BuildaCommunitywithaSharedFutureinCyberspacewithSystemsThinking_GuangmingOnlineInhisvideomessagetotheopeningceremonyoftheWuzhenSummitoftheWorldInternetConference2023,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingputforwardthe“ThreeAdvocates”forbuildingamoreinclusiveandprosperous,peacefulandsecure,equalandtolerantcyberspace,andemphasizedto“deepenexchangesandpracticalcooperation,andjointlypushthebuildingofacommunitywithasharedfutureincyberspacetoanewstage”,whichholdsgreatpracticalsignificancetotheconstructionofamorejust,reasonable,democraticandtransparentglobalInternetgovernancesystem.ItalsodemonstratesChina’sroleasaresponsiblemajorcountryanditscommitmenttohumanprogress.Itistheanswerofourtimesasitisthecommonaspirationoftheinternationalcommunity.Theglobalcyberspacecommunityisthetangibleexpressionoftheconceptofacommunitywithasharedfutureinthedigitalrealm.Sincethe18thNationalCongressoftheCPC,Chinahaspersistentlychampionedtheglobalcommunityofcyberspace,fosteringinternationaldialogueandexchangesinthedigitalrealm.Chinahasactivelyengagedinglobalinternetgovernanceplatformsandmechanisms,showcasingitsexpertiseandinfluenceininternetdevelopmentandgovernanceonaglobalscale.Thecountryhasreleasedaseriesofoutcomedocuments,integratingdigitaltechnologieslikemobilesinternet,cloudcomputing,bigdata,andartificialintelligencewithvariousindustries,therebycontributingtoglobaleconomicdevelopment.TheWorldInternetConferencehasevolvedintoapermanentinternationalorganizationwithover120membersfrom24countriesandregionsworldwide.However,thebuildingofsuchcommunityisnotwithoutchallenges,issuessuchasthedigitaldivide,regulatoryinconsistencies,imbalancesininternetresources,cyber-hegemony,de-globalizationsentiments,andprotectionismmustbeaddressed.The“ThreeAdvocates”couldofferguidanceagainstsuchabackdrop.Systemsthinkingmustbeembracedifmanweretomovetothenextstageofbuildingaglobalcyberspacecommunity.First,embracedialecticalanalysis,strikeadelicatebalancebetweendevelopmentandsecurity,advanceinternationalexchangesandcooperationinthedigitalfield,bridgethedigitalgap,andbuildamoreinclusiveandprosperouscyberspace.Second,maintainforward-lookingthinkingisimperative;acknowledgethecurrentsituationandanticipatechallengesgoingforward,explorenewopportunities,andprepareforunforeseencircumstancestoensurethatChina’sinternationalcooperationincyberspacecanmakenewprogress.Third,upholdcomprehensiveplanning,optimizetheoverallstrategy,clarifythedirectionofefforts,andmodernizethenetworkinformationtechnologyathome.Simultaneously,strengtheninginternationalexchangesandcooperationwillcontributetoadvancingtheglobalinternetgovernancesystem.Finally,acommitmenttoholisticprogressandgeneralbalanceiscrucial.Thiscollectiveapproachwillbringthebenefitsoftheinternettoall.Inthegreatcauseofbuildingsuchacommunity,jointeffortsmustbemadetooptimizetheglobalinternetgovernancesysteminthedirectionofgreaterjustice,equality,securityandpeace,sothatthecyberspacecanbecomeaplatformforthecommondevelopmentofmankindandhelpcreateabetterfuture.(Author:YuXuefeng,specialfellowattheResearchCenterforXiJinpingThoughtonSocialismwithChineseCharacteristicsforaNewErainFujianProvince,anddeputydirectoroftheDepartmentofTeachingandResearchatthePartySchooloftheCPCFujianProvincialCommittee)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.