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China seeks equilibrium in global governance
DONG XUE examines the Global Security Initiative, China’s proposal for building a lasting world peace
GROUNDBREAKING: Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud exchanged copies of the signed joint statement on the restoration of diplomatic relations, with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang in the background, April 6 2023
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Washington’s lawless behaviour towards countries in the region it considers its ‘back yard’ should be condemned by all law-abiding people, says LUKE DANIELS
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CHINA’S top diplomat Wang Yi, director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, launched the concept paper for Beijing’s Global Security Initiative (GSI) in 2023, laying out a series of pragmatic measures to address pressing global security challenges.
The occasion he chose for this highly symbolic act was the Munich Security Conference (MSC), dubbed the “Davos of defence.”
This is no coincidence: the MSC was founded in 1963 at the peak of the Cold War, which saw rivalry between the West and Soviet Union-led security blocks. Now, Munich is a city where high-level officials, diplomats, and military personnel – mostly from the West – come together; without having struck barely any deals over the years.
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