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

THE SHANGHAI SPIRIT

countries’ interests and futures are so closely intertwined, the pursuit of
cooperation for mutual benefit is an irresistible trend.
While chatter about civilizational clashes and superiority may at
times seem to be overwhelming, it is the diversity of civilizations that
provides an inexhaustible source of impetus for human progress. Indeed,
to see intercultural exchange and learning is a common desire of the
peoples of all countries.

Colleagues,
The world today is full of opportunities and fraught with challenges.
The future promises us brighter prospects than ever before, though
the road ahead will be by no means smooth. We must be committed to
carrying forward the Shanghai Spirit, to tackling the issues of our day,
and to taking on the risks and challenges ahead.
We should promote innovative, coordinated, green, and open
development that is for everyone, coordinate social and economic
progress between countries, and resolve the problems caused by
unbalanced development. We need to bridge the gap in development and
promote shared prosperity.
We should pursue common, comprehensive, cooperative, and
sustainable security. We need to reject the Cold War mentality and
confrontation between blocs and oppose the practices of seeking
absolute security for oneself at the expense of others, and instead work
toward security for all.
We should promote open and inclusive cooperation for mutually
beneficial outcomes. We should reject self-centered, short-sighted,
and closed-door policies. We need to uphold WTO rules, support the
multilateral trading system, and build an open world economy.
We should champion equality, mutual learning, dialogue, and
inclusiveness between civilizations. We need to transcend cultural
misunderstandings with intercultural exchanges, overcome cultural
clashes through mutual learning, and rise above ideas of cultural
supremacy to embrace coexistence.
We should follow the principle of shared growth through discussion
and collaboration when engaging in global governance. We need to
reform and improve the global governance system so as to encourage all

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