In his significant contribution to the conference, Keith Bennett concludes that “it is the Global South, with China in the forefront, that is the key driver towards true multilateralism and the reform of global governance. The programmatic basis for this key challenge facing humanity at present is at the heart of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy.”

 

The International Conference on Practicing True Multilateralism and Improving Global Governance System was called by the Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Centre and China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), and was held in Beijing on 11 November 2024.

The conference was held on the occasion of the release of the Report on the True Multilateralism: Conceptual Development, Core Essence and China’s Practice and International Conference on Practicing True Multilateralism and Improving Global Governance System.

Participants in the Conference included diplomatic representatives to China, representatives from international organizations and relevant experts from China and abroad, including the Ambassador of Chile to China; the Head of the Arab States’ China representative office; the Deputy Secretary General, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation; the Chairman of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of Cambodia; the China-Arab Research Center on Reform and Development, Shanghai International Studies University, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

The conference was opened by Chen Bo, Secretary General, Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy Studies Centre and President, China Institute of International Studies (CIIS), who delivered a briefing on the report, and was also addressed by Miao Deyu, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China.

Keith Bennett was a panelist on the session on True Multilateralism and Reform of Global Governance System, and delivered his speech on behalf of the Xi Jinping Thought Study Group of the Institute for Independence Studies.

All friends and supporters of the Institute are warmly encouraged to study this significant speech, which concludes that “it is the Global South, with China in the forefront, that is the key driver towards true multilateralism and the reform of global governance. The  programmatic basis for this key challenge facing humanity at present is at the heart of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy.”

Full text of the speech.