China News Agency, Beijing, September 20th: Looking for partners instead of opponents, China uses the word "common" to help the world

  China News Agency reporter Huang Yuqin

  In 2012, the term "community with a shared future for mankind" appeared for the first time in the report of the CCP Party Congress, and was subsequently written into the CCP Constitution and the Chinese Constitution.

  In 2022, the fireworks of "One World, One Family" will rise, and the torches composed of the names of various countries will attract global attention at the closing ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Data map: On the evening of February 20, 2022, the closing ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics was held at the National Stadium.

Photo by China News Agency reporter He Penglei

  Over the past ten years, an abstract concept and a figurative expression have been developed around the word "common".

Over the past decade, in the changing world, "shared destiny" has become the key word for China's interaction with the world.

  When geopolitical conflicts intensify and economic globalization encounters adverse currents, "what happened to the world and what should we do" has become a question of the times to be solved.

In the face of endless global challenges, China's answer around the word "community" is attracting more and more attention.

  In the eyes of Ban Ki-moon, the former Secretary-General of the United Nations, the concept of destiny and commonality derived from traditional Chinese culture may be concentrated in a "birthday gift".

To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, China presented to the United Nations in 2015 an exquisite artwork based on the "Zun" in ancient bronzes, named "Peace Zun".

  The statue is decorated with traditional Chinese auspicious patterns, supplemented by elements such as the Silk Road, and conveys the desire and belief of seeking peace, development, cooperation, and win-win results.

In the representative hall of the United Nations Headquarters where people come and go, the "Peace Zun" is permanently displayed in a prominent position.

Ban Ki-moon still remembered the unveiling ceremony of "Peace Zun": "We human beings are a community of destiny. I fully support this."

  "The idea of ​​sharing a common destiny originates from Chinese traditional culture, advocating harmony and symbiosis, and advocating harmony and diversity, which constitute the values ​​of China's diplomacy." Gao Fei, vice president of China Foreign Affairs University, pointed out, "Building a community with a shared future for mankind is in line with the Chinese people's world view of harmony and all nations. , a modern version of the Datong world."

  Looking back at the trajectory of Sino-foreign interactions, it is not difficult to find that the word "common" emphasized by China is not abstract.

From building an open cooperation platform for the Belt and Road Initiative to addressing real problems with the Global Development Initiative and Global Security Initiative, the word "community" contains both macro plans and micro stories.

  Since the "Belt and Road" initiative was put forward, 149 countries and 32 international organizations have signed more than 200 cooperation documents on the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" with China.

From the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway to the Jakarta-Bandung High-speed Railway, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to the Port of Piraeus, the cooperation based on extensive consultation, joint construction and shared benefits has continued to expand, and an interconnected global cooperation network has been established.

Data map: On August 11, 2021, the China Railway Express (Xi'an) departed from Xi'an International Port Station of China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Yuan

  "The ancient camel bell road and the Silk Road, Huma still hears the Tang and Han styles." After thousands of years, the China-Europe Railway Express, which now reaches 200 cities in 24 countries in Europe, has drawn 82 transportation routes on the world map, and has become an international trade throughout the Eurasian continent. The "big artery" makes people feel that "the world is connected".

  When the new crown pneumonia epidemic came suddenly, the world may be able to better understand the meaning of the word "Communist" in China.

At the beginning of 2020, Wuhan, Hubei Province was being hit by the epidemic. Mongolia sent 30,000 sheep to support China's fight against the epidemic, and the news of "sending sheep a thousand miles away, with a long-lasting affection" swiped on social networks.

After Hubei successfully controlled the epidemic, it immediately returned the gift with 20,000 copies of Mongolian people's favorite milk tea raw material, green brick tea.

This episode of "Sheep comes to tea" outlines the picture of the world helping each other in the same boat.

Data map: On December 7, 2020, in the North Campus of Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, representatives of the medical team supporting Wuhan welcomed the donated sheep from Mongolia.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin

  "When the epidemic hit, people realized more clearly that the international community had long since become a community with a shared future where you have me and I have you." Liu Qing, vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, said that countries in the world are no longer more than 190 Small boats, but on the same big boat, with each other's future and destiny closely linked.

  As a big country with rising influence, China's every move has been focused and magnified.

"The fastest way for a newspaper to sell well in the world is to put China on the front page." Murdoch, the international media tycoon, wrote a footnote for China's influence.

  However, when China has changed from being "low-key" to being more active on the international stage, it has also encountered misunderstandings and misunderstandings from the outside world from time to time.

  There are concerns that China is exporting its own model, and there are comments that China is becoming "aggressive".

There are also various versions of the "China threat theory" and even "conspiracy theories" rampant.

In the cartoons of Western media, the appearance of "Chinese Dragon" and "Kung Fu Panda" is getting more and more fierce.

Even the principle of "hide your strengths and bide your time" has been interpreted by The Economist as a model for the story of King Goujian of Yue, who seems to be portraying China as an "avenger".

  "In fact, whether it is internal development or external exchanges, 'reviver' is an accurate description of China's own positioning." Zhong Feiteng, a researcher at the Institute of Asia-Pacific and Global Strategy of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, pointed out that China insists on going its own way. It does not import foreign models, nor does it export Chinese models. China uses the word "common" to help the world. This "community" is a shared destiny.

Data map: On September 7, 2022, the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway in Indonesia is under construction, which is a landmark project of the "Belt and Road" construction and pragmatic cooperation between China and Indonesia.

(UAV photo) Photo by Wang Zengkun issued by China News Agency

  History reflects reality. From the "Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence" advocated by the Bandung Conference more than 60 years ago to the "Belt and Road" initiative under the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind, seeking partners rather than rivals has always been the value orientation of China's foreign exchanges.

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