IPUGeneralSecretaryMartinChungonghighlightsChina'ssustainabledevelopmenttriumphscontributingtocommunitywithsharedfuture_GuangmingOnlineIPUGeneralSecretaryMartinChungonghighlightsChina'ssustainabledevelopmenttriumphscontributingtocommunitywithsharedfutureInterviewSeries:CommunitywithaSharedFutureforMankindEP23:IPUGeneralSecretaryMartinChungonghighlightsChina'ssustainabledevelopmenttriumphscontributingtocommunitywithsharedfutureInadistinguishedinterviewwithGuangmingOnline,MartinChungong,GeneralSecretaryoftheInter-ParliamentaryUnion(IPU),hailsChina'sremarkableprogressinattainingsustainabledevelopmentgoalsandemphasizesChina’scommendablecommitmenttobuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindwithintheBeltandRoadFramework,assertingitssignificantroleinadvancingsustainabledevelopmentfordevelopingnations.MartinChungong:Whenwearetalkingofsustainabledevelopment,we’retalkingofclimatechange,theseissuesdonothaveanypoliticalconnotations.Whateverwearesayingaboutsustainabledevelopmentgoals,parliamentsacrosstheworld,irrespectiveoftheirpoliticalsystem,havearoletoplay.Theydolegislate.Theymakethewholegovernmentaccountable.Theydoprovideresources.Andthatiswhywethinkthattheyshouldcometogetheranddiscuss.ThereasonwhywewouldliketochooseChinaasapartnerisbecauseChinahasasuccessstorytotellintermsofsustainabledevelopment.Inthepastseveralyears,Chinahasbeenabletolift800millionChineseoutofpoverty.TheyhaveeliminatedabjectpovertyinChina.WehaveseenareaswhereChinaisdevelopingnewcities,takingintoaccountthesustainabledevelopmentagendaintermsofwaterandotherfacilitiesamenitiesinthosecities.Weweretoldthatalotoftheindustrialdevelopmentinthiscountrywasdrivenbycoalandotherfossilfuels.Today,theshareoffossilfuels,likecoal,intheenergysectorhasgonedownconsiderably,andrenewableenergiesarenowbecomingthenorminChina.Ithinkit'sanappealingmodel,anditisalsoamodelforcooperationwithotherpeoplesoftheworldsothatwhatChinaisgettingintermsofprosperitycanbesharedwithothercommunitiesaroundtheworld.PresidentXi'sBeltandRoadInitiativeisaverygoodone.Itisconsistentwiththespiritofsolidaritythatshouldprevailinmultilateralism.IknowinAfrica,forexample,Cameroon,Guinea,Mali,andBurkinaFaso,theChineseauthoritieshavecontributedtodevelopingroadandrailinfrastructure.IoncevisitedBalochistan,whereIsawbigindustrialinfrastructurebeingconstructed,afreetradezonethatwasbeingbuiltaspartoftheBeltandRoleInitiative.Sothisideaisnotjustfiction.It’sreal.Youcanseemanifestationsofthisacrosstheworld,andIhopethatmanymorecountrieswillbewillingtoembarkonthisprojectthathasthepotentialtopromotewell-beingforcitizensaroundtheworld.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.