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2021-11-16

"For a Shared Future and Our Common Home" was released at the special summit commemorating the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogue relations

President Xi Jinping chaired the ASEAN-China Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations via video link in Beijing in Nov. 2021, and gave a significant speech on "For a Shared Future and Our Common Home". In regard of the China-ASEAN partnership in the future , Standing out are President Xi's five-point proposals, to practice true multilateralism, to build a “health shield” to thwart pandemics, to speed up the implementation of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to open a dialogue with ASEAN on climate response, and to build an amicable home anchored on the common values of “peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom".  
We can build a peaceful home together. Maintaining peace is our greatest common interest and the most cherished aspiration of people of all countries. We need to serve as the builders and guardians of peace in the region, to pursue dialogue instead of confrontation, to build partnerships instead of alliances, and to make concerted efforts to address the various negative factors that might threaten or undermine peace. We need to practice true multilateralism and stick to the principle that international and regional affairs be handled through discussion among us all. China firmly opposes all forms of hegemonism and power politics. China pursues long-term, friendly coexistence with neighboring countries, and is part of the common efforts for durable peace in the region.  At present, human society is facing many serious challenges, with unilateralism intensifying, bloc politics undermining the authority and effectiveness of multilateral institutions, and ideological confrontation weakening the fairness and equality of multilateralism. In face of these problems and challenges, the only correct way out for human society is to maintain and practice true multilateralism. Since the "Belt and Road" initiative was proposed, China has been cooperating with relevant countries, playing an active role in deepening policy communication, accelerating facility connectivity, promoting trade flows, facilitating capital flows and enhancing the exchanges of  people-to-people, and promoting the high-quality development of the "Belt and Road", which has also provided an important platform for China's international development cooperation.