'Shared future' can change world

It may help rally mankind, says a US senior China watcher

The community of a shared future for mankind is an important concept in a world still largely characterized by wars, ethnic conflicts and economic rivalries, a senior China watcher said.

"What we have known for the last two centuries as 'geopolitics' has not benefited the world greatly. The 'community of a shared future' is an attempt to change that model," said William Jones, the Washington bureau chief for Executive Intelligence Review, a US newsmagazine founded more than 40 years ago.