Interview:Xi'svisiononsharedfutureofhumanityan"outstanding"theoreticalachievement,Britishsociologistsays_GuangmingOnlineInterview:Xi'svisiononsharedfutureofhumanityan"outstanding"theoreticalachievement,BritishsociologistsaysBritishsociologistMartinAlbrowisinterviewedafterhisnewbook'slaunchceremonyinLondon,Britain,April6,2022.(Xinhua/LiYing)"Theglobalfutureofthehumanspecies...isanissuewhichcommandstheattentionofpeopleeverywhereintheworld.Therearesomanythingsthatneedtobedone.SoChinacantaketheleadonthat,"MartinAlbrow,afellowoftheBritishAcademyofSocialSciences,said.LONDON,Oct.29(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinping'svisionofahumancommunitywithasharedfuturehasbeenan"outstanding"theoreticalachievementofglobalsignificance,arenownedBritishsociologistsaid."Whenyoutalkaboutasharedhumanfuture,youtalkaboutthethingsthatwecandotogetherinthefuture,notafuturewhereweareallthesame,"MartinAlbrow,afellowoftheBritishAcademyofSocialSciences,toldXinhua.AlbrowhasmademultiplevisitstoChinasincethe1980sandhasbeencloselywatchingChina'sdevelopment.ApioneerinthestudyofglobalizationintheWest,hehasbeenfocusinghisresearchonChina'sdevelopment,systemsandgovernanceinrecentyears.AlbrowtoldXinhuathathefirstcameacrosstheideaofahumancommunitywithasharedfutureinthebook"XiJinping:TheGovernanceofChina,"andthathewasimpressedmostbyXi's"logicalandtheoreticalexplorationofconcepts.""Forthefuture,youhavetohaveideasdevelopingallthetime,"hesaid."AndthisiswhatXiJinpingdoes.Heis,fromthatpointofview,absolutelyoutstanding."PhototakenonApril10,2018showsProfessorMartinAlbrowholdinghisbook,China'sRoleinaSharedHumanFuture,atthe2018LondonBookFairinLondon,Britain.(Xinhua/RayTang)Thatishowhestartedoffwithyearsofresearchintothisidea,havingpublishedtwobooksinrecentyears,titled"China'sRoleinaSharedHumanFuture:TowardsTheoryforGlobalLeadership"in2018and"ChinaandtheSharedHumanFuture:ExploringCommonValuesandGoals"lately.AtthelaunchofhisnewbookinApril,AlbrowsaidtheideaofbuildingahumancommunitywithasharedfuturewastoupdatetheageoldChineseideaofharmonywithoutuniformity,betweencultures,includingallpeople.Inhisnewbook,theBritishscholarwrotethattheCOVID-19hasshowntoperfectionthatitisimperativeforhumanbeingstoworktogethertomeetglobalchallengesandbuildahumancommunitywithasharedfuture,andthatitisalsoimperativeforallintheworldtorecognizethatmankindhasashareddestinyandfutureandmustthereforelookoutforeachotherandmarshalacollectiveresponsetoglobalchallenges.Atpresent,Chinaofferstheworldqualitiesthatcanmobilizeothercountriestomeetglobalthreats,henoted.AerialphototakenonJune30,2022showsaChina-EuropefreighttrainpullingoutoftheTuanjiecunstationinsouthwestChina'sChongqingMunicipality.(Xinhua/TangYi)Chinanow,withitsBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI),isforthefirsttimeinitshistorytakingitsuniquenationalexperienceintoawiderworldfarbeyonditstraditionalboundaries,Albrowsaidinhisbook.Theproposal'smaindifferencefromtheWestern-inspiredmodelsofgovernanceisthatitlookstosharedgoalsratherthantheimpositionofrules,anditapproachesotherculturesinthespiritoffindingcommongoalsandsharedprojects,headded."Theglobalfutureofthehumanspecies...isanissuewhichcommandstheattentionofpeopleeverywhereintheworld.Therearesomanythingsthatneedtobedone.SoChinacantaketheleadonthat,"Albrowsaid.ThisechoedhiswordsduringapreviousinterviewwithXinhua,inwhichhesaid:"BeltandRoadprovidestheworldwithtwoimportantexamplesofhowtobuildacommunityofsharedfuture.Firstlyitshowsthattechnologiescrossboundaries.Theyaretheproductsofhumaningenuityandeffortsthatcanbenefitallwhocaretomakeuseofthem.Secondly,itistheexactoppositetoisolation.ChinaandtheothernationsjoiningintheBeltandRoadagreementsareusingtheirsovereignrightsandpowertoworktowardsgoalsthatallcanshareandhelptomeetglobalchallengesthatfaceusall."AerialphotoshowsaFuxingbullettrainrunningthroughNanxihegrandbridgeontheChina-LaosRailwayinsouthwestChina'sYunnanProvince,June2,2022.(Xinhua/JiangWenyao)"Chinahasthisfabricofideaswhichholdsittogether...Itisalsoheldtogetherbyitspastanditsculture,"theexpertsaid."Chinahasatheoretically-ledgovernmentsystem.Thisisoneofthemostextraordinarystrengthsofit."Theglobalfuture"isanissuewhichcommandstheattentionofpeopleeverywhereintheworld,notjustpeopleofthiscountryorthatcountry,"Albrownoted.Tacklingsuchbigglobalissuesasclimatechange,nuclearsecurityanddeforestationneeds"thefocusforcollectiveactivities,whichgobeyondnationalboundaries,"hesaid.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.