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ON BUILDING A HUMAN COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE

for enduring peace for thousands of years, the specter of war has
never traveled far and continues to this day to haunt us. Since all of
us must live on the same planet, no country can build its own security
on the insecurity of others, as threats to another may someday end up
being a challenge of your own. In the face of increasingly complex and
multifaceted security threats, unilateral action or even a blind belief in the
use of force is just not going to work.
Instead, we should foster new thinking on common, comprehensive,
cooperative, and sustainable security, and jointly build a new security
architecture that is equitable, fair, and beneficial for all. We should work
together to eradicate the root causes of war, to help those displaced by
fighting, and to protect women and children from the scourge of war, so
that the rays of peace can shine across the land and all people can live in
tranquility and harmony.
We should endeavor to build a world of common prosperity
free from poverty. Despite the fact that material and technological
development are now at a level unimaginable to our forebears,
unbalanced and inadequate development remains a universal problem.
There is a huge development gap between the North and the South,
poverty and hunger remain widespread, a new digital divide is emerging,
and people in many countries are still living under harsh conditions.
Sticking to the logic of zero-sum games and winner-takes-all attitudes,
and resorting to deceptive and beggar-thy-neighbor approaches will see
one not only shutting the door on others but also blocking one’s own
way forward. Such actions will not only serve to erode the foundation of
one’s own development but also imperil the future of humanity.
We should embrace the notion that if one benefits we all benefit
by promoting win-win economic globalization that is more open, more
inclusive, and more balanced and creating enabling conditions for the
common development of all humankind. Doing so will enable us to
pursue common prosperity for the whole world, to tackle the poverty
and lagging development that plague people in many countries, and to
make sure that all our children can enjoy a life free from want. It will
enable all countries to benefit from development and all people to lead
decent lives.
We should endeavor to build an open and inclusive world free

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