Dr.JoséRicardoonChina’seffortstobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindanditspathofpeacefuldevelopment_GuangmingOnlineDr.JoséRicardoonChina’seffortstobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindanditspathofpeacefuldevelopmentInterviewSeries:CommunitywithaSharedFutureforMankindEP07:Dr.JoséRicardoonChina’seffortstobuildacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindanditspathofpeacefuldevelopmentWelcomeback.Intoday'sepisode,Dr.JoséRicardodosSantoLuzJunior,Co-ChairmanandCEOofLIDEChina,willdiscussaboutChina’seffortsofbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindanditspathofpeacefuldevelopment.Q1:Dr.Ricardo,thankyouforjoiningus.Earlierwe’vediscussedhowtheBRICSmechanismhashelpedtopromotemultilateralismintheworld.WhatroledoyouthinkChinaplaysinbuildingmechanismstopromotemultilateralism,andwhydoyouthinkChinahasstayedcommittedinbuildingthesemechanisms?JoséRicardodosSantoLuzJunior:Inatimewhenthereisalotofradicalism,Chinahasbeenplayinganimportantroleandwithalotofresponsibilityintermsofpromotingmultilateralism.Andthroughmultilateralism,Chinahasbeenpromotingthis“commonsharedfutureforallmankind”.It’sasymbolofdevelopingabetterworldforallthepeople.Chinahasbeenbuildingsuccessfullythiscommunitywithasharedfuturethroughpeacefuldevelopment.ThiscanbeseennotonlywiththeBRICSmechanism,butalsowiththeBeltandRoadInitiative(BRI),withallthepoliciesthatChinaimplementedduringCOVIDintermsofdonatingproducts,intermsofsendingmedicalteamsandspecificequipmenttohelptheworldfightagainstthecommonenemy.Q2:Canyougiveusamorespecificexampleplease?JoséRicardodosSantoLuzJunior:OneofthebiggestexampleswasduringCOVIDafter2020,inwhichChinanotonlyprovidedseveralequipmentforgovernmentsinneed,forcountriesinneed,butalsodonatedalotofvaccines,providedguidelinesintermsofhowtoavoid(catchingthevirus)andtoletpeoplesurviveinothercountries.SoChinaintheareaofCOVIDhasbeenplayingavitalresponsibilityintermsofdonation,intermsofsendingmedicalteams,doctorsspecializedinCOVIDtoothercountries,notonlythecountrieswithextremepoverty,butothercountriesthatwerewillingandeagertobuythissortofequipmentfromChina.Q3:Thankyou,Dr.Ricardo.YouhavementionedtheBeltandRoadInitiativetobeaneffortofbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankind.Inyourunderstanding,inwhataspectscanthisinitiativebenefittheworld,oratleastitsparticipantcountries?JoséRicardodosSantoLuzJunior:TheBeltandRoadInitiative,theBRI,isaveryinterestingpolicywhichwasestablishedinaveryintelligentwaybyPresidentXiJinpingin2013,becauseitcannotonlybeseenasaninfrastructureproject.IfyoujudgeBRIjustasinfrastructurepolicy,youwilldefinitelydiminishthesizeoftheBRI.TheBRIisaverybigumbrellawhichhasdifferentsectorsanddifferentelementswhichcanbestrengthenedbetweenChinaandthesignatorycountries.Chinahasover135countrieswhichalreadyannouncedtheirinterestandhavesignedtheagreementwithChina,andthiscanbeseennotonlywiththedevelopmentoftheinfrastructurewithtechnologyfromChina,butalsotheexchangeintermsofthehealthsector,theinterculturalexchangeamongothers.Q4:That’saveryinsightfulviewoftheBRI.CanyouelaboratemoreontheworktheBRIhasdonetohelpthedevelopmentofothercountries?Intermsofinfrastructure,Icanhighlightports,airports,highways,amongothers,whichcanbeshownthatChinahassuccessfullyachievedthisgoalwiththesignatorycountriesinordertodeveloptheseprojectsthatpromotesnotonlytheinfrastructureitself,butalsotheinterconnectionbetweenpeople,gettingpeoplecloser.JoséRicardodosSantoLuzJunior:ThetechnologiesthatChinahavebeendevelopinghasbeentremendousandvast.WiththetechnologyandintelligencebehindthetechnologywhichwasdevelopedbyChina,theBRIcanpromoteandcanprovideinterconnectionbetweenpeople.Q5:Thankyou,Dr.Ricardo.Iwillconcludetheinterviewwithonefinalquestion.TherearesomeWesternviewsthathaveexpressedfearofChina’sinitiativesbeingthecountry’sattempttocreate“hegemony”.Whatisyourtakeonthisclaim?JoséRicardodosSantoLuzJunior:DifferentandseveraltypesofexamplesprovesandshowsthatChinaneverwantstoplayaroleofhegemony,butalwayswantstohavethiswin-wincooperationthroughapeacefuldevelopmentwiththeothercountries.AsPresidentXiJinping,oncesaid,theworldlivesinaglobalcommunityandit’smorethantimeforustosharecommonprosperityintermsofacommonsharedfuture.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.