The authors examine the politico-cultural representations of strategic national political narratives and their influence on the theory and practice of implementing the "Community of Shared Future" project based on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In theoretical discussions, the focus is typically on the socio-economic, logistical, and sociocultural aspects of this initiative, emphasizing co-development, mutual benefits and the idea of a "win-win situation." However, the sustainability of socio-economic policies and the success of humanitarian projects for shaping a convergent global development order increasingly depend on conflicting political narratives that legitimize claims to global leadership. These narratives, accompanied by information wars, significantly impact the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative. The challenges in implementing the "Community of Shared Future" project and achieving economic, social, and cultural synergy stem not only from crises in international organizations or national institutions but also from the influence of symbolic structures associated with narratives of "universal development" and of the project participants’ civilizational identities. The study aims to answer two main questions: 1) What distinguishes the symbolic structures of the strategic political narratives of the "Western community" and the national-civilizational narratives of China and Russia, which are central to contemporary geopolitical dynamics? 2) What is the potential for a convergence of and conflict between these narratives and how does it impact the successful implementation of the "Community of Shared Future" project? Drawing on contemporary cultural sociology of politics, the authors propose new theoretical approaches to study the processes of implementation of the "Community of Shared Future" project within the context of modern political communications.