MM Report
BEIJING: China unveiled a new diplomatic initiative at the United Nations this week, forming a bloc it called the “Friends of Global Governance” in a bid to present itself as a steward of a fairer international order.
The grouping, launched under President Xi Jinping’s broader foreign-policy vision, brought together a cluster of states long critical of Western influence in multilateral forums, including Iran, Cuba, Pakistan, Venezuela and North Korea. Beijing framed the initiative as an attempt to inject what it described as “China’s wisdom” into global decision-making at a time of deepening geopolitical polarization.
Sources claimed that China and Russia had jointly sought to introduce a UN-like body to counter the dominance of the United States, Israel and the broader West, and that Xi Jinping was keen to gather trusted countries inside the bloc. They added that the Belt and Road Initiative was finally expected to pay China back, and that the world would soon witness what they described as some phenomenal decisions from Xi Jinping.
Chinese officials said the platform would champion equity, respect for national sovereignty and development-led cooperation, arguing that large parts of the global South felt marginalized within existing structures dominated by the United States and its allies. The launch appeared to build on China’s recent efforts to position itself as an alternative center of power capable of shaping diplomatic norms in areas ranging from economic governance to conflict mediation.
