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ON BUILDING A HUMAN COMMUNITY WITH A SHARED FUTURE

and 40 percent of its population. The SCO has four observer states and
six dialogue partners, as well as extensive cooperation linkages with the
United Nations and other international and regional organizations. With
increasing international influence, the SCO has grown into an undeniable
force for promoting global peace and development and upholding
international justice and fairness.
The SCO has always enjoyed great vitality and strong momentum
for cooperation. Ultimately, this is because of the Shanghai Spirit — a
creative vision pioneered and upheld by SCO members that champions
mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality, consultation, respect for cultural
diversity, and the pursuit of common development. Transcending
antiquated concepts, such as civilizational clashes and Cold War or
zero-sum mentalities, the Shanghai Spirit has turned a new page in
international relations, and it is now gaining increasing support among
the international community.

Colleagues,
Mencius, another ancient Chinese philosopher, aptly observed,
“When Confucius looks down from the peak of Dongshan Mountain,
the local Kingdom of Lu comes into view; when he looks down from
the peak of Mount Tai, the whole land comes into view.” Amid a new
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international landscape of great progress, great transformation, and
profound change, it is essential that we ascend to higher ground and
seek to look further, so that we may correctly identify and grasp world
trends and the tide of our times and further advance the cause of human
civilization.
While hegemony and power politics still persist even today, the
growing call for a more just and equitable international order can no
longer be ignored. Democracy in international relations has become an
unstoppable trend of the times.
While myriad traditional and non-traditional security threats are
constantly emerging, the force for peace will ultimately prevail over any
destructive currents that threaten peace, because security and stability are
what people long for.
While unilateralism, trade protectionism, and deglobalization are
taking on new forms all the time, in this global village of ours where

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