The Global Civilization Initiative: A Pathway to Inclusive Modernization
Modernization should reflect the unique identities and needs of each country, rather than being defined by external expectations or imposed standards.
Modernization should reflect the unique identities and needs of each country, rather than being defined by external expectations or imposed standards.
Two years since its inception, the Global Civilization Initiative has gained heightened relevance amid an increasingly volatile global landscape marked by rising protectionism, regional conflicts, and escalating geopolitical tensions.
The Global Security Initiative offers a way toward reshaping the world on the basis of universal security and securing a lasting peaceful global community.
The GCI calls for exchanges and mutual learning between different civilizations.
Civilizations vary in characteristics and advantages, but they are not the superior nor the inferior.
The Global Security Initiative defines it as a security governance structure centered on the United Nations, and its efforts are to prevent wars and lead post-war reconstruction.
Peaceful coexistence is based on respect for the sovereignty of each country.
This philosophy seeks to create a framework of international relations in which all nations work together for the general welfare, setting aside antagonisms and enmities of the past.
The open global civilization that China seeks to lead reflects its openness to the world and its commitment to international cooperation from the Global Development Initiative.
Both the GDI and the BRI are important international cooperation initiatives and important global public goods provided by China to the world.
Amid rising challenges, the Global Development Initiative (GDI) offers a comprehensive framework to foster peace, prosperity, and stability across nations.
China’s global initiatives, including the GCI, calling for an egalitarian and inclusive order in pursuit of just and coherent global governance, are a corrective bid to reinstate the sagging Westphalian order for the benefit of the international community.