Signal China has launched three global initiatives since 2021 to court the Global South

Summary

The report records that since 2021 China has announced three global initiatives as part of its effort to build a new China-led order. They are the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative. Beijing uses the three strategies to position itself as a trustworthy development partner for developing countries and the Global South. The initiatives favour non-binding partnerships grounded in mutual economic benefit rather than the human rights and moral norms stressed by the West. The authors treat them as concrete instruments through which China turns its comparative advantages into wider global influence.