In the port city of Tianjin, Xi Jinping unveiled a new geopolitical card: the Global Governance Initiative (GGI). Not just a protocol speech, but a roadmap with five coordinates marking Beijing’s steps in the international arena.
The principles sound solemn, almost like a diplomatic manual, but hide key signals:
Sovereign equality → every country, big or small, must have a voice. Respect for international law → interpreted, of course, by whoever writes the rules. Multilateralism → farewell to the “club of two,” welcome to the long table of many. People-centered approach → a social message, though Xinjiang or Hong Kong invite irony. Real action → fewer declarations, more projects (read: railways, ports and Silk Road routes).
The backdrop is the “Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus”, expanding beyond Central Asia and in Tianjin seeking to position itself as an alternative to the G7 and other Western-led forums.
China speaks of a community with a shared future; critics hear the echo of a hegemony with a Mandarin accent.
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