capacity to help recipient countries improve their development capabilities. Actively carry out international exchanges and cooperation, cooperate with nearly 20 international organizations such as the World Food Programme, the United Nations Development Programme, UNICEF, UNHCR, the World Health Organization and the International Committee of the Red Cross, and implement more than 130 projects in nearly 60 countries including Ethiopia, Pakistan and Nigeria, focusing on "small but beautiful, benefiting people’s livelihood", covering poverty alleviation, food security, anti-epidemic and climate change, with more than 3,000 beneficiaries. Actively promote and fully implement the G-20 debt relief initiative, making the greatest contribution to the G-20 debt relief initiative, and signing debt relief agreements or reaching consensus with 19 African countries to help Africa alleviate its debt pressure.
China firmly promotes the construction of an open world economy. China has become a major trading partner of more than 140 countries and regions, and has signed 21 free trade agreements with 28 countries and regions. We will implement the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement with high quality, actively promote the accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and the Digital Economy Partnership Agreement, and expand the global high-standard free trade area network. Promote the internationalization of RMB, improve financial standards and internationalization level, and better realize the integration of interests between China and other countries.
— — China’s global security initiative aims to work with the international community to carry forward the spirit of the Charter of the United Nations, advocate the spirit of unity to adapt to the profoundly adjusted international situation, respond to various traditional and non-traditional security risks and challenges with win-win thinking, and embark on a new security road of dialogue without confrontation, partnership without alliance, and win-win instead of zero-sum.
In February 2023, China officially released the Concept Document of Global Security Initiative, which further explained the core concepts and principles of the initiative, defined the key cooperation directions of the initiative, and put forward suggestions and ideas on the platform and mechanism of the initiative cooperation, demonstrating China’s responsibility for maintaining world peace and firm determination to protect global security. Global security initiative is an international public product, serving the interests of people all over the world and safeguarding the peace of people all over the world.
China is the mainstay of maintaining world peace. We will persist in handling disputes over territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests with relevant countries through negotiation and consultation, peacefully resolve land boundary issues with 12 of the 14 land neighbors through negotiation and consultation, and complete the demarcation of the Beibu Gulf between China and Vietnam. Faithfully fulfilling the duties and missions of a permanent member of the Security Council, it is the second largest contributor to the United Nations, the second largest contributor to peacekeeping, and the largest troop contributor to peacekeeping operations among the permanent members of the Security Council. Over the past 30 years, China has sent more than 50,000 peacekeepers to more than 20 countries and regions to participate in UN peacekeeping operations, which has become a key force in UN peacekeeping. China has sent 45 batches of more than 100 sub-ships to escort more than 7,000 Chinese and foreign ships in the Gulf of Aden-Somali waters.
Faced with hot issues one after another, China has always been committed to playing the role of a responsible big country and promoting the settlement of international and regional issues such as the Korean Peninsula, Palestine, the Iranian nuclear issue, Syria and Afghanistan. On the issue of Ukraine, China actively persuaded peace and promoted talks, successively put forward the ideas of "Four Should’s", "Four Common Points" and "Three Thoughts", and issued the document "China’s Position on Political Settlement of the Ukrainian Crisis". China sent a special representative for Eurasian affairs to have extensive contacts and exchanges with relevant parties on the political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis. Thanks to China’s mediation, Saudi Arabia and Iran achieved historic reconciliation, which set an example for regional countries to resolve contradictions and differences through dialogue and consultation and achieve good-neighborliness and friendship, and effectively led the "reconciliation tide" in the Middle East.
China is actively committed to cooperating with all parties in non-traditional security fields such as counter-terrorism, biosafety and food security, and proposes an international food security cooperation initiative under the framework of the G20 to promote the adoption of the BRICS Food Security Cooperation Strategy. The official opening of the China-Pacific Island Cooperation Center for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation is another powerful action taken by China to help developing countries meet non-traditional security challenges under the framework of the initiative.
— — China put forward the global civilization initiative, and jointly advocated respecting the diversity of world civilizations, promoting the common values of all mankind, attaching importance to the inheritance and innovation of civilizations, and strengthening international cultural exchanges and cooperation. The Global Civilization Initiative issued a sincere appeal to the whole world to promote the exchange and dialogue of civilizations and promote the progress of human civilization through tolerance and mutual learning, which injected spiritual impetus into promoting the building of a community of human destiny.
China held a high-level dialogue meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political parties, a summit meeting between the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the world’s political party leaders, and a conference on dialogue among Asian civilizations, and extensively carried out bilateral and multilateral political party exchanges and cooperation activities to promote various forms of folk diplomacy, urban diplomacy, and public diplomacy. Continue to deepen cooperation with UNESCO and the United Nations World Tourism Organization. China has been included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List, with 43 projects on the roster.
China has hosted more than 30 large-scale cultural and tourism years (festivals), such as the Italian Culture and Tourism Year in China, the Greek Culture and Tourism Year in China and the Spanish Culture and Tourism Year in China. It has promoted the continuous development of 16 multilateral exchange and cooperation mechanisms and 25 bilateral cooperation mechanisms, and continued to hold home cultural activities such as the Arab Art Festival and the International Art Festival Meet Beijing. The Happy Chinese New Year has been held for more than 20 years, and in 2017 it will be held in more than 130 countries. Promote the "Belt and Road" cultural and tourism exchanges, implement the "Cultural Silk Road" plan, and establish the Silk Road international alliance of theaters, museums, art festivals, libraries and art galleries. About 3000 pairs of sister cities (provinces and States) have been established with various countries. Carry out "Hello! China "inbound tourism promotion work.
The international community has positively evaluated the "Three Global Initiatives", believing that they reflect China’s global vision and growing international influence, and provide comprehensive solutions to the current problems facing mankind. Global development initiatives are highly compatible with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, especially echoing the aspirations of developing countries for development. The Global Security Initiative upholds the concept of common security, attaches importance to comprehensive policies, adheres to the road of cooperation, seeks sustainable security, and contributes wisdom to meeting international security challenges; The Global Civilization Initiative advocates that all countries respect the diversity of world civilizations, which helps to promote exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations.
(3) act together with more and more countries and regions.
China has put forward a series of initiatives to build a community of destiny at the regional and bilateral levels, and made joint efforts with relevant parties to build consensus, expand cooperation and play a constructive role in regional peace and development.
The Community of Destiny between China and Africa was first proposed as a regional community of destiny. It adheres to sincerity and friendship, treats each other as equals, combines justice and interests, puts justice first, develops for the people, is pragmatic and efficient, is open, inclusive and eclectic, and has become a model for China and regional countries to build a community of destiny. China, Arab countries, China-Latin America, China-Pacific island countries and other communities of destiny have made rapid progress, which has become a vivid portrayal of developing countries’ unity, cooperation and hand in hand.
Neighboring communities of destiny have been constantly taking root, and the construction of China-ASEAN communities of destiny has been continuously promoted. China-ASEAN cooperation is the most fruitful, dynamic and substantial in East Asian regional cooperation. The political mutual trust between the two sides has been continuously improved, and high-level exchanges have been frequent. Dialogue and cooperation mechanisms have been established in nearly 50 fields and institutions. New progress has been made in building a community of destiny for the Lancang-Mekong countries. The Community of Destiny of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has achieved fruitful results, and the construction of the China-Central Asia Community of Destiny has made solid progress. The first China-Central Asia Summit was successfully held and the China-Central Asia summit mechanism was established, making positive contributions to lasting peace and common prosperity in the region and the world.
At the bilateral level, China is building different forms of community of destiny with more and more friendly partners. China has issued action plans, joint statements or reached important consensus with Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Mongolia, Cuba, South Africa and other countries on building a bilateral community of destiny, and has implemented full coverage of the community of human destiny with the five Central Asian countries at the bilateral level. The concept has become more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and practical achievements have poured out, which has really promoted local development and construction and promoted people’s livelihood and well-being.
The community of human destiny is a vibrant, open and inclusive system. Countries with different geographical regions, historical cultures, social systems, economies and development stages can seek common ground while reserving differences, strengthen cooperation and seek win-win results as long as they agree with the core concept of a community of human destiny. China will join hands with more and more regions and countries to promote the building of a community of human destiny and make due contributions to the development of all countries and the progress of human civilization.
(4) Injecting strong impetus into international cooperation in various fields.
The concept of the community of human destiny is directed at the peace deficit, development deficit, security deficit and governance deficit facing the world today. It has put forward rich ideas in the fields of health, climate change and network security, which have been translated into concrete actions, making China’s unique contribution to solving world problems.
In the face of the COVID-19 epidemic, China proposed to build a human health community. Standing in the "first phalanx" of international anti-epidemic cooperation, China has carried out global emergency humanitarian relief and provided assistance and support to more than 150 countries and international organizations within its capacity. Adhering to the "first attribute" of vaccine public products, it was the first to promise the new crown vaccine as a global public product, the first to support the intellectual property exemption of vaccine research and development, and the first to cooperate with developing countries in vaccine production. Act as the "first echelon" of vaccine fair distribution, and contribute China’s strength to the cause of human health with its firm commitment and practical actions.
Facing the chaos and disorder of cyberspace governance, China proposed to build a community of cyberspace destiny. Actively participate in the UN cybersecurity process and support the UN to play a central role in global governance of cyberspace. World internet conference will be held, and world internet conference international organization will be established to build a platform for global Internet sharing and governance. The Global Data Security Initiative was launched, and the China-Arab Data Security Cooperation Initiative and the China+Five Central Asian Countries Data Security Cooperation Initiative were respectively issued with the League of Arab States and the five Central Asian countries to promote the formulation of global digital governance rules. We will promote the improvement of governance rules in Xinjiang, such as the deep sea, polar regions and outer space, and ensure that all countries share rights and responsibilities. When formulating new rules for Xinjiang’s territorial governance, fully reflect the interests and demands of emerging market countries and developing countries.
Facing the fundamental problem of global nuclear safety governance, China proposed to build a community of nuclear safety destiny, firmly safeguard the international nuclear non-proliferation system, promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy, and uphold a rational, coordinated and progressive nuclear safety concept. In response to the rising risk of nuclear conflict, China urged the leaders of the five nuclear powers to jointly issue a joint statement, reiterating that "a nuclear war cannot be won or won". Actively advocating the complete prohibition and thorough destruction of nuclear weapons, it is the only nuclear country that publicly promises not to be the first to use nuclear weapons and not to use or threaten to use nuclear weapons against non-nuclear-weapon States and nuclear-weapon-free zones.
Facing the increasingly complex maritime issues, China proposed to build a community of maritime destiny, and has always been committed to peacefully resolving disputes over territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests through dialogue and consultation. Sign and fully and effectively implement the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea with ASEAN countries, and continue to promote consultations on the Code of Conduct in the South China Sea. It is proposed to jointly build a blue economic partnership and strengthen the construction of maritime interconnection. Adhere to the road of cooperation in shelving disputes and joint development, and actively explore joint development of resources with maritime neighbors.
Facing the increasingly severe global climate challenge, China successively put forward some important ideas, such as building a community of life between man and nature and a community of life on earth. China actively promotes economic development and transformation, and promises to achieve peak carbon dioxide emissions by 2030, carbon neutrality by 2060, and complete the "1+N" policy system of carbon neutrality in peak carbon dioxide emissions. China has built the world’s largest clean power generation network, contributed 25% of the new green area in the world since the beginning of this century, supported the economic growth with an average annual growth rate of 3% of energy consumption, and became the country with the largest installed capacity of hydropower, wind power and solar power generation in the world. Actively participate in global environmental governance, advocate the international community to fully and effectively implement the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Paris Agreement, and adhere to the principle of "common but differentiated responsibilities". We will do our best to help developing countries improve their ability to cope with climate change, vigorously support the green and low-carbon development of energy in developing countries, sign 46 memorandums of understanding on South-South cooperation in dealing with climate change with 39 developing countries, and train about 2,300 officials and technicians in the field of climate change for more than 120 developing countries. As the president of the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, we made every effort to make the conference a success, and took the lead in setting up the Kunming Biodiversity Fund to promote the conclusion of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
Whether dealing with the current crisis or creating a better future, all countries need to help each other in the same boat, unite and cooperate. In the face of profound and broad changes in the past century, China proposed to build a community of human destiny, calling on all countries to uphold the concept of common destiny, fully communicate and negotiate, share the responsibility of governance, form a broad consensus and concerted action to deal with global issues, and inject confidence and motivation into the bright future of mankind.
Concluding remarks
All good principles should adapt to changing times to remain relevant. The proposal and practice of the concept of a community of human destiny has already brought together a broad consensus of unity and cooperation in the international community, bringing together a strong synergy to meet challenges. Looking forward to the future, this concept is bound to glow with more and more vivid truth power, more prominent leading role and ideological power beyond time and space, and open up a beautiful vision of common development, long-term stability and sustained prosperity for human society. The future of mankind is bright, but the bright future will not come automatically. Building a community of human destiny is not only a beautiful vision, but also a historical process, which needs relay running from generation to generation to achieve.
To realize this beautiful vision, confidence and determination are the first priority. The trend of the times of peace, development, cooperation and win-win is irresistible, and building a community of human destiny is the future of people all over the world. At the same time, building a community of human destiny cannot be achieved overnight, nor can it be smooth sailing. It requires long-term hard work and perseverance. You can’t give up your dreams because of the complexity of reality, and you can’t give up your pursuit because of the distant ideals.
To realize this beautiful vision, the pattern and mind are the foundation. The big era needs a big pattern, and the big pattern calls for a big mind. In the face of common challenges, no one or any country can be immune to it, and mankind can only work together and live in harmony. Only by strengthening coordination and cooperation and unifying the interests of their own people with those of people all over the world can all countries move forward in the direction of building a community of human destiny.
To realize this beautiful vision, responsibility and action are the key. The road to simplicity is the most important thing. Building a community of human destiny depends on the joint action of all countries. All countries should take the world as their responsibility, actively act as activists instead of spectators, strengthen dialogue, build consensus, promote peace, promote development, improve governance, and carry out global actions, global responses and global cooperation.
If the road is blocked and long, the line will arrive; If you do not stop, the future can be expected. Although the road ahead is tortuous, it is also full of hope. As long as all countries in the world unite, walk the world road together, plan and practice together in the right direction of building a community of human destiny, persist in their efforts bit by bit, and work tirelessly over time, we will certainly be able to build a world of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, tolerance, cleanliness and beauty, and jointly create a better future for mankind!
① Overall framework of "Five in One": establish a partnership of equal treatment, mutual business and mutual understanding, create a fair and just security pattern of joint construction and sharing, seek open, innovative, inclusive and mutually beneficial development prospects, promote civilized exchanges of harmony but diversity and eclecticism, and build an ecological system that respects nature and green development.
② The overall goal of building "five worlds": persist in dialogue and consultation and build a world of lasting peace; Insist on co-construction and sharing to build a universally safe world; Adhere to win-win cooperation and build a world of common prosperity; Adhere to exchanges and mutual learning to build an open and inclusive world; Adhere to green and low carbon, and build a clean and beautiful world.