Community with a shared future for mankind, and how this concept is related to the Belt and road initiative

  • Ivan A. Chuvilov Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus
  • Julianna I. Malevich Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

Abstract

China’s foreign policy initiatives have been influential in the evolution of the present world order and multipolar system of international relations. In the second decade of the 21st century, China put forward the concept of a community with a shared future (later succeeded by the notion of a community with a shared future for mankind) and announced its Belt and road initiative. In this study we examine how both are related, and intersect in the humanitarian sphere. We propose an interpretation of a community with a shared future for mankind as a notion that informs China’s present foreign policy. We also explain how it is related to the Belt and road initiative.

Author Biographies

Ivan A. Chuvilov, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

lecturer at the department of international relations, faculty of international relations

Julianna I. Malevich, Belarusian State University, 4 Niezaliežnasci Avenue, Minsk 220030, Belarus

doctor of science (political science), full professor; head of the department of international relations, faculty of international relations

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Published
2022-06-03
Keywords: community with a shared future for mankind, Belt and road initiative, global governance, Xi Jinping, China’s foreign policy, humanitarian sphere, humanitarian strategies
How to Cite
Chuvilov, I. A., & Malevich, J. I. (2022). Community with a shared future for mankind, and how this concept is related to the Belt and road initiative. Journal of the Belarusian State University. International Relations, 1, 43-50. Retrieved from https://journals.bsu.by/index.php/internationalRelations/article/view/4695