Overthepastdecades,Chinahasrisentotheworld"ssecond-largesteconomyandbecomedeeplyintegratedintotheglobaleconomyinthecourseofadvancingitsreformandopening-upandpursuingmodernization.

*Inrecentyears,Beijinghasprovidedawiderangeofpublicgoodstohelpaddressvarioussecuritychallengestroublingtheworld.

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*Chinahasrealizedthemiraclesoffasteconomicgrowthandlong-termsocialstabilitythroughitsownpathtomodernizationandwhole-processpeople"sdemocracy,bustingthemyththat"modernizationmeansWesternization."

BEIJING,March23(Xinhua)--"ThepathofhistoryisnotpavedlikeNevskyAvenueinStPetersburg;itrunsacrossfields,eitherdustyormuddy,andcutsthroughswampsorforestthickets,"wroteNikolayChernyshevsky,agreatRussianscholarandcriticinthe19thcentury.

Intwocenturiesorso,theworldhasonceagainreachedacrossroadsinhistorywherecountriesarefacingmomentouschoices:betweenpolarizationandcommonprosperity,andbetweenzero-sumgameandwin-wincooperation.

ThisaerialphototakenonFeb.25,2023showsthecontainerterminalatQinzhouPortinsouthChina"sGuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.(Xinhua/ZhangAilin)

InhisspeechattheMoscowStateInstituteofInternationalRelationsonMarch23,2013,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingobservedthatmankind,bylivinginthesameglobalvillageinthesameerawherehistoryandrealitymeet,hasincreasinglyemergedasacommunityofcommondestinyinwhicheveryonehasinhim-orherselfalittlebitofothers.

Overthepastdecade,Chinahasbeendedicatedtobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindandpursuingsharedandwin-windevelopmentwithconcreteactions,inabidtopassonthetorchofpeacethroughgenerations,sustaindevelopmentandmakecivilizationflourish.Withalltheseefforts,Chinaistryingtoanswerhumanity"sepochquestion--whatkindofworldishopedforandhowtobuildit.

SUSTAININGDEVELOPMENT

Overthepastdecades,Chinahasrisentotheworld"ssecond-largesteconomyandbecomedeeplyintegratedintotheglobaleconomyinthecourseofadvancingitsreformandopening-upandpursuingmodernization.

AmongtheessentialrequirementsofChinesemodernizationarebuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind,andcreatinganewformofhumanadvancement,accordingtotheReporttothe20thNationalCongressoftheCommunistPartyofChina(CPC).

Tothisend,thecountryhastakenahostofactionsnotmerelytohelpstimulateeconomicgrowth,butalsotosecuretherighttodevelopmentofallcountriesandbridgetheNorth-Southdivide.

In2013,XiproposedtheBeltandRoadInitiative--asolutiontoboostingcommondevelopmentintheworld.Ithassofarbroughtnearly1trillionU.S.dollarsofinvestment,createdsome420,000localjobs,andhelpedliftnearly40millionpeopleoutofpoverty,withthetakeoffofnumeroustransportandindustrialprojectssuchastheChina-EgyptTEDASuezEconomicandTradeCooperationZone.

ThisphototakenonJan.14,2021showsaviewoftheChina-EgyptTEDASuezEconomicandTradeCooperationZoneinAinSokhna,Egypt.(Xinhua/WuHuiwo)

CostantinosBerhutesfa,aprofessorofpublicpolicyatEthiopia"sAddisAbabaUniversity,deemstheinitiative"thekindofsecondglobalization."

AstheUN2030AgendaforSustainableDevelopmenthassufferedsetbacksamidsuccessive"blackswan"events,XiputforwardtheGlobalDevelopmentInitiativein2021,whichaimstosynergizewiththeAgendaandforgeaunited,equal,balancedandinclusiveglobaldevelopmentpartnership.

Inaddition,ChinahasestablishedsuchcooperativeplatformsastheChinaInternationalImportExpo,pushedforwardfreetradeprojectsliketheHainanFreeTradePort,andjoinedmultilateralmechanismsincludingtheRegionalComprehensiveEconomicPartnership,initsendeavortohelpgrowanopenglobaleconomy.

ThisphototakenonNov.2,2022showsthewestentranceoftheNationalExhibitionandConventionCenter(Shanghai),themainvenueforthefifthChinaInternationalImportExpo(CIIE),ineastChina"sShanghai.(Xinhua/FangZhe)

Toensureallcountriesenjoyequalrights,followtherulesasequalsandshareequalopportunities,Xi,attheopeningoftheBRICSBusinessForumlastyear,restatedhiscallforupholdingtheWTO-centeredmultilateraltradingsystem,promotingextensiveconsultationandjointcontribution,andenhancingglobaleconomicgovernance.

"Theglobalfutureofthehumanspecies...isanissuewhichcommandstheattentionofpeopleeverywhereintheworld.Therearesomanythingsthatneedtobedone.SoChinacantaketheleadonthat,"MartinAlbrow,afellowoftheBritishAcademyofSocialSciences,toldXinhua.

FormerEgyptianPrimeMinisterEssamSharafsaidhebelievestheconceptofbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindis"extremelyimportant,especiallyunderthecurrentglobalconditions."

SAFEGUARDINGPEACE

HermannHesse,NobelPrizeliteraturelaureatein1946,duringhisNobelbanquetspeech,preachedamindthatis"internationalandsupra-national,"and"thatoughttoservenotwarandannihilation,butpeaceandreconciliation."

In2017,mentioningHesse"sthoughtinhisaddresstotheUnitedNationsOfficeatGeneva,Xicalledforfosteringpartnershipsbasedondialogue,non-confrontationandnon-alliance."Aslongaswemaintaincommunicationandtreateachotherwithsincerity,the"Thucydidestrap"canbeavoided,"hesaid.

Hisappealismorevalidtoday,asdeficitsinpeace,development,trustandgovernancearegrowing,withtheflare-upofregionalconflicts,there-emergenceofaColdWarmentality,andvarioussecuritychallenges.

Underthesecircumstances,XiproposedtheGlobalSecurityInitiativein2022,whichaimstoeliminatetherootcausesofinternationalconflicts,improveglobalsecuritygovernance,encouragejointinternationaleffortstobringmorestabilityandcertainty,andpromotedurablepeaceanddevelopment.

TouristsvisitaninternationaldutyfreemallinSanya,southChina"sHainanProvince,June23,2022.(Xinhua/GuoCheng)

Recently,theresumptionofdiplomatictiesbetweenSaudiArabiaandIranaftertalksfacilitatedbyChinaexemplifiesthevalueoftheinitiative.

ConsideringChinaareliableandtrustworthypartner,HaniWafa,editor-in-chiefofAlRiyadhNewspaper,amajordailyinSaudiArabia,saidBeijing"sroleintheRiyadh-Tehrandetenteasimportantastheagreementitself.SuchahistoricicebreakermaybringhopeforpeaceintheMiddleEast,headded.

China"sroleindefendingpeacecanalsobeseenintheUkrainecrisis.WhentalkingwithRussianPresidentVladimirPutinduringhisMoscowvisitthisweek,XisaidthatontheUkrainecrisis,ChinahasallalongabidedbythepurposesandprinciplesoftheUNCharter,followedanobjectiveandimpartialposition,andactivelyencouragedpeacetalks.Chinahasbaseditspositiononthemeritsofthematterperseandstoodfirmforpeaceanddialogueandontherightsideofhistory,headded.

ThesefactsdemonstrateChina"scommitmenttopromotinganewtypeofinternationalrelationsandbroadeningtheconvergenceofinterestswithothercountries.

Inrecentyears,Beijinghasprovidedawiderangeofpublicgoodstohelpaddressvarioussecuritychallengestroublingtheworld.Forinstance,Chinaisamajortroopcontributorandthesecond-largestfinancialcontributortoUNpeacekeepingoperations.

ChinesepeacekeepersmarchatamedalparadeceremonyinHanniyahvillage,southernLebanon,July1,2022.(Xinhua/LiuZongya)

"Whileothercountriesaresendingmilitaryforcesaroundtheworldtoengageinwars,establishmilitarybasesinotherpeople"scountriesandsoon,China"smilitarygoesabroadtohelppreserveanddefendpeace,"saidKeithBennett,along-termChinaspecialistandvicechairofBritain"s48GroupClub.

Whereascertaincountriesarestickingtoazero-sumgameorwinner-takes-allmindset,Chinahasdetailedproposalstomaketheideaofasharedfutureareality,headded.

MAKINGCIVILIZATIONSFLOURISH

China"spursuitofbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindderivesfromcelebratedelementsofChinesetraditionalculture.

Inaworldwherepeace,development,equity,justice,democracy,andfreedombecomethecommonvaluesofhumanity,countriesandregionshavechosendifferentpathstomodernization,whicharerootedintheiruniqueandlongcivilizations.

InthecaseofChina,ithasrealizedthemiraclesoffasteconomicgrowthandlong-termsocialstabilitythroughitsownpathtomodernizationandwhole-processpeople"sdemocracy,bustingthemyththat"modernizationmeansWesternization."

Therefore,itholdsthattolerance,coexistence,exchangesandmutuallearningamongdifferentcivilizationsplayanirreplaceableroleinadvancinghumanity"smodernizationprocess.

AttheCPCinDialoguewithWorldPoliticalPartiesHigh-LevelMeetinglastweek,XiproposedtheGlobalCivilizationInitiative,callingforrespectingthediversityofcivilizations,advocatingthecommonvaluesofhumanity,valuingtheinheritanceandinnovationofcivilizations,andstrengtheninginternationalpeople-to-peopleexchangesandcooperation.

"WefullyagreewiththefourproposalsputforwardbyChinesePresidentXiintheGlobalCivilizationInitiative,"saidSouthAfricanPresidentCyrilRamaphosa,alsopresidentoftheAfricanNationalCongress,whoparticipatedinthedialogue,addingtheinitiativeisvitaltotheworldtoday.

StewardsofChinaRailwayKunmingBureauGroupCo.,Ltd.arepicturedinKunmingRailwayStationinsouthwestChina"sYunnanProvince,June2,2022.AsalandmarkprojectundertheBeltandRoadInitiative,theChina-LaosRailwayconnectsChina"sKunmingwiththeLaocapitalVientiane.(Xinhua/WangGuansen)

AsadollahBadamchian,generalsecretaryofIslamicMotalefehPartyofIran,saidpursuingtheChina-proposedmoveis"duty-bound."

"Theworld"speoplesshouldbeinvitedtoputtheircivilizationsandculturesintheglobalcivilizationbasket,andthen,they,withinthepresentframeworkofglobalrelationsandcommunicationsandinviewoftheindustry,progressandfutureadvances,altogethershouldmovetowardacivilizationbuiltuponallhumancivilizations,"hesaid.(Videoreporters:ZhaoXiaona,XuFeng,DuJuan,YuShuaishuai,XieZhao;videoeditors:JiaXiaotong,ZhangYuhong,ZhouYang,WeiYin)