What is needed is developmental statecraft, a counter to the hegemonic statecraft of the Global North.
President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit in Tianjin in September.
This was followed by the Sept 3 military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
The communique of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China highlighted the importance of pursuing major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics.
This is a cornerstone for China's evolving global role in the coming years, and the Global South is helping shape a fairer global order.
Global South, instead of continuing to be a spectator, is helping shape a fairer global order.
Author's summary: Global South shapes fairer order.