Community responsibility to build individual strength is ancient Chinese philosophy that meshes smoothly with 21st century notions of governance, and others like ecological citizenship, that help to preserve humankind’s inextricably shared future. For me, this is what may be termed as “the Chinese way.” It is neither Stalinist communism nor is it runaway laisser-faire capitalism. It is good governance with focused goals. Understanding such basic principles often escapes persons who study China. My paper attempts to explore China’s own narratives within a general overview of the mushrooming plethora of China centers, Confucius Centers, and other academic institutions across the world. Conclusions indicate lacuna that could be filled by future interactions between think tanks under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and other countries, especially Pakistan. Such community ［read as humankind］ responsibility between think tanks in effect creates a shared future for not only for states but also for institutions and individuals.The research covers key concepts for sharing, development of communities, and their future prospects. The paper briefly outlines the Chinese way established through ancient Confucius philosophy. It focuses on sharing. This is a linchpin for forming a community, including the shared community of humankind in the global village. It searches for methods to develop a harmonious and sustainable future for the global community. Data is primarily gleaned from websites and documents uploaded in English by Chinese think tanks but also utilizes information from whichever source it is available. Once drafted, I will discuss my paper with Sinologists and Chinese acquaintances in Islamabad and present it in an in-house roundtable at the Institute of Regional Studies. After incorporating suggestions and critique, my findings will inform my presentation at the Chinese National Institute of Global Studies (NIGS) international conference “China’s 70-Year Development and the Construction of the Community with a Shared Future for Mankind.”To begin, one may safely state that humankind today forms a close-knit community even when it is spread across the continents. As never before, digital connectivity brings diverse people into close virtual contact. In this global village we cannot, and should not, live in cocoons without caring about our impact on the environment. Community responsibility is vital for the survival of humankind, our flora and fauna and our planet as a whole. Responsibility, in ecological and other dimensions, rather than self-centered individualism or even single institutional working, is an ancient Confucian concept that, thus, needs to be re-visited again and again.The concept of the community is integral to the idea of sharing. This in turn is embedded with notions of personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. Such Confucian ethics simultaneously values the key virtues of the self extrapolated to institutions, of sincerity and the unceasing search for knowledge. Among several others, three basic concepts are useful to examine the first part of topic “The Community with a Shared Future for Mankind: New Interaction between China and the World.”The concepts of the lǐ, yì and rén are difficult to understand out of the Chinese context. Each had ancient connotations that Confucius re-interpreted. In addition, he placed both concepts together to confabulate new and dynamic meanings that continue to hold valid as guiding principles for the future of individuals, institutions and mankind in general. Though I cannot decipher Chinese text, what I do understand is that Confucius makes us ponder the superiority of personal exemplification over explicit rules of behavior. Reading his texts, Confucius leads us, centuries later, to reflect on how we would respond in given circumstances that privilege the community over the self, or matters important to the self.