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Date: November 26, 2025 Time: 10 AM – 1 PM CET
China’s President Xi Jinping announced the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at a the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Plus on September 1, stressing China’s readiness to work with all countries for a more just and equitable global governance system. Xi reflected on the GGI as an extension of his previous initiatives: the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilization Initiative.
He highlighted five principles for the Global Governance Initiative — adherence to sovereign equality, abiding by international rule of law, practicing true multilateralism, advocating the people-centred approach and focusing on taking real actions.
The notions of “global governance” and “multilateralism” were enshrined in the United Nations Charter signed at the establishment of the United Nations in 1945 following the horrific World War II. The UN Charter explained the purpose of it in its preamble as “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war, which twice in our lifetime has brought untold sorrow to mankind, and to reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person, in the equal rights of men and women and of nations large and small, and to establish conditions under which justice and respect for the obligations arising from treaties and other sources of international law can be maintained, and to promote social progress and better standards of life in larger freedom.”
80 years later, the world seems to have learned very little from the lessons of history, and tension is rising between the major powers and thermonuclear-armed sabre rattling has been observed around the Ukraine war that broke out in 2022. China is throwing its hat into the ring to rekindle the spirit of the UN Charter and redefine “global governance”. But why is it necessary, and why now?
The Belt and Road Institute in Sweden (BRIX) is inviting a number of distinguished international experts from Europe and China to discuss the importance and context of the launching of the GGI. You are welcome to participate online. Attendance is free of charge, but registration is required.
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Confirmed speakers are:
- Mr. Wan Degang, Chargé d’affaires, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Sweden.
- Dr. Pino Arlacchi, Former member of EU Parliament, Former Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Italy.
- Mr. Erik Solheim, Former Executive Director of the UN Environment Program, Former Minister of Development of Norway, Vice-President of the International Green Belt and Road Coalition, Norway.
- Professor George Katrougalas, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, UN Independent Expert on the promotion of a democratic international order, Greece.
- Dr. Jan Oberg, Director of The Transnational Foundation for Peace and Future Research, Sweden.
- Professor Wang Yiwei, Director of Center for European Studies at Renmin University of China.
- Stephen Brawer, Chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden.
- Moderator of the webinar will be Hussein Askary, Vice-Chairman of the Belt and Road Institute in Sweden.
For more information, please contact:
Stephen Brawer at email: stephen.brawer@brixsweden.org
Hussein Askary at: hussein.askary@brixsweden.org
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