THE white paper issued by China, on building a global community of shared future has gained a reputation of a grand vision that has laid a blueprint for a better world across the globe. The creative and unique idea of building a shared future launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping has put forward the correct path for those who are looking forward towards inclusive and comprehensive development. In the first and historical decade of this global idea, Chinese government and Communist Party of China under the visionary leadership of Xi Jinping highlighted its various aspects that have helped the international community to get the better understanding of shared future based on win-win situation.
The recognition of this universal concept gained highest appreciation as it was embedded into UN General Assembly (UNGA) resolutions for six consecutive years and incorporated in several multilateral mechanism resolutions and declarations. The acceptance of this idea by UNGA generated the message that international community attaches great importance with the significance of Chinese initiatives as its execution is based on mutual and meaningful consultation with all stake holders involved. It has become obvious that this kind of initiatives lead by China does not attach any kind of bloc politics, isolationism, protectionism and de-risking or de-globalization.
The idea of building a shared future around the globe pushes ahead the universal values of moving forward with the joining hands and common approach that resists the notion of “might makes right”. The growing number of regions and the countries is the message for all across the globe that the vision of a global community of shared future bears in mind the wellbeing of all humanity. Building a shared future of mankind with the visions of the Belt and Road Initiative, Global Security Initiative, Global Development Initiative and now with the Global Civilization Initiative has received tremendous response as it has been connecting various communities across the globe.
These initiatives have emerged as a vivid example of building a global community of shared future that are widely benefiting the people of all partner countries. The concrete steps taken by China in these 10 years has promoted the concept of global community of shared future that has advanced and pursued the opportunities of new development for partner countries. With the passage of the times, it has been recorded that these initiatives with the mutual consultations of partner countries have played an indispensable role for a community of shared future in the progress of human civilization. The path of development and revitalization through the joint efforts has been paving a way for inclusive, open, clean and beautiful world that enjoys universal security, lasting peace and common prosperity.
In the era of globalization, all countries are becoming more interdependent and interconnected and are making their own choices of development that are not having any kind of conditionality or political strings attached to it. Since the launch of these initiatives one by one, international community have realized that development is the final cause and goal of all that is only possible with the one-sum mentality. The age of zero-sum game is over in which one wins over the loses of others while one-sum mentality is gaining the attention of international community that is based on consensus and win-win situation by sharing the benefits with all.
The initiatives have also explored that China has been consistently aligning its development achievements with international development and aligning its interests with the interests of citizens in different regions and countries. The aligning of Chinese interests with common interests of international community revert the cold war mentality that has deepened antagonism, divisions and confrontations by rejecting international bloc politics. The initiatives have been shaping up the future of humanity by advocating respect, openness and equality for all by challenging the unseen and unprecedented changes in a more profound way by maintaining the sustainable development.
Under the umbrella of these initiatives, the new approach of international relations has been introduced with the new ideas of global governance that are conforming to the development agendas of more connected world. The white paper states that the past decade has seen steady progress in implementing the vision. From bilateral to multilateral and from regional to global dimensions, ground-breaking results have been achieved on every front. The Belt and Road Initiative, the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative have taken root and borne fruits, bringing prosperity and stability to the world and creating substantive benefits for the people.
This suggests that the initiatives have gained the broader support and admiration from across the globe by representing the popular calls for justice, peace and progress with development and by creating the synergy among all nations working for achieving the goal of better world.
It has been widely accepted and verified in hearts and minds of the international community that these initiatives have been pushing forward the ideas of self-respect, globalization and multilateralism that has become a common voice of peace loving and development loving countries. It is thus the reality that promoting cooperation and solidarity among all partner countries for creating the better future of humanity has become a notion of long lasting desire of great development.
—The author is a media fellow of China South Asia and South East Asia Press Centre.
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