Reference News Network September 21 report: The Spanish website "China Policy Watch" published an article titled "Global Governance Initiative" on September 19. The author is Ramiro Rodríguez Bauselo. The main content is translated as follows:

China, with a keen sense of timing, has put forward its fourth pillar of international claims - the Global Governance Initiative - this September. This initiative is the fundamental basis for upholding the purposes and principles of the UN Charter. Since the gradual proposal of the "three global initiatives" in 2021, namely the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, and the Global Civilization Initiative, China has become a strong promoter of reforming the multilateral system.

On the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations, China is redoubling its efforts to improve the global governance system established after 1945. In the context of a clearly fractured international geopolitical environment and the proliferation of reckless adventurous behavior, the Global Governance Initiative is based on five proposals: upholding the principle of equality of sovereignty, abiding by international rule of law, practicing multilateralism, advocating people-centered approach, and emphasizing action-oriented orientation.

China has clearly expressed its willingness to reform the UN governance system internally. To implement this reform, particular attention must be paid to the problem of the system's lack of representativeness, to reflect the rise of countries in the Global South.

China has taken on the role of a firm defender of world peace and a provider of public goods, strengthening its commitment to multilateralism through the Global Governance Initiative, and adhering to a pragmatic development policy centered on the people. In the context of commemorating the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, China launched this new global initiative, making the commemoration of the victory of the war of resistance have special significance.

China is not the only country that holds different views on the future of international relations. In the context where the principles upon which multilateralism and the United Nations system are based (first and foremost the basic principle of territorial integrity) are being undermined, China is becoming a channel for the sentiments of many countries that realize the international system is heading in a dangerous direction.

Face with the many uncertainties, threats and challenges facing the current international order, the concept of a community with a shared future for humanity is increasingly strengthening. Since China has recognized its status, international influence, capabilities and responsibilities, it has been advocating this concept. China is no longer the China of 1945. The process of reform and opening up is gradually accelerating, enabling the Chinese nation to stand anew in the East.

With this positioning, China, through various multilateral forums it participates in or leads under the framework of the United Nations, aims to build a more democratic international relationship and advocates multilateralism. The challenge China faces is how to align the proposals that have been widely recognized by the majority of the international community with specific actions and responses to the various conflicts and complex issues facing the world, thereby making this alternative perspective more credible and winning the support of other members of the international community who urgently need leadership. (Translated by Wang Meng)

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