Path ahead is building a community of shared future for all mankind

Zhao Zhongxiu, vice-president of the China Council for BRICS Think Tank Cooperation and vice-president of the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing

What is the pathway to the future? The answer is: building a community of shared future for mankind.

In the more than 70 years since World War II, the world has overcome significant challenges to move forward, but we still suffer huge deficits in peace, development and governance. There is still a huge gap between the potential and actual development in Africa. President Xi Jinping raised the question of the era: What is the future direction of human society?