Page 3 - ON BUILDING A HUMAN COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE

BUILDING A BETTER WORLD TOGETHER

all nations,” and “harmony under Heaven”; and we have aspired to create
a better world in which “when the path is just, the common good will
reign over all under Heaven.” 1
We believe that while countries will always have this or that difference
and inevitably encounter this or that stumbling block in relations, we all
live under one sky, we all share the same planet, and we should see that
we are all family. It is this idea of all under Heaven being one family that
should guide the world’s people, so that we can embrace each other with
open arms, come to understand each other, and create common ground
while setting aside our differences. Together, we should strive to build a
human community with a shared future.
It was in 2013 that I first proposed the idea of building a human
community with a shared future. I am gratified to see that, as friendship
and cooperation have grown between China and other countries, this call
has gained more and more support and that it is now being turned into a
reality.
It was precisely with the vision of building a human community
with a shared future in mind that I first proposed the Belt and Road
Initiative. In the space of four years, the Initiative has grown into a huge
platform for cooperation for the countries involved to achieve common
development. Rivulets of water can form an ocean; the flicker of stars
can light up a galaxy. I am convinced that, so long as all of us embrace
this vision, plan for it and put it into practice together, and work at it
persistently, step by step, and little by little, we are sure to make a human
community with a shared future a reality.

Ladies and Gentlemen,
Friends,
As the term suggests, a human community with a shared future
implies that the destiny and future of each and every nation and country
are tied tightly together. This means we stick together through thick and
thin, stand together through good and bad, and work to build this planet
of ours into one large harmonious family and to realize humankind’s
aspiration for a better life.
We should work to build a world of universal security free from
fear. The evolution of human civilization shows that despite our longing

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