White paper lays out China's vision for 'shared global future'

The Chinese government yesterday released a white paper outlining its vision for a shared future by the global community while resisting perceived threats to the world, the Global Times reported.

A Global Community of Shared Future: China's Proposals and Actions, as the white paper is called, outlines the theoretical and practical basis for the development of China's vision for the world as it seeks to counter "certain countries" that seek hegemony.

"The world is changing on a scale unseen in a century with various problems posing unprecedented challenges for human society," the paper said.

"The zero-sum game is doomed to fail," it added, but "certain countries still cling to this mindset, blindly pursuing absolute security and monopolistic advantages, which will do nothing for their development in the long run but create a major threat to the world."

The paper called for new ideas and a shared global future built on "openness, inclusiveness, mutual benefit, equity and justice."

"The goal is not to replace one system or civilization with another. Instead, it is about countries with different social systems, ideologies, histories, shared rights, and shared responsibilities in global affairs," it added.

It also directs toward a new type of global economy by jointly pursuing openness and opposing protectionism, barriers, unilateral sanctions and maximum-pressure tactics. Some countries are seeking to decouple from China, to "reduce dependence" and "de-risk," which will only backfire, the white paper said.

It said that more than three-quarters of the world signed the Belt and Road Initiative, originating in China. Besides the BRI, the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative offer solutions to challenges.

China is also pushing for resolutions to the Korean Peninsula, Palestine, the Iranian nuclear issue, Syria and Afghanistan, the white paper said, with the aim of "achieving good neighborly relations through dialogue, consultation, mediation, and reconciliation."

China proposes regional and bilateral initiatives and has worked to boost international cooperation in tackling pandemic, cyberspace governance and climate change.