"The direction of the pendulum of history depends on our choices."
Currently, changes in the world, times, and history are unfolding in unprecedented ways, and human society has reached a critical juncture. Is it to persist in cooperation and integration, or to move towards division and confrontation? Is it to work together to maintain peace and stability, or to slide into the abyss of the "new cold war"? Is it moving towards prosperity through openness and inclusiveness, or is it falling into depression through hegemonic bullying? Is it to enhance mutual trust through communication and learning, or to let arrogance and prejudice deceive conscience?
How to steer the pendulum of history in the right direction?
Firstly, persistently promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
It is precisely because building a better world is the common aspiration of people of all countries that China is not afraid of various counter currents and bravely moves towards the correct direction of building a community with a shared future for mankind.
"Blowing out the lights of others will not make oneself brighter." "Continuously expanding military alliances, expanding one's own sphere of influence, and squeezing the security space of other countries will inevitably cause security difficulties, leading to insecurity for all countries." "Deliberately promoting the binary opposition of so-called 'democracy and authoritarianism' and 'freedom and dictatorship' can only cause world fragmentation and civilization conflicts."
Secondly, firmly stand with developing countries.
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This not only fully reflects the importance attached to the "BRICS", but also vividly conveys confidence in the "BRICS" - as can be seen from the quotes in the speech that "change is the nature of heaven and earth" and "green mountains cannot cover it, after all, it flows eastward".
At this meeting of BRICS leaders, the expansion process of the BRICS has received widespread attention. A prominent feature of the meeting is that numerous "global southern" countries from different regions of the world have been invited to participate in the "BRICS+" event.
Thirdly, handle China's own affairs well.
"China does not have the gene of seeking hegemony, nor the impulse of big powers to play games" "Chinese path to modernization has created a new form of human civilization, showing a new prospect of modernization" "China's economic ship will continue to ride the wind and waves" "China will make greater contributions to the world economy, and provide greater space for the business community of all countries"... Address the business community, face the concerns, and demonstrate the openness and responsibility of a developing country.
However, its difficulty is even more glorious. As long as we unite and strengthen cooperation, we will not be afraid of any risks and challenges on the road to progress, and we will definitely drive the giant ship of human development towards a brighter future!
Visual | Jointly produced by the domestic and international departments of Xinhua News Agency