DavidFergusononhowsomewesternmedia'shostilitywillnotstoptheconceptbecominganinternationalconsensus_GuangmingOnlineDavidFergusononhowsomewesternmedia'shostilitywillnotstoptheconceptbecominganinternationalconsensusInterviewSeries:CommunitywithaSharedFutureforMankindEP02:DavidFergusononhowsomewesternmedia'shostilitywillnotstoptheconceptbecominganinternationalconsensusInthesummerof2022,the4thvolumeofXiJinping:TheGovernanceofChinawaspublished.2022alsomarksthe16thyearofitsEnglisheditor,DavidFerguson'slifeinChina.BeforebecomingtheEnglisheditorofsuchanimportantseries,Mr.FergusonhadalsoworkedasareporterinChina,dedicatedtotellingamorebalancedstoryaboutthecountry,onethatcapturesthetruthwithfirst-handexperienceratherthanhypothesis.Today,facingthedrasticchangesintheinternationalcommunity,weareveryhonouredtohaveachancetospeakwithMr.Ferguson,andhearhisunderstandingofaglobalcommunityofsharedfuture.Q:So,Mr.Ferguson,thanksforjoiningus.DavidFerguson:I’mdelightedtobehere.Q:Guidedbytheconceptofaglobalcommunityofsharedfuture,Chinahasdonealottopromotecommonprosperityfortheworld.However,sometimestheWest,theyseemtointerpretChina’seffortsinverydifferentways,callingChinasometimesanaggressivethreattotheinternationalorder.So,howwouldyoucomment,orwhatdoyoumakeofsuchcommentsfromtheWest?DavidFerguson:Well,Ithinkit’saveryaccuratedescriptionofwhatishappening.AndChinahasmadeimmenseeffortsthroughBRICS,throughtheBeltandRoadInitiative,throughmany,throughrespectfortheParisAccords,therearethesesustainabledevelopmentgoalsfor2030.Chinahasmadeahugeefforttotryandfurtherworldinterests.AndIthinkthatthewayitisportrayedinthewestmediaisbecomingincreasinglyhostile.AndIwonderiftheydon’tgagonthestanchionoftheirownhypocrisy.Thisisoneside.TheothersideisChina,tryingtobuildaglobalcommunityofsharedfuture.Butthatiswhattheyareupagainst,andasIsaid,itdoesn’tleavemewithhugereasonsforoptimism.Q:Thankyou,Mr.Ferguson.Andalso,doyouseeitasapossibilitythattheconceptoftheglobalcommunityofsharedfuturewillbecomeaninternationalconsensusacrosstheworld?DavidFerguson:Well,Ithinkthatisaveryinterestingquestion,becauseIwouldsuggestthattheconceptofaglobalcommunityofasharedfutureisalreadytheinternationalconsensusacrossthepeoplewhoactuallyrepresentthemajorityofthepopulation.Indevelopingcountries,inCentralAsia,inSouthAmerica,inGlobalSouth,peoplealreadyunderstandandlookforwardtoaglobalcommunityofsharedfuture.Theywatchitattentivelywhat’shappeninginChina.TheymarvelatChina’ssuccess.TheywanttounderstandthereasonsforChina’ssuccessandtheywanttoknowwhatcanbeappliedtotheirownsituation,becauseyoucanneversimplyimitateanothercountry’smodel,youcannotimitateanothercountry’sprocess.Butasfarastheconceptisconcerned,it’salreadyaconsensus.Asfarasthewillisconcerned,it’sthereamong,asIsay,thecountrieswhorepresentthemostofthepopulation.Wheretheissueliesisamongthedeveloped,largelywesterncountries.AndIthinkthatChinahastoinvestamuchgreatereffortintryingtotalktopeople,intryingtotalktothemassaudiencesinwesterncountries,intryingtoengagewiththemonsomeemotionallevel,andintryingtowinheartsandminds.Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.