CHINESE FOREIGN MINISTER WANG YI’S VISION FOR SHARED DEVELOPMENT DESERVES THE WORLD’S ATTENTION
In an era defined by geopolitical uncertainty, economic pressure and increasing global divisions, the world is in urgent need of a renewed focus on what truly matters: improving the lives of the people. While international discussions are often dominated by strategic competition and political disagreements, the fundamental challenges facing billions of people remain the same: […]
CHINA’S “GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT” MODEL IS A CATALYST FOR INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC GOOD
This year marks five years since the founding by Chinese President Xi Jinping of the much-heralded Global Development Initiative (GDI). Five years ago, addressing the thorny issue of global development, President Xi came up with the idea of the GDI during the general debate of the 76th Session of the UN General Assembly. In only […]
WOMENS DAY: REMEMBER THE MARCH, BUT FINISH THE MISSION
This August marks the 70th anniversary of our National Women’s Day, when over 20 000 women stood shoulder to shoulder outside the Union Buildings in defiance of apartheid’s barbaric pass laws. They did not march for applause, annual commemorations or symbolic gestures. They marched because injustice had become unbearable. Seventy years later, the uncomfortable question […]