【天天聚看點】Global Security Initiative is commendable
AstheworldteetersonthebrinkofnuclearArmageddon,inthethirddecadeofthe21stcentury,itisworthrememberingthepropheticwarningbythepacifistphysicist,AlbertEinstein.Heisonrecordcautioningfuturegenerationsthat"IknownotwithwhatweaponsWorldWarIIIwillbefought,butWorldWarIVwillbefoughtwithsticksandstones".
BasedontheevidenceofthingsseenandunfoldingintheRussia-Ukraineconflict,quiteclearlythosecountriesandregionalblocsstokingthiswarbyshippinggargantuanarmamentshaveignoredEinstein"swarning.
Thedestructionanddevastationunleashedbythiswarareevident.
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ItisalsoobviousthatthecountriesandregionalblocsinflamingthiswarhavenotlearnedthetragiclessonsfromIraq,AfghanistanandLibya.
Inthisglobalmaelstromofchaosandinsecurity,whathasinformedtheunequivocalpolicystanceofthePeople"sRepublicofChina(PRC)inpursuitofpeaceandsecurity?
AttheBoaoForumforAsiaAnnualConference2022,PresidentXiJinpingelaboratedonthePRC"spolicyandpractice,ininternationalaffairsofaGlobalSecurityInitiative(GSI).
AstheprimaryinitiatorandtheimplementorofGSI,thePRC"sobjectivesaretoadvocatefora"common,comprehensive,cooperativeandsustainablesecurity"architectureto"jointlysafeguardworldpeaceandsecurity".
Whatdoesthismeanandentailinactualpractice?ChinahasbecomethelargestcontributortotheUnitedNations(UN)peacekeepingmissionsamongfivepermanentmembersoftheSecurityCouncil.
TheChina-UNPeaceandDevelopmentFund,initiatedbyChina,hasprovidedatotalof$100millionbytheendof2020,benefitingmorethan100countriesandregions.
Onewonderswhathappenedbetweenthedescription,inhiselectoralcampaign,ofPresidentJoeBidenasaprogressiveand"transformativeleader"andthecurrentactualincumbentoftheWhiteHouse,whohascontinuedthewarmongeringpracticesofhispredecessorsinforexampleIran,Cuba,andYemen.
Therefore,thePRC"sroleinseekingtosecureworldpeaceandsecurityiscommendable,asseeninChina"speacekeepers,mainlydeployedinAfrica.
MostAfricancountriesareamenabletotheGSIsinceitbuildsonthestrategiclargessethatChinademonstratedinthebattleagainsttheCovid-19pandemicandeconomiccrisiswhereChinaprovidedatleast2.1billionvaccinesto120countriesandorganisationstoclosetheglobalimmunitygap.
ThisisaprimeexampleofChina"honouringitscommitmentswithconcreteaction"because,quitesimply,"unevenrecoveryisaggravatinginequalityacrosstheworld,furtherwideningtheNorth-Southdivide".
Inessence,then,theGSIispremisedonthefollowingnormativeprinciplesthatshouldbeofinteresttothosededicatedtothecausefor,andof,pursuingatwhatevercostglobalpeaceandsecurity.
First,thatpeaceisaprerequisiteforhumanandsocietaldevelopment,moresointhecontextoftryingtobuildbackbetteraftertheCovid-19newnormal.Peaceanddevelopmentareinterconnectedindefendingpeople"slivesandlivelihoodsandpromotingcommongoods.
Second,cooperationandsolidarityarenecessarytokeepafloatandstabletrade,industrialandsupplychainsacutelydisruptedbyboththeRussia-UkraineconflictandCovid-19.SuchworldwidesolidarityrunscounterandisintrinsicallyopposedtounilateralismandaColdWar2.0mentality,wherecountriesaredividedbetweenthosewhosupportthecontinuationofwarinRussia-Ukraine(largelywesternliberaldemocracies)andthosefavouringdialogueanddiplomacy(largelynon-westerncountries).
Third,theGSIproposedbyChinaisasensibleoptionsinceexperiencehastaughtusthateachcountrymustrecognisethesovereigntyandterritorialintegrityofothercountriesindeferencetoupholdingtheUNCharter.Whatwillbringaboutpeaceandsecurityareprinciplesandpracticesofmutualrespect,mutualbenefitandmutuallearning.
WedowelltorecallthehumantollpaidafterWorldWarIandWorldWarII,whichresultedin20milliondeathsintheformerand70millioninthelatter.Ofcourse,theearthlytollofanuclearwarwouldresultintotaldevastationofthehumanspecies.
Why,thendotheUSandtheEuropeanUniondedicateintototostokinguptheRussia-Ukrainewarinthefoolhardypursuitof"weakening"RussiaandindirectlyisolatingChina?
ThisisareasonwhytheRepublicofSouthAfricahasselectedapolicyof"non-alignment"inthiswarand,instead,iscampaigning,likeBrazilandIndia(BRICSmembers),inpromotingandemphasizingmultilateralisminsteadofunilateralism,cooperationinsteadofconfrontation,andwin-winoutcomesratherthanazero-sumgame.
ThisstancebytheRSAandthePRCintheiractiveendorsementofGSIechoestosomeextenttheNon-AlignedMovementrepresenting120membercountriesfromtheGlobalSouthwhowereopposedtoColdWar1.0,imperialismandcolonialismthatisbeingechoedpresently,bytheBiden-ledUSandtheEU,whoserecordofdestabilization,warmongering,sanctions,subjectivecondemnationthreatenstheverysurvivalofthehumanspecies.
Thetruismisrelevant:"itisnotinnumbers,butinunity,thatourgreatstrengthlies".
OnehopesthattheleadersinWashington,LondonandBrusselswillheedthistruismtoavoidbeingbulliesandhegemonsbattling,inSisypheanfashion,theinescapablerealityofamultipolarworldwhereeachcountryandregionisrecognizedandrecognizedforwhatitcontributestothestorehouseofcollectivehumancivilization.
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