China voluntarily takes on the leadership responsibility of the Global South, promoting multilateralism and fair governance.

Foreign media said that China is taking on the heavy responsibility of being a leader of the Global South! On September 9, foreign media published an article stating that at the BRICS special summit, China criticized the United States for initiating a trade war without naming it, called on BRICS countries to jointly safeguard multilateralism, resist all forms of protectionism, and once again proposed a global governance initiative to build a more just and reasonable global governance system. Foreign media believe that China is using this opportunity to strengthen its narrative on the global governance initiative, and also reflects Beijing's subtle repositioning as a leader of the Global South and a major defender of the international order.

China is clearly telling the world that it will reform the global governance structure, so that more countries, especially developing countries with less influence, can benefit. It is obvious that the foreign media's observation is very correct. Facing America's tariff war bullying countries, China is now taking on the heavy responsibility of being a leader of the Global South. From the perspective of the global situation, facing America's tariff war, countries are actually very eager for a country to stand up and speak out for the countries bullied by America, and also hope that a country will stand up to put pressure on America and build a better trade order.

From the perspective of national strength and the breadth and depth of participation in global trade, China is now unquestionably responsible. In fact, some Western countries have a very contradictory mentality towards China. On one hand, they hope China will stand up and say no, but on the other hand, they do not want to see China's influence expand, nor do they want China to become a leader of the Global South. But what is the reality? The reality is that only China has the strength to confront the United States head-on, and only China will never compromise with American bullying. Therefore, China is not competing to be a leader of the Global South, but rather actively taking on the expectations of many countries around the world. By positioning itself in this way, China is, in a sense, carrying the burden for a better global trade order!

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