International observers and overseas experts discuss the world significance of the concept of community of human destiny.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 28th (International Observation) Overseas experts discuss the world significance of the concept of community of human destiny.
Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Zan
This year marks the 10th anniversary of China’s idea of building a community of human destiny. The the State Council Press Office recently released the A Global Community of Shared Future: China’s Proposals and Actions White Paper, which comprehensively and systematically explained and summarized the theoretical construction and practical achievements of China in promoting the building of a community of human destiny in the past 10 years.
Experts from many countries believe that the concept of a community of human destiny put forward by China has a strong sense of the times, outstanding progressiveness and distinct practicality, which provides a path for promoting countries to work together to meet global challenges, points out the direction for the development of human society and has great world significance.
This is the Chinese and English version of the A Global Community of Shared Future: China’s Proposals and Actions White Paper released on September 26th. Xinhua News Agency reporter Cai Yang photo
Strong times — — Comply with the world trend and respond to the questions of the times
All good principles should adapt to changing times to remain relevant.
The world today is experiencing a great change that has never happened in a hundred years, and the international pattern is undergoing complex and profound evolution. Facing the questions of "What happened to the world? What should we do?", China accurately grasped the pulse of the times with broad strategic vision, outstanding political wisdom and strong mission, and deeply realized that the world is an inseparable community of destiny, and global challenges require concerted efforts and joint efforts of all countries.
The white paper points out that the world of human communication is deeper and wider than ever before, and countries are more closely related and interdependent than ever before. Countries are increasingly forming a community of interests, responsibilities and destiny with mixed interests and shared security. Only when the overall destiny of mankind is taken care of can the bright hopes of every country, every nation and everyone be realized.
"The concept of a community of human destiny is a major initiative put forward by China, who gathers the wisdom of all mankind when the world is facing a great change that has never happened in a century. It has answered many philosophical questions at the level of the world and all mankind. " Sherek Korjumbayev, editor-in-chief of Kazakhstan Industrial News, said that all countries in the world belong to the whole "global village", sharing weal and woe and connecting interests, just like living in a big family. It is the core pursuit of the community of human destiny to make the extended family prosper continuously.
Stratton habyarimana, a Rwandan economic analyst, said that many of the most pressing problems in the world, such as climate change, epidemic, poverty and conflicts, need long-term solutions that transcend national boundaries, and global cooperation is the key to effectively coping with these challenges.
Standing at the crossroads of history, some countries choose to regain the cold war mentality, provoke division and opposition, and create group confrontation. However, based on a profound understanding of the general trend of the world, China proposed a solution to build a community of human destiny with other countries.
The white paper points out that to build a community of human destiny, we should adhere to openness and tolerance, mutual benefit and win-win, and fairness and justice. We should not replace one system with another, nor one civilization with another, but countries with different social systems, ideologies, histories and cultures and different levels of development should share interests, rights and responsibilities in international affairs.
Alexei Rodionov, executive deputy director of the Department of Oriental Studies at St. Petersburg State University, believes that building a community of human destiny is the way forward outlined by China according to the objective reality of today’s world. Today, with the increasing geopolitical confrontation, the importance of this concept has become increasingly prominent. "In any case, this is the way we have to go."
"The concept of a community of human destiny is a concept that truly considers the well-being of all mankind." Khalid Taimour Akram, director of the Pakistani Research Center for the Community of Human Destiny, believes that this idea advocated by China is "of great epoch-making significance" in the context of the global peace and development process being disrupted by hegemonism and power politics.
On December 7, 2022, people visited the China-Arab friendly cooperation and exchange exhibition held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Dongzhen photo
Outstanding progressiveness — — Breaking historical limitations and merging Chinese and foreign wisdom
If the world is good, China can be good; China is good, and the world is better.
From highlighting the new characteristics of global governance of openness, tolerance, fairness, justice, harmonious coexistence, diversity and mutual learning, unity and cooperation, to the overall framework of "five in one" including partnership, security pattern, development prospect, civilized exchange and ecological system, and then to the overall goal of "five worlds" of lasting peace, universal security, common prosperity, openness, tolerance and cleanliness, the ideological connotation of the concept of the community of human destiny has continued over the past 10 years.
The white paper points out that 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.
"I believe that the great contribution of building a community of human destiny to the progress of human society is to break the historical limitations and truly understand the historical development law of human society." Willem Pachaun Padi, director of the Thailand-China Belt and Road Research Center, said that this concept completely breaks the zero-sum thinking, gives insight into the development path of human society with the macro historical dimension and the height of the common interests of all mankind, and reflects the deepest and most comprehensive thinking of human society about its own future and destiny.
Trune Zener, Ethiopia’s former representative to the United Nations, said that building a community of human destiny "is a constructive world outlook" and can unite greater efforts for building a better world.
The advanced nature of the concept of the community of human destiny is reflected in its long historical inheritance, distinctive imprint of the times and rich humanistic connotation. On the one hand, it is the crystallization of China’s wisdom, which not only inherits the excellent traditional Chinese culture and the spiritual core of the ideal, but also embodies the Communist Party of China (CPC)’s world feelings and carries forward the fine tradition of new China diplomacy; On the other hand, it draws on the outstanding achievements of the world’s diverse civilizations and reflects the universal aspirations and common aspirations of all mankind.
Keith Bennett, a British international relations consultant, commented that the concept of community of human destiny has inherited and developed all profound and enlightened ideas in human philosophy from ancient times to the present, including China’s traditional wisdom and Marxism, and at the same time adapted it to the reality and needs of the 21st century.
Bambang Suryono, chairman of the Asian Innovation Research Center of Indonesian think tank, believes that the concept of community of human destiny is a creative transformation and innovative development of the concept of "Great Harmony Society" in China’s traditional culture, a concentrated expression of China’s philosophical world outlook and epistemology, and a Chinese plan and China wisdom for improving global governance.
On September 20th, the container ship "Cosco Marine Virgo" docked in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Xinhua news agency
Distinctive practicality — — Provide path plan to promote co-construction and cooperation
The journey of a thousand miles starts with one step.
The concept of the community of human destiny not only depicts a beautiful vision, but also provides a practical path and action plan. In this regard, the white paper expounds from five aspects, including promoting new economic globalization, taking the road of peaceful development, building new international relations, practicing true multilateralism, and promoting the common values of all mankind.
In the process of promoting the construction of a community of human destiny, China is not only an advocate, but also an activist.
— — 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.
— — 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 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 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.
Joseph Matthews, a senior professor at Bertai International University in Cambodia, pointed out that China has promoted the infrastructure development and interconnection in various regions through the "One Belt, One Road" initiative, providing opportunities for countries to strengthen their trade networks and exert their economic potential. In Cambodia, the "One Belt, One Road" project has not only improved the local connectivity, but also enhanced the level of connectivity in the region and contributed to the regional economic and social development.
Kenyan international scholar Cavens Adehir believes that the global development initiative has enhanced the confidence of developing countries in achieving the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations, the global security initiative promotes security and development, and the global civilization initiative aims at promoting friendly coexistence and mutual learning among different civilizations. The three initiatives provide a good opportunity for countries to work together to promote human welfare.
"China not only put forward the important idea of building a community of human destiny, but also practiced this idea through down-to-earth measures. China has jointly built ‘ Belt and Road ’ Initiatives, global development initiatives, global security initiatives, global civilization initiatives, etc., strive to promote multilateralism, bridge the development gap between the North and the South, promote exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, and make tangible contributions to the world. " Sebastian Schultz, a researcher at the China Research Center in national university of la plata, said.
China’s unremitting efforts to build a community of human destiny and its fruitful achievements have made this concept more and more recognized and responded by the international community. From bilateral to multilateral, from regional to global, China has built different forms of community of destiny with dozens of countries and regions. More than three-quarters of the countries in the world and more than 30 international organizations have signed the "Belt and Road" cooperation document. The global development initiative and global security initiative have been explicitly supported by more than 100 countries, and the global civilization initiative has received positive responses from many countries soon. As pointed out in the white paper: "The proposal and practice of the concept of a community of human destiny has condensed a broad consensus of unity and cooperation in the international community and brought together a strong synergy to meet challenges."
"China is a country that takes the bright road, and the ideas advocated by China are aboveboard. More and more countries recognize the general trend of world development and stand on the side of win-win cooperation, which will make international forces that advocate separatist confrontation and abuse unilateral sanctions invisible. " Akram, director of the Pakistan Research Center for the Community of Human Destiny, said that all countries should advocate and carry forward the concept of the community of human destiny, strengthen dialogue, share responsibilities, build consensus, coordinate actions and cooperate to deal with global issues. "Only in this way can all mankind have the confidence and motivation to move towards a brighter future." (Participating in reporters: Zhang Jiye, Ji Li, An Xiaomeng, Chao Jiang, Lin Hao, Wang Ping, Yu Qianliang, Zheng Shibo, Du Fu, Adrian Xu, Wu Changwei, Li Zhuoqun, Wang Zhongyi)