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The vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind, proposed by President Xi Jinping in 2013, has evolved from an initiative into a world consensus and practice that has been increasingly recognized as the most important global public good with profound international significance, officials and experts said.

The vision highlights the original mission of the Communist Party of China, namely striving for the happiness of the Chinese people and for the progress of mankind, and points the way for major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics on the new journey, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said.

By integrating the fundamental interests of the Chinese people with those of people worldwide, and linking China's future with the common interests of the whole world, it transcends differences in social systems and ideologies, and bridges disparities in history, culture and development stages, Wang said.

It is China's solution to the question of what kind of world to build and how to build it, Wang said in Beijing on Thursday at the unveiling ceremony of a research center on building a community with a shared future for mankind.

Over the past decade or so, President Xi has, on many occasions, given high priority to the vision, saying that the international community is increasingly becoming an interconnected community with a shared future and no country can remain unaffected in the changing and turbulent world.

To date, dozens of countries and regions have joined China in building various forms of shared communities. Multilateral cooperation such as building a global community of health for all, building a community with a shared future in cyberspace, and building a community of life for mankind and nature, is advancing steadily. 

The vision has also been included in the resolutions of the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly for eight consecutive years. 

Zhang Jun, China's former permanent representative to the UN, said that the vision, advocating unity and cooperation, helps to bridge divisions, rebuild trust and establish a common foundation to jointly address global challenges. 

"It stands in stark contrast to the unilateralism, decoupling and exclusive practices promoted by certain countries and individuals, which positions China's diplomacy on the moral high ground," he said.