Xi's vision still resonates after 4 years By CAO DESHENG | CHINA DAILY | Updated: 2021-01-18 06:55 Share CLOSE President Xi Jinping delivers a New Year speech on Dec 31, 2020 in Beijing to ring in 2021. [Photo/Xinhua] Idea of building community with shared future for mankind wins global support On Jan 18, 2017, President Xi Jinping explained his vision of building a community with a shared future for mankind in a speech at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, as China's answer to the challenges and problems facing the world. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, Xi's vision has become increasingly significant and has been widely accepted worldwide as the international community responded to the unprecedented public health crisis while striving to promote socioeconomic development.