context: GCI (Global Civilisation Initiative), proposed in March 2023, is the third global initiative Beijing has proposed over three consecutive years.
Under the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy, a series of diplomatic concepts have been announced, notes Xue Li 薛力 CASS (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences) IWEP (Institute of World Economics and Politics) Department of International Strategy director, highlighting that these can be seen as
- ‘major-country diplomacy with Chinese characteristics’ as the pivotal cornerstone of the PRC's diplomatic strategy in this New Era, underscoring the PRC's unique approach on the global stage
- ‘a community with a shared future for mankind’ as the overarching ambition
- global partnerships, new types of international relations and the Belt and Road Initiative collectively laying solid foundations for these overarching ambitions
- the Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative and Global Civilisation Initiative facilitating the PRC's overarching ambition in the fields of development, security and civilisation, and constituting evolved iterations encompassing the broad spectrums of the economy, security, and culture
It would be prudent, he suggests, to introduce a timely 'Global Ecological Initiative' and a 'Global Politics/Partnership Initiative' to comprehensively address the five pivotal aspects of a community with a shared future for mankind, says Xue.