On February 21, local time, the Atlantic Council, a U.S. think tank, held a two-day discussion titled "China's Development and Influence in the Global South: The Changing Global Order."
According to Hong Kong's South China Morning Post on February 22, Daniel Kritenbrink, assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs at the meeting, claimed on February 21 that "China benefits from both ends", benefiting from the global stability promoted by the United States on the one hand, and undermining this stability in some areas to suit its own interests.
In addition, Kangda deliberately sow discord between China and the Global South, claiming that "China is aggressive" and that "U.S. policy toward the Global South is not to force countries to make choices." However, some of the people present at the meeting did not agree with his remarks. Diplomats from Singapore have pointed out that China understands the mood of the Global South better than the United States, sticks to its values, and does not engage in so-called "sanctimonious diplomacy."
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China itself has benefited from the stability and opportunities brought about by the international order. Unfortunately, China's actions often undermine these principles rather than strengthen them. Kangda's claim is also incidentally aimed at China's so-called "South China Sea expansion" and "economic coercion" and other issues.
Kangda asserts that China is becoming aggressive externally and advancing an alternative vision of global governance, and that U.S. policy toward the Global South is not enacted to oppose China or force countries to make choices.
He added that it would be naïve for the United States to ignore what China is doing, "and of course, we cannot deny that strategic competition is also a key part of this moment......."The U.S.-China relationship is a fierce strategic rivalry, and at the same time, the U.S. is committed to managing that competition responsibly so as not to fall into miscalculations or conflicts.
At the meeting, Kangda also criticized China's policies such as the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative, the Global Civilization Initiative and the Belt and Road Initiative, claiming that they were China's "external propaganda" and trying to redefine "human rights" as "the prerogative of the West".
However, the South China Morning Post noted that Kangda's remarks at the conference, which focused on China and the Global South, drew a backlash from attendees. China understands the thinking of developing countries around the world better than the West, these people said.
Bilahari Kausikan, now director of the Institute of Middle East Studies at the National University of Singapore and a former permanent secretary of Singapore and Singapore's permanent representative to the United Nations, said that China understands the sentiments that make up the Global South better than the West, does not have so-called "hypocritical diplomacy", and sticks to its own interpretation of values.
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According to reports, Kangda also said at the meeting that with the world's two largest economies verbally "back and forth", Washington is still focused on persuasion rather than pressure on developing countries, including reinvigorating alliances, funding projects and relationships, as well as ASEAN, the "Summit for Democracy", and the U.S.-Pacific Islands Summit.
"We don't want countries to have to choose between us and China, but we want to help make sure that they have the option to make decisions without coercion," he said. ”
Previously, China's spokesperson Mao Ning pointed out that in the development of foreign relations, China treats all countries equally, equally and respectfully, and we believe that every country should have its own place in the international system and can play its due role, and the destiny of the world should be jointly controlled by all countries, and the future of the world needs to be created by everyone.
As a developing country, China is a natural member of the "Global South", and has always shared a common destiny with developing countries and firmly upheld the common interests of developing countries. China's solidarity and cooperation with developing countries is not about wooing or confronting anyone, but about jointly defending world peace, promoting global development and safeguarding international order. We will continue to integrate China's development with the development of the world, integrate the interests of the Chinese people and the people of the world, and work with other countries to jointly address challenges and push the world toward a better and brighter future.
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