Worldwide Positive Response to China’s Vision of a Global Community of Shared Future

The vision of a global community of shared future reflects the tide of progress, responds to the urgent needs of the international community, and marks a break with traditional Western paradigms of international relations. It indicates the correct direction for improving global governance and, as a result, has generated a positive and enthusiastic response worldwide.

For over 10 years, the vision of building a global community of shared future—along with its rich contents, including common human values, a new type of international relations, genuine multilateralism, and a global governance approach featuring shared growth through discussion and collaboration—has been written into numerous multilateral resolutions and declarations.

In February 2017, the 55th session of the UN Commission for Social Development included the concept in a UN resolution for the very first time when it unanimously adopted the resolution on “Social Dimensions of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development.” 

In March of the same year, it was incorporated into both a UN Security Council resolution and a Human Rights Council resolution. That November, it was also included in two security resolutions adopted by the UN General Assembly. To date, it has appeared in UN General Assembly resolutions for seven consecutive years.

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stated that the purpose of practicing multilateralism is to build a global community of shared future. UN Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Izumi Nakamitsu has noted that the concept of building a global community of shared future is highly consistent with the UN concept of common security and peace, offers a Chinese proposal for a world full of uncertainties, and serves the common interests of the international community.

Furthermore, China has also proposed a series of initiatives to build communities of shared future at both the regional and bilateral levels. Working together with relevant parties to build consensus and expand cooperation, it has thus played a constructive role in promoting regional peace and development.

The China-Africa community of shared future was the first regional community of its kind to be proposed. During the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing in September 2024, China and Africa elevated their relations to an all-weather China-Africa community of shared future for the new era. This move opened a new chapter in the China-Africa friendship and presented China-Africa relations as a model for building communities of shared future between China and other regions and countries.

Swift and steady progress has since been made in the development of communities of shared future between China and Arab states, China and Latin American countries, and China and Pacific Island countries. These communities serve as a vivid example of solidarity, cooperation, and shared progress among developing countries.

The idea of building such communities between China and its neighboring countries has also taken root. Continued progress is being made in building a China-ASEAN community of shared future. Fresh headway has been made in building a community of shared future for countries along the Lancang-Mekong River. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization community of shared future has yielded substantial outcomes, and the building of the China-Central Asia community of shared future has made solid strides. These efforts have contributed to enduring peace and shared prosperity in the region and the wider world.

At the bilateral level, China is also working with a growing number of partners to build communities of shared future. China and countries including Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Pakistan, Mongolia, Cuba, South Africa, Vietnam, Serbia, and Brazil have published action plans, released joint statements, or reached important agreements on building bilateral communities of shared future.

China has also implemented the vision of building a global community of shared future on a bilateral level with all five Central Asian countries. All this has helped deliver substantial outcomes, significantly boosting local development and improving people’s lives.

Building a global community of shared future is a dynamic, open, and inclusive endeavor with bright prospects. This vision is not aimed at replacing one system or civilization with another. Instead, it revolves around the idea of sharing among nations with diverse social systems, ideologies, history and cultures, and levels of development. It calls for the sharing of benefits, as well as rights and responsibilities in international affairs, so as to create as much synergy as possible for building a better world.

Aligning with the core idea of a global community of shared future enables different countries to seek common ground while shelving differences, achieve harmony in diversity, reinforce cooperation, and pursue mutually beneficial outcomes. China will work with more and more countries and regions to build a global community of shared future and contribute to the development of all countries and the progress of human civilization.

Editor: Zhang Xian