Abstract Based on the theory of global communication, the authors maintain that not only is ″Community of Common Future in Cyberspace″ an important part of Xi Jinping Thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for the new era and of neo-cosmopolitanism, but also China's network governance ideas and global governance programs which represent China's wisdom are important contributions to the world as well as an advance over traditional cosmopolitanism, community philosophy, and network security in a variety of ways. The research framework of this paper is as follows: Firstly, it expounds the wisdom and experience of China's network governance, discusses how China breaks the discourse hegemony of ″Western Centralism″ in the global governance system, and promotes the universality of local experience of network security governance. Secondly, it explores the origin of the connection between the terms ″global communication″ and ″community″, especially the deep logic behind the concept of ″Community of Common Future in Cyberspace″. The innovation brought by technologies such as online new media has challenged the existing ″community″ experience of mankind. The development from the ″community″ based on lineage and geographical location to the ″community″ based on the infinite expansion of virtual space has created new possibilities and demands. Thirdly, the above two points lead to a deep analysis of the logical foundation of ″Community of Common Future in Cyberspace″, and to the idea that digital space and digital culture bring a new vitality to the ″community″ in the eyes of social scientists such as Giddens, and ″Community of Common Future in Cyberspace″ has become the most practical Chinese proposition in solving the network security problem in the Internet era. Finally, the article examines the meaning of communication of the ″Community of Common Future in Cyberspace″, i.e., when all human beings are regarded as one single community, communication is vital to maintaining order in the community to cope with shared risks. Although the emerging new communication technologies have contributed to the promotion of civilization and human well-being, global risks such as cybercrime and cyber terrorism still exist. ″Community of Common Future in Cyberspace″ will be practical only when multi-subjects actively participate in cyberspace governance, and nation-states and new media users become policy co-makers. This paper contributes to existing research in two aspects: (1) Extracting the theoretical value of ″Community of Common Future in Cyberspace″, and discovering the role of different communication subjects in the construction and governance of Internet space order from the perspective of communication; (2) Systematically discussing China's positive behavior in cyberspace governance, and analyzing China's efforts and goals to break the rigid international discourse system and realize self-empowerment.
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