"Injecting more stability into global peace and development"
The summit of the Group of 77 and China was recently held in Havana, the capital of Cuba, focusing on promoting coordinated cooperation among global southern countries to address current challenges, calling for comprehensive reform of the international financial structure, and building a more inclusive and coordinated global economic governance pattern. This summit will incorporate multiple Chinese concepts and propositions into the outcome document, the Havana Declaration. International individuals interviewed by our reporter highly praised China's philosophy and actions, believing that China has always been committed to promoting South South cooperation and has played an important role in achieving common development in the global South.
"The willingness of developing countries to unite and strengthen themselves is becoming increasingly strong."
The world is undergoing unprecedented changes in a century, and developing countries generally hope to strengthen unity and cooperation to promote global governance reform towards a more just and reasonable direction. The Group of 77 and China is an important platform for developing countries to unite and strengthen themselves, coordinate and respond to challenges. For many years, China has been working with other southern countries to continuously make new and greater progress in promoting South South cooperation.
UN Secretary General Guterres stated in his opening speech at the summit that the Group of 77 and China has always supported multilateralism and played an important role within the framework of the United Nations. Faced with common challenges such as natural disasters and poverty, global action is needed to safeguard the interests of developing countries at all levels. He called on the Group of 77 and China to actively play their role in promoting the establishment of an international system conducive to the well-being of all mankind.
Hanfrey Mossi, Director of the China Research Center at the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, believes that South South cooperation is an important channel for developing countries to achieve self-reliance and progress, and an effective means to ensure their integration and participation in the world economy. "South South cooperation is an important way to promote economic cooperation and technological progress among developing countries, and also provides strong support for the international community to practice true multilateralism."
Hassan Daud, director of the "the Belt and Road" and Regional Research Center for Global Governance of the Pakistan Institute for Sustainable Development Policy, said: "The imbalance and injustice of the current global economic order have seriously hindered the development of the countries of the South. Comprehensive reform of the international financial structure and the construction of a more inclusive and coordinated global economic governance pattern have become the common aspiration of the countries of the South."
"In the current era of unilateralism and hegemonism, strengthening South South cooperation is crucial. Developing countries generally hope to strengthen unity and cooperation, and promote global governance change towards a more just and reasonable direction." Eduardo Regarado, a China expert at the Cuba International Policy Research Center, said, "As the power of developing countries continues to grow, their willingness to unite and strive for self-improvement is becoming stronger, and they hope to gain greater voice on the international stage."
Balu Demisi, a policy researcher at the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia, believes that South South cooperation helps maintain the independence of developing countries and break free from unequal international relations. South South cooperation also helps to promote economic and social progress in developing countries, narrow development gaps, and improve people's lives through sharing experiences and resources.
"China's proposition is widely welcomed and supported by other southern countries"
The Havana Declaration, the outcome document of the summit, points out that relevant parties should strive to achieve global development and win-win cooperation on the basis of consultation, joint construction, and sharing, and promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind.
"The series of initiatives proposed by China can help promote the process of global governance," said Kenyan international expert Kavins Adhill. "China advocates for universal welcome and support from other southern countries. Today, the world is facing many common challenges such as climate change and food security. Developing countries should unite and work together to inject more stability into global peace and development."
Regarado stated that China has put forward the concepts of equality, mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, and joint consultation, construction, and sharing, and has united and cooperated with other developing countries on the basis of mutual respect, non-interference, and mutual benefit. "China actively upholds the interests of developing countries, promotes the enhancement of the representation and discourse power of southern countries in international affairs, and is conducive to the development of the international order towards a more just and reasonable direction."
"China has put forward a series of international cooperation initiatives such as the the Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Development Initiative, which provide an effective way to promote multilateral cooperation." Cuban Ambassador to China Bai Shide said that the Global Development Initiative is inclusive, which meets the needs of establishing a more just and reasonable international order, and is also conducive to promoting the development of countries in the global South and accelerating the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
Demisi said that over the years, China has been committed to promoting South South cooperation and continuously making new progress. "The multiple concepts and proposals proposed by China have taken into account the interests and demands of various countries, met the common concerns of developing countries, provided new ideas for promoting common development, and also contributed wisdom and strength to promoting global governance reform towards a more just and reasonable direction."
"China has always been an active promoter and contributor to South South cooperation"
It has provided development assistance to more than 160 countries, worked with more than 150 countries and more than 30 international organizations to build the "the Belt and Road", and worked with more than 100 countries and international organizations to promote cooperation in global development initiatives... As the largest developing country in the world, China has always taken South South cooperation as a priority in foreign cooperation, taken positive actions, shared development opportunities with the vast number of developing countries, and embarked on the road of prosperity.
"In recent years, China has eliminated absolute poverty, actively promoted green and low-carbon development, and achieved remarkable achievements in the fields of digital economy, artificial intelligence, aerospace, etc.," said Gonzalez, President of the Latin American News Agency in Cuba. While achieving its own development, China has strengthened cooperation with other southern countries, shared its own development experience and opportunities. "China has continuously made important contributions to the world's sustainable development through its own development in areas such as poverty reduction, food security, agricultural technology, public health, industrialization, and climate change. Southern countries around the world hope to learn from China's development experience to help their own development."
Rafael Iglesias, a professor at the Medical University of Havana, Cuba, said that the "the Belt and Road" initiative, the global development initiative, the global security initiative, the global civilization initiative and other initiatives proposed by China are consistent with the development vision of the vast number of developing countries, which will help promote the industrialization and social development process of developing countries and achieve common prosperity and progress.
"For a long time, China has been an active promoter and contributor to South South cooperation. As the world's second largest economy and also the largest developing country, China's cooperative relationship with southern countries around the world is becoming increasingly close. The two sides are constantly creating new forms of cooperation in areas such as food security, poverty reduction, industrialization, green development, and digital technology." Moxi said that China has long adhered to the positioning of a developing country, united with southern countries around the world to strive for development space and interests, demonstrated its great power style, and won widespread appreciation and support from developing countries.
