By He Yin, People’s Daily
On March 23, 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping first proposed the vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity when he addressed the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. With a broad and forward-looking perspective, this vision has helped guide global development and progress.
Over the past 13 years, this vision has evolved from a compelling idea into concrete, wide-ranging practice. People around the world increasingly recognize its contemporary relevance and the strength of its principles. Like a beacon, it continues to light the way forward for humanity.
In a world marked by overlapping disruptions and uncertainty, the long-term vision and global implications of this vision have become ever more evident.
Humanity faces mounting challenges: hegemonism and power politics are on the rise; unilateralism and protectionism are resurging; multilateralism and free trade are under growing strain.
Seen through the lens of zero-sum and “my country first,” the world appears narrow, crowded, and conflict-ridden. However, from the perspective of shared interests and win-win cooperation, it looks markedly different: more open, more interconnected, and full of opportunity.
The vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity follows the laws of social development and aligns with the trend toward peace and development. It sends a clear message: in the face of common challenges, no country can succeed in isolation. Cooperation and coexistence remain the most viable path forward.
As John Milligan-Whyte, chairman of the America-China Partnership Foundation noted, Western thinking has often assumed that “for one to win, another must lose.” When this vision was proposed in 2013, it challenged such assumptions, and today it is increasingly shaping how the world operates.
A just cause commands broad support and unites people across nations. The vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity has taken deep root in people’s hearts.
It has been written into resolutions of the United Nations General Assembly for nine consecutive years and has received support from more than 100 countries and international organizations. Dozens of countries and regions have reached consensus with China on building communities with shared futures in various forms.
Progress has been made across fields such as cyberspace, nuclear security, public health, human-nature relations, and maritime cooperation. Its appeal and influence continue to grow.
According to a 2025 Global Survey on Impression and Understanding of China, nearly 80 percent of overseas respondents recognized this vision. Favorable perceptions of China continued to rise, with increasing expectations for China to play a greater global role.
China’s actions, guided by a commitment to the common good, are gathering forces for cooperation and global solidarity.
In addressing development challenges, China has advanced high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, granted zero-tariff treatment on 100 percent of tariff lines to all least developed countries with which it has diplomatic relations, and promoted similar measures for 53 African countries it has diplomatic relations with.
It has also built platforms for exchange and cooperation, such as the China International Import Expo, the China International Fair for Trade in Services, and the China International Consumer Products Expo, continuously sharing development opportunities through higher-level opening up.
A slogan displayed on the cranes at Chancay Port in Peru — “A port of all, a port for all” — reflects China’s commitment to ensuring that no country is left behind on the path to modernization.
In the face of global uncertainties, China has actively played its role as a responsible major country, contributing Chinese solutions to global challenges, working tirelessly to foster peace, and building consensus.
It has put forward the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative, and the Global Governance Initiative. These four global initiatives respond to the urgent needs of today’s world, have been widely welcomed as international public goods, and provide strategic guidance for building a community with a shared future for humanity.
As China enters the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030), the country is advancing steadily, growing robustly, and moving in the right direction. It will strive to serve as an anchor of certainty and a source of stability for the world.
With firm conviction and pragmatic action, China will work with all parties to turn the vision of a community with a shared future for humanity into reality, seeking to contribute to global development and human progress.
