Diplomacy
Building A More Equitable Global Order
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AI SUMMARY
Former Ethiopian ambassador Teshome Toga Chanaka examines China's Global Governance Initiative and its potential to foster a more inclusive international order for the Global South.
- The current international governance system is facing a severe crisis due to geopolitical rivalry, weakened multilateral institutions, and selective application of international law.
- China launched the Global Governance Initiative in 2025 and elaborated on it further in 2026, building upon a decade of prior initiatives like the Belt and Road Initiative.
- The GGI aims to reform and strengthen the United Nations-centred multilateral system rather than replace it or create parallel institutions.
- A primary objective of the GGI is to increase the participation and representation of developing countries in global governance.
- Africa represents nearly one-fifth of the world's population but continues to have limited influence within major international institutions.
- The initiative emphasizes international cooperation for global public goods such as climate change, public health, digital governance, and artificial intelligence.
- The GGI advocates for dialogue, consultation, and diplomacy over confrontation and unilateral action for the peaceful settlement of disputes.
- The author is Teshome Toga Chanaka, a former ambassador of Ethiopia to China, writing as an abridged version of an article that appeared in China Daily.
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