BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday expressed China's commitment to promoting the building of a human community with a shared future.

Photo taken on Sept 16, 2021 shows Nauruz Palace, the venue of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Dushanbe, capital of the Republic of Tajikistan. (Photo: Xinhua)

"We will work with peoples of all other countries to champion humanity's shared values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy, and freedom to safeguard global peace and promote global development, and keep promoting the building of a human community with a shared future," Xi said when meeting the press at the Great Hall of the People.

Stressing that the world is grappling with unprecedented challenges, Xi said the CPC has consistently called on the people of the world to grasp and shape the future and destiny of humanity.

"When all countries pursue the cause of common good, we can live in harmony, engage in cooperation for mutual benefit and join hands to create a brighter future for the world," he added.