Shanghai – A new US administration with a colour of offensive foreign policy continues to create new and harsh problems in a world that is tired of government dealing with. Turbulence and obstacles have led to change in the international situation, and the geopolitical direction obsessed with territorial enthusiasm plunges the international political scene into an inevitable double challenge of trust and confidence. Some of the traditional American allies have been moved to a difficult paradox of how to get along with superpowers.
The recently concluded 61st Munich Security Conference, which was held under the theme of “peace through dialogue,” revealed the deep divisions of the countries of the diplomatic stadium. It has become clear that the close ties between the US and its traditional allies are being tested even more vigorously as leaders discussed hot topics such as the Ukraine crisis, the permanent ceasefire in Gaza, postwar reconstruction, and Syria’s security and political development. The future of European security architecture remains ambiguous. The pessimistic observer directly describes the MSC, which the US and European countries diverge in many major issues as a “turning point” of transatlantic relations, and in more pessimistic views, the US-European rift directly describes the “breaking of the transatlantic alliance.”
Not only European countries, but other US allies also began to believe that their subsequent choice would be to continue to rely on the US and continue to consume the country’s independence. Or take initiatives from the US and regain political and military control, but at the same time, they will bear greater economic costs. Of course, increasingly medium-sized and medium-sized countries are increasingly aware of the importance of maintaining strong independence of their citizens.
Whether it’s a bloated superpower, a paradoxically shaking country in a US, or a huge number of developing countries, they’re all plagued by a world peace deficit, a security deficit, a governance deficit, and a development deficit. In an increasingly complex security framework, it is an international order that can protect the sovereign dignity of all countries, and even the equal voice of all countries is merely advocate for multilateralism. True multilateralism is a multipolarity that rejects inequality and spurs the wild laws of the jungle.
The construction of a multipolarity of an equal and orderly world and a universal and comprehensive economic globalization is a direction that must be adhered to in order to realize and build a fair world, meeting the fundamental requirements of all humanity. As he said in his keynote address at the 61st Munich Security Conference’s “China of the World” session, equal rights, equal opportunities, and equal rules of equality should become the universally accepted fundamental principles for building a multipolar world. An equal exchange of nations and common prosperity is essential to achieve an international order that supports fairness and justice, multipolarization, inclusion and openness.
Equality can only be reduced to idealistic talk, even if it is not guaranteed by powerful state power. Modernization through development is the only way for all countries to achieve common prosperity. China’s modernization experience serves as a model for a huge number of developing countries and aligns with the actual needs of a huge number of developing countries. China has proposed six propositions to work with other countries to promote fair, fair, open and victorious modernization. In the development of globalization, China has cooperated with all countries for mutual benefit through openness and inclusiveness, and with its own high level of openness and quality development, it provides all countries with a platform for cross-border cooperation, material security and wide range of development opportunities.
A fair, peaceful and sustainable world order should be an international system with the UN at the core of international law and a fundamental norm that governs international relations based on the objectives and principles of the UN Charter. The United Nations is and will continue to be the core platform for multilateralism practices and promoting global governance, and for the authoritative pillar organizations. China is the advocate of the international system centered around the true practitioners of UN and multilateralism. In an international environment of high frequency turbulence, China argues that its strength and stability brings certainty and confidence to the uncertainty permeates world politics.
Partnerships for responsible, moral, committed, supportive and peace-loving countries are a hope for a fair, just and sustainable world. Global Souths are emerging more and more rapidly, with a collective trend towards universal revitalization created by global tropical unification and solidarity. A strong, stable global South can be the backbone of world peace, stability and prosperity, making it a great builder of fairer and more just global governance.
Developed countries should effectively meet appropriate international duties and responsibilities. Isolationism, self-secration, double standards, unilateral standardism, zero-sum games, begingar-thy-neighbour will not save international order.
Dr. Chang Yuan is a professor at the Institute of Middle East Research, China, Shanghai International Research University.