Abstract: The idea of a health community for mankind, put forward in the context of the global epidemic of COVID-19, follows a distinct three-fold logic. Theoretically, it originates from Marx and Engels' thoughts of "association for the free development of all", with the thought of global community in China's diplomatic practice and of cultural community for the Chinese nation as its foundation. In practice,socialism with Chinese characteristics which is characteristic of the "Five-Sphere Integrated Plan" and the "Four-Pronged Comprehensive Strategy" promotes the generation of the concept of a health community for mankind. And the concept of a health community for mankind is a demonstration of China's theoretical self-confidence facing the global and domestic situations of human health, people's universal demands for health, and the contradictions in the global health field.

Key words: COVID-19 epidemic, a health community for mankind, association for the free development of all, socialism with Chinese characteristics, theoretical confidence