What was sown in spring will yield rich fruits in autumn. This year marks the 10th anniversary of President Xi Jinping's proposal of a global community of shared future. Over the past decade, through the personal involvement and advocacy of President Xi Jinping, the development of a global community of shared future has been transformed from a concept into actions. Seeing growth in strength, the proposal has adhered to the right path forward amid shifting global dynamics, and forged ahead with resolve despite challenges and risks.
Over the past decade, the conceptual attributes of a global community of shared future have been gradually improved. From state visits to multilateral summits, President Xi Jinping has systemically elaborated on this major concept at multiple international events, and deepened the international society's understanding of it. As a result, a well-conceived theoretical system based on the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI) and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI) has been developed. The proposal's general objectives are to build a world of lasting peace through dialogue and consultation; a world of common security for all through joint efforts; a world of common prosperity through win-win cooperation; an open and inclusive world through exchanges and mutual learning; and to make our world clean and beautiful by pursuing green and low-carbon development. It pursues the common values of humanity, follows the fundamental path of fostering a new type of international relations, and uses the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a practical platform.
This year also marks the 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aims to enhance policy, infrastructure, trade, financial and people-to-people connectivity and inject new impetus into the global economy. Over the past ten years, more than 150 countries and over 30 international organizations have signed Belt and Road cooperation documents with China. China hosted three BRFs, and launched together with its cooperation partners more than 20 multilateral dialogue and cooperation platforms in sectors of railway, port, finance, taxation, energy, green development, green investment, disaster risk reduction, anti-corruption, think tank, media, culture exchanges, etc. On our way forward, China will focus on building a multidimensional Belt and Road connectivity network, supporting an open world economy, carrying out practical cooperation, promoting green development, advancing scientific and technological innovation, supporting people-to-people exchanges, promoting integrity-based Belt and Road cooperation, and strengthening institutional building for international Belt and Road cooperation, to support our joint pursuit of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation.
Over the past decade, the international consensus on building a global community of shared future has been growing. The vision of a global community of shared future has been included in U.N. Assembly Resolutions for six consecutive years and incorporated into the resolutions and declarations of multilateral mechanisms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and BRICS. It has garnered the international community's understanding and support, especially among developing countries. More and more countries and people realize that this vision reflects the pursuit of peace, justice, and progress, creates the greatest synergy for building a better world , and holds great significance in promoting unity and cooperation among countries to create a better future for humanity.
The world today is undergoing profound changes unseen in a century. The Cold War mentality is reemerging, the bullying acts of powers are becoming more harmful, and non-traditional security challenges such as terrorism, cyber-attacks, transnational crimes, and biosecurity continue to rise. Humanity is once again at a crossroads, facing a consequential choice for its future. People from all nations recognize that, in the face of deepening global crisis, no country can prosper in isolation or meet all challenges independently. There is no future for bloc confrontation and zero-sum games. Only through solidarity can we steer clear of the historical cycles of war and peace, rise and fall, order and chaos.
The future of people worldwide lies in building a global community of shared future. We should forge greater synergy to achieve lasting peace, respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, acknowledge each other's core interests and major concerns, and recognize the development paths and social systems independently chosen by the people of different countries. We should develop a conducive environment for common security, especially making more efforts to coordinate and uphold security in both traditional and non-traditional domains, with the aim of expediting dialogues and cooperation in areas such as biosecurity, cybersecurity, data security, and artificial intelligence security. We should foster greater confidence in common development. There is a need to prioritize development-related issues at the core of the international agenda, better integrating developing countries into the global division of labor and ensuring that people from all nations can access the benefits of development in an equitable manner. We should provide sustainable driving forces for mutual learning among civilizations, make efforts to champion equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and inclusiveness between civilizations and advocate for peaceful coexistence and harmonious development of different civilizations. We should take more actions to protect the ecology. In continuing to pursue low-carbon, circular, and sustainable development, collaborating to construct a fair and equitable system of global climate governance for mutually beneficial cooperation, we can collectively work to protect our planet for the sake of human existence.
When the world prospers, China can prosper, and when China thrives, the world becomes an even better place. We are ready to work together with all parties, promoting unity and cooperation, and adhering to the vision of building a global community with a shared future, building an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security, and common prosperity.
By H.E. Chao Xiaoliang, Chinese Ambassador to Samoa