The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China has published on its website Position Paper of the People’s Republic of China for The Summit of the Future and the 79th Session of The United Nations General Assembly. The following is the summary of the published text.

Today, changes unseen in a century are unfolding at an accelerated pace, and the world has entered a new period of turbulence and transformation. With intertwined traditional and non-traditional security issues, and sluggish world economic recovery, humanity is facing unprecedented challenges. Yet the overall direction of human development and progress will not change, the overall dynamics of world history moving forward amid twists and turns will not change, and the overall trend toward a shared future for the international community will not change. The tide of the times toward peace, development, cooperation and mutual benefit is unstoppable, and the historical current of world multipolarity and economic globalization is irreversible.

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Over the past 75 years, China has unswervingly pursued peaceful development and made important contributions to world peace and development. Upholding independence and seeking peaceful coexistence with all countries, China has proposed the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence that have been widely recognized and observed by the international community, and have become basic norms of international relations and fundamental principles of international law. Committed to its foreign policy goal of safeguarding world peace and promoting common development, China has actively advanced world multipolarity and democracy in international relations, unequivocally opposed hegemonism and power politics, and worked to make the international order more just and equitable.

In the new era, faced with the major question of our times, i.e. what kind of world to build and how to build it, China has given its answer—building a community with a shared future for mankind. The goal of building a community with a shared future for mankind is to build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world of lasting peace, universal security and shared prosperity; the pathway is promoting global governance that features extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit; the guiding principle is to apply the common values of humanity; the basic underpinning lies in building a new type of international relations; the strategic guidance comes from the implementation of the Global Development Initiative (GDI), the Global Security Initiative (GSI), and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI); and the platform for action is high-quality Belt and Road cooperation. On this basis, China will work with countries of the world to meet challenges, achieve prosperity for all and facilitate the move toward a brighter future of peace, security, prosperity and progress in the world.

China is building a great modern socialist country in all respects and advancing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation on all fronts through the Chinese path to modernization. China will continue to uphold the independent foreign policy of peace, strive for building a community with a shared future for mankind, champion the common values of humanity, and implement the GDI, the GSI, and the GCI. It will advocate for an equal and orderly multipolar world and universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization, and work with all countries to realize global modernization following the principles of self-confidence and self-reliance, openness and inclusiveness, fairness and justice, and win-win cooperation.

China supports the U.N. Summit of the Future, and calls on the international community to take this opportunity to focus on the common well-being of humanity, build consensus and synergy, and support the central role of the U.N. in international affairs. China supports efforts of true multilateralism that is based on international law, in accordance with the principle of equity and justice, in pursuit of win-win cooperation and effective action-oriented, so as to jointly build a better future for mankind.

1- With the future in mind, China stays committed to being a staunch force for safeguarding world peace and stability.

2- With the future in mind, China stays committed to providing impetus for common development.

3-  With the future in mind, China stays committed to advancing interactions among civilizations for their greater progress.

4-  With the future in mind, China stays committed to playing a constructive role in the development and reform of global governance.

5-  With the future in mind, China stays committed to harnessing the power of science, technology and innovation to the benefit of all humanity.

There are always obstacles on a long and great journey, but we are confident in a future full of glory and hope. China stands ready to work with all countries to deliver on the GDI, the GSI and the GCI together, and realize an equal and orderly multipolar world and a universally beneficial and inclusive economic globalization to usher in a brighter tomorrow in building a community with a shared future for mankind.