Unity in Action: President Xi Jinping’s Vision for a Harmonious World at the 11th Beijing Xiangshan Forum

The promise of golden autumn, the promise of peace.

On the 13th, President Xi Jinping sent a congratulatory letter to the 11th Xiangshan Forum in Beijing. President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter resonated with Chinese and foreign guests at the meeting, strengthening consensus and rallying forces to jointly build a world of lasting peace and universal security.

Everyone said that President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter fully affirmed the contribution of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum in building consensus and deepening mutual trust, and demonstrated that China is willing to work with other countries in the world to jointly respond to global security challenges and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

This forum was attended by more than 1,800 guests, including official representatives of more than 100 countries, international organizations, experts, scholars and observers from various countries. The international influence of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum continues to grow, and it has gradually become a well-known platform for high-level dialogue on security and defense at home and abroad.

“Today’s world requires dialogue, cooperation and co-construction.” After hearing the congratulatory letter, Fiji Armed Forces Commander Joan Kaloniwe was deeply moved. “As mentioned in the congratulatory letter, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum has always upheld the principles of equality, openness, inclusiveness and mutual cooperation. It provides a platform for equal dialogue and a collective voice for developing countries and small and medium-sized countries.”

“Meeting the security and stability expectations of the people of the world is the primary responsibility and mission of the Beijing Xiangshan Forum,” said He Lei, former vice president of the Academy of Military Sciences of the People’s Liberation Army of China. He said that efforts should be made to transform the Beijing Xiangshan Forum into a Chinese-style forum with Chinese characteristics, a platform for high-level dialogue and exchange on Chinese-style security and defense, which makes due contribution to maintaining world and regional peace.

Singaporean Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen, who attended the forum, said that while China’s economic and military strength has grown, it has also played an important and constructive role in maintaining world peace and security. The Beijing Xiangshan Forum has become an important platform in the world in the field of global security.

“In the context of growing global risks and challenges, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, as a dialogue platform, is playing an increasingly important role in international security dialogue, Li Shuyin, a researcher at the Academy of Military Sciences, is in charge of hosting.” the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization+” at this Youth Think Tank Salon forum, this is the eleventh time she has attended the Beijing Xiangshan Forum. She deeply believes that for all parties to the conflict, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum is a friendly platform for equal voices, clarifying opinions and resolving differences.

In 2014, President Xi Jinping first proposed a new concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. In 2022, he also proposed a comprehensive security initiative.

“China is implementing comprehensive security initiatives, constantly building consensus among all parties, promoting the elimination of the root causes of international conflicts, and improving global security governance…” The content of the congratulatory letter triggered an in-depth reflection by Zhang Chi, an associate professor at the National Defense University. As a scholar engaged in research on national security strategy, he believes that the comprehensive security initiative advocates a new security path of dialogue rather than confrontation, partnership rather than alliance, and win-win rather than zero-sum. “This security concept with Chinese characteristics has contributed Chinese wisdom to make up for mankind’s peace deficit and provided Chinese solutions to meet international security challenges. It is another international public good provided by China to the world,” Zhang Chi said.

“Historically, China has never been the source of destruction, but has always played a constructive role.” Itizal Khadim, former director of the Afghanistan Development and Peace Research Center, believes the congratulatory letter shows that China, as a great country, is committed to promoting responsibility and a long-term vision for a safer world. He hopes that all countries can work with China, a great country that truly seeks world security, to safeguard human dignity and equality and pursue sustainable global security.

“China’s proposal to build a community with a shared future for humanity is consistent. China’s efforts are clear for all to see,” Jayanath Colombago, former commander of the Sri Lankan Navy, stressed that the concept of building a community with a shared future for humanity is proposed by President Xi Jinping, which is exactly what we see in the world today.

“Many seemingly irreconcilable contradictions and conflicts in today’s world can be resolved within the conceptual framework of a community with a shared future for humanity.” According to Cui Hongjian, director of the Center for European and Regional Development at Beijing University of Foreign Studies, countries no matter how big or small, should serve humanity. Working together for a common future, we must truly establish the concept of a community with a shared future in terms of concepts, policies and actions.

Selcuk Chorakkoglu, director of the Asia-Pacific Research Center in Turkey, believes that the congratulatory letter fully sends a positive signal that China is determined to safeguard global and regional prosperity and stability. Today, we live in a turbulent world and face growing security challenges. “Humanity has a common destiny, and peace does not depend on one country, but on the joint efforts of all,” Selcuk Chorakkoglu said.

Building Peace Together and Sharing a Future. Everyone agrees that President Xi Jinping’s congratulatory letter is full of great concern to promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind. People believe that in the future, Chinese wisdom and Chinese solutions will make new and greater contributions to jointly respond to global security challenges and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.

(Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 14）