China global governance initiative dey align with Türkiye vision for new world order
As America under Trump dey withdraw from global commitments, Beijing dey step up to fill di vacuum for one reorganized and multipolar world.
Chinese President Xi Jinping don launch di Global Governance Initiative (GGI) for di recent Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. E present am as new framework wey go make international cooperation fair and inclusive.
China dey position di GGI as di fourth major foreign policy pillar afta di Global Development Initiative, di Global Security Initiative, and di Global Civilization Initiative. Di GGI dey try show say China fit be both 'reformer' and 'protector' of di global order.
As di world dey face geopolitical wahala and people dey lose confidence for di current power structures, China don bring dis initiative as im vision for one world wey go dey more balanced and fair.
Di GGI dey redefine di principles wey dey guide international relations. Five key ideas dey inside di initiative: sovereign equality, respect for international law, genuine multilateralism, people-centred approach, and commitment to practical results.
According to di Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dem talk say di GGI no dey try replace di current system but wan improve am by making global institutions more representative, responsive, and fair.
Di GGI dey aim to modernise di world’s institutional system by moving away from unilateralism and ideological wahala. E dey acknowledge say di current global order wey dem shape afta World War II no fit handle di complex challenges of today.
Global problems like climate change, digital governance, and economic inequality dey require cooperation and reform. China dey talk say no one country suppose dey control di reform process, and all nations, no matter di size or wealth, suppose get voice for how di world go dey run.
Di timing of di GGI launch dey important. By 2025, di UN go dey celebrate 80 years, and e go be chance for di world to reflect. Di GGI dey show say di post-war institutions no dey fit di purpose again.
For example, di UN Security Council dey always get wahala because of di veto power wey di five permanent members get. Dis one dey make dem no fit solve big conflicts like Russia war with Ukraine and di crisis for Gaza. People don dey vex and dey call for reform.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan don dey talk say di UN suppose change and no be only di founding powers go dey control am. E talk say 'di world big pass five,' and dis idea dey align with wetin China dey try do with di GGI.
Di GGI dey also try address di underrepresentation of di Global South, di loss of UN authority, and inefficiency for implementation. Di message be say global governance no suppose be di privilege of only few countries but must reflect di multipolar reality of today.
For Asia, di GGI dey act as regional strategy. For Southeast Asia, e dey promote cooperation and consultation instead of dominance. For Central Asia, e dey complement di Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), wey dey focus on infrastructure, while GGI dey focus on institutions.
Russia dey support di GGI because e align with Moscow’s vision of multipolar world order. Dis partnership dey strengthen China’s regional and global influence.
Di GGI no dey stand alone. E dey part of China’s bigger strategy wey dey connect di country’s diplomatic and development initiatives. While di BRI dey focus on physical connectivity, di GGI dey focus on values and governance.
Di GGI dey try build moral and institutional infrastructure wey go legitimize China’s leadership. Di long-term goal na to define global norms instead of just following dem.
For di US, dem see di GGI as challenge to di liberal order wey dem establish afta 1945. But China dey talk say di initiative no dey try dismantle di system but wan reshape global priorities to balance and mutual benefit.
For di Global South, di GGI dey resonate because e dey focus on fairness and reform, especially as many countries dey face humanitarian and economic crises.
But China still get wahala with credibility because di way dem dey act for places like South China Sea no dey match di equality wey dem dey preach. Dis kind contradiction fit affect di trust wey people get for di GGI.
For Türkiye, di GGI fit bring opportunity and uncertainty. As country wey dey between Europe and Asia, Türkiye fit use di GGI to increase im influence for international institutions. But dem go need balance di relationship with NATO, EU, and China.
Di GGI dey call for reform of di international system rules and dey present China’s model as di way forward. For di Global South, e dey offer chance to shape di future instead of just adapting to am.
As di UN dey enter im ninth decade, di world go need decide whether to hold onto di old system or join hands to renew am. Whether di GGI go succeed depend on how other nations go collaborate with China to build fairer, inclusive global order.