--AsanimportantfoundingmemberoftheSCO,ChinahasbeencallingforconcertedeffortstobuildacloserSCOcommunitywithasharedfuture,whichhasofferedtheorganizationandtheworldaninspiringvisiontojointlytackleemergingchallenges.--AtthelandmarkQingdaosummitoftheSCOin2018,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingcalledforthebuildingofanSCOcommunitywithasharedfuture,whichhasenrichedtheShanghaiSpirit,acorevalsueoftheSCOthatchampionsmutualtrust,mutualbenefit,equality,consultation,respectfordiversecivilizationsandpursuitofcommondevelopment.--Whileattendingthe20thMeetingoftheCouncilofHeadsofStateoftheSCOin2020viavideolink,theChinesepresidentdeepenedtheconceptofanSCOcommunitywithasharedfuturebyputtingforward"acommunityofhealthforusall,""acommunityofsecurityforusall,""acommunityofdevelopmentforusall"and"acommunityofculturalexchangesforusall."BEIJING,June15(Xinhua)--After20yearsofgrowth,theShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO)hasevolvedintooneofthemajormechanismspromotingregionalandglobalstabilityandprosperity.AsanimportantfoundingmemberoftheSCO,ChinahasbeencallingforconcertedeffortstobuildacloserSCOcommunitywithasharedfuture,whichhasofferedtheorganizationandtheworldaninspiringvisiontojointlytackleemergingchallenges.Peoplevisitthe2021SCOInternationalInvestmentandTradeExpoinQingdao,eastChina'sShandongProvince,April26,2021.(Xinhua/LiZiheng)SCOCOMMUNITYWITHSHAREDFUTUREAtthelandmarkQingdaosummitoftheSCOin2018,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingcalledforthebuildingofanSCOcommunitywithasharedfuture,whichhasenrichedtheShanghaiSpirit,acorevalsueoftheSCOthatchampionsmutualtrust,mutualbenefit,equality,consultation,respectfordiversecivilizationsandpursuitofcommondevelopment.IntheQingdaoDeclaration,theSCOmembersmade"buildingacommunitywithasharedfutureforhumanity"acommonconcept,whichhasbecomethememberstates'mostimportantpoliticalconsensusandsetthegoalfortheirfutureefforts.TopropeltheSCOtowardsagreaterroleinpromotingregionalandglobalprosperity,theChinesepresidenthasexpoundedhisinsightfulvisiononbuildingacommunitywithasharedfutureformankindonvariousoccasions.From2014to2016,XirepeatedlymentionedacommunityofcommondestinyandacommunityofcommoninterestsinhisspeechesattheSCO."Allmemberstates,oldandnew,shouldworkinclosecoordination,deepenmutualtrustandincreasemutualsupportintheirendeavortobuildacommunityofsharedfuturefeaturingequality,mutualsupport,solidarityandsharingofwealandwoe,"Xisaidatthe17thMeetingoftheCouncilofHeadsofStateoftheSCOin2017.AttheQingdaosummitin2018,Xielaboratedonhisvisiononupholding"innovative,coordinated,green,openandinclusivedevelopment,"pursuing"common,comprehensive,cooperativeandsustainablesecurity,"promoting"openandinclusivecooperationforwin-winoutcomes,"championing"equality,mutuallearning,dialogueandinclusivenessbetweencivilizations,"andfollowing"theprincipleofachievingsharedgrowththroughdiscussionandcollaborationinengaginginglobalgovernance."Peoplevisitthe2021SCOInternationalInvestmentandTradeExpoinQingdao,eastChina'sShandongProvince,April26,2021.(Xinhua/LiZiheng)InJune2019,XicalledforeffortstomaketheSCOanexampleofsolidarityandmutualtrust,commonsecurity,mutuallybeneficialcooperation,inclusivenessandmutuallearning,whichhasfurtherspecifiedthegoalsandtasksofbuildinganSCOcommunitywithasharedfuture."IwouldliketoemphasizethattheChina-proposedideasofbuildingacommunitywith(a)sharedfutureformankindandtheBeltandRoadInitiativehavestoodtestwithintheframeworkoftheSCO,"saidformerSCOSecretary-GeneralBolatNurgaliyev.EVOLVINGVISIONTheoutbreakoftheCOVID-19pandemichascompoundedthesurgingproblemsthathavebeenplaguinghumanbeings,andalsoprovidedtheSCOmemberswithanopportunitytobuildaclosercommunitywithasharedfuture.Whileattendingthe20thMeetingoftheCouncilofHeadsofStateoftheSCOin2020viavideolink,theChinesepresidentdeepenedtheconceptofanSCOcommunitywithasharedfuturebyputtingforward"acommunityofhealthforusall,""acommunityofsecurityforusall,""acommunityofdevelopmentforusall"and"acommunityofculturalexchangesforusall."Guidedbythevisionofbuilding"acommunityofhealthforusall,"ChinahasprovidedCOVID-19vaccinestoUzbekistan,donatedanti-epidemicmaterialstoKyrgyzstan,andsentmedicalexpertstoRussiaandKazakhstan.Atthesametime,traditionalandnon-traditionalsecuritythreatssuchasterrorism,extremism,drugproliferationandcybersecurityissuescontinuetoemerge.Thevisionofbuilding"acommunityofsecurityforusall"generatesanewperspectiveonsolvingtheseproblemsinacommon,comprehensive,cooperativeandsustainablemanner.Fromsigningtheanti-extremismconventionandconductingjointmilitarydrillstocrackingdownonInternet-basedpropagationofextremistideologyandpushingforwardthepeaceprocessinAfghanistan,theSCOhaswitnessedburgeoningsecuritycooperationamongitsmembersonregionalandinternationalarenas.Meanwhile,"acommunityofdevelopmentforusall"istakingshape.AsXipointedout,"Truedevelopmentisdevelopmentforallandgooddevelopmentissustainable."FilephototakenonNov.9,2020showsatraincarryingtires,autoparts,electroniccomponentsandothergoodsfromJapanandtheRepublicofKorea(ROK)preparingtoleavetheQingdaomultimodaltransportationcenterintheChina-SCOlocaleconomicandtradecooperationdemonstrationzoneinQingdao,eastChina'sShandongProvince.(Xinhua/LiZiheng)MajorprojectssuchastheChina-PakistanEconomicCorridor,SCOtraininganddemonstrationbaseforagriculturaltechnologyexchangeandChina-SCOlocaleconomicandtradecooperationdemonstrationzonehavebroughttangiblebenefitsforlocalpeople.Inrecentyears,theworldhasalsoencounteredturbulenceofunilateralismandprotectionism,withsomevoicesadvocating"clashofcivilizations"andincitingprejudiceandhatred.However,eachcivilization,Xisaid,isdistinctandnoneissuperiortoothers."Weneedtopromotemutuallearningbetweenourcivilizationsandenhancegood-neighborlinessandfriendshipbetweenourcountries."GLOBALCONTRIBUTORCoveringover60percentoftheEurasianlandmassandnearlyhalfoftheworld'spopulation,theSCOiswell-knownforitsgrowingroleinmaintainingregionalstabilityandboostingcommonprosperity."OneofthemaingoalsandobjectivesoftheSCOistopromotecomprehensiveandbalancedeconomicgrowth,socialandculturaldevelopmentintheregionthroughjointactionsbasedonequalpartnershipofthememberstates,inordertosteadilyimprovethelivingconditionsofpeoples,"KabuljonSabirov,directoroftheTashkent-basedSCO'sPublicDiplomacyCenter,toldXinhua.Asanincreasinglyimportantcooperationmechanismandplatform,theSCOhasalsowonworldwiderecognitionasithasneveracceptedtheColdWarmentalityandzero-sumgamethoughts,andhasstrivedforasharedfutureandanewtypeofinternationalrelations.FilephototakenonJuly16,2018showsattendeesofthethirdShanghaiCooperationOrganization(SCO)YouthCampustakingselfiesinQingdao,eastChina'sShandongProvince.(Xinhua/LiZiheng)TheSCOsetsagoodexampleforanewtypeofinternationalrelationsfeaturingmutualrespect,equity,justiceandwin-wincooperation,saidLiZiguo,directoroftheDepartmentforEuropean-CentralAsianStudiesoftheChinaInstituteofInternationalStudies.Sinceitsfounding20yearsago,theSCOhascontinuouslydevelopedandexpanded,anditsinfluencehasbeencontinuouslyimproved,Lisaid,addingthattheSCOhassuccessfullyexploredanewtypeofcooperationanddevelopmentpathforregionalorganizations.TheformationoftheSCO,withanaim"tocreatestablemechanismsofinteraction,aplatformforconstantpoliticaldialogueandregionaleconomiccooperation,"wasaturningpointinthedevelopmentofmankind,Sabirovsaid."TheSCOwasandisacollectiveresponseofthepeoplesofavastregiontothechallengesofourtime,"hesaid.TheSCO,whichmarksits20thfoundinganniversaryonJune15,hasgrownintoamajorforceinfacilitatingtherealizationoflastingpeaceandcommondevelopment,saidNurgaliyev."Chinabetterunderstandsthatone'sownwell-beingdependsonthesuccessfuldevelopmentofhisneighbors.Ifyourneighborhasamoresuccessfuleconomy,youcanbenefitfromit,"Nurgaliyevnoted."Turning20yearsold,theSCOhaswalkedagloriouspath.Thereisaveryhighlevelofmutualtrustandunderstanding,withmemberstatesreadytojointlyrespondtochallengesontheinternationalagenda,"hesaid.