Global South Consensus on 'Pluriversal' Future
According to recent developments, what is needed is developmental statecraft, a counter to the hegemonic statecraft of the Global North.
President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin in September, marking a significant step.
Additionally, the communique of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China highlighted the importance of pursuing major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
This is seen as a cornerstone for China's evolving global role in the coming years, with the Global South playing an active role in shaping a fairer global order.
China is helping shape a fairer global order, instead of continuing to be a spectator.
Author's summary: Global South seeks fairer order.