By
Zhang Yanling, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to
Antigua and Barbuda
As the world enters a new period of turbulence and transformation, more
and more countries are realizing that the destiny of the world should be in
the hands of all countries and that the future of the world needs to be
created by all nations together.
What kind of world should we build and how should we build this
world, The Central Conference on Work Relating to Foreign Affairs that
was held in Beijing on December 27-28, 2023, gave an explanation of
China’s proposal, that is, to build a community with a shared future for
mankind.
The bedrock of building a community with a shared future for
mankind is consisted of 6 aspects:
– the goal is to build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world of
lasting peace, universal security and shared prosperity.
– the pathway is promoting global governance that
features extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit.
– the guiding principle is to apply the common values of humanity.
– the basic underpinning lies in building a new type of international
relations.
– the strategic guidance comes from the implementation of the
Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the
Global Civilization Initiative.
-and the platform for action is high-quality Belt and Road
cooperation.
On this basis, we hope countries could join together to meet
challenges and achieve prosperity for all, and usher in a bright future of
peace, security, prosperity and progress for our world.
Given the series of major issues and challenges facing the world
today, China calls for an equal and orderly multipolar world and a
universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization.
An equal and orderly multipolar world is one in which all
countries, regardless of size, are treated as equals, hegemonism and
power politics are rejected, and democracy is truly promoted in
international relations. To keep the progress toward greater multipolarity
generally stable and constructive, the purposes and principles of the
United Nations Charter must be observed by all, the universally
recognized, basic norms governing international relations must be upheld
by all, and true multilateralism must be practiced.
A universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization is one
that meets the common needs of all countries, especially the developing
countries, and properly addresses the development imbalances between
and within countries resulting from the global allocation of resources. It is
important to resolutely oppose the attempt to roll back globalization and
abuse the concept of security, oppose all forms of unilateralism and
protectionism, firmly promote trade and investment liberalization and
facilitation, overcome the structural problems hindering the healthy
development of the world economy, and make economic globalization
more open, inclusive, balanced and beneficial to all.
China and Antigua and Barbuda have made fruitful achievements
under the Belt and Road cooperation, opening up new horizons for
building a community with a shared future for mankind. It is believed that
under the strategic leadership of the leaders of both sides, the pragmatic
cooperation between the two countries will achieve new and greater
development, and the community with a shared future between China and
Antigua and Barbuda will grow from strength to strength.（Ends）
