GSI Concept Paper - Jan FDI @$19.02 bn - Cai Qi on Xi Thought & Chinese-style Modernisation - HuanYu Ping on Cold War Thinking in Munich - Qin-Cleverly Talks - Report on US Hegemony
GSI Concept Paper - Jan FDI @$19.02 bn - Cai Qi on Xi Thought & Chinese-style Modernisation - HuanYu Ping on Cold War Thinking in Munich - Qin-Cleverly Talks - Report on US Hegemony
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China’s GSI Concept Paper At the Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi had spoken about China releasing a concept paper on GSI. The paper is now out (Full English text here). And to me, it’s a bit of a nothingburger. This is not to say that there aren’t interesting points that one must note. Rather, it is to say that unlike the GDI, which saw a specific group of countries being brought together and specific measures being announced, GSI remains very broad, lacking specific measures. It has been nearly a year since GSI was formally announced, and if this is the stage that the initiative is at, it perhaps is a reflection of the lack of buy-in from the developing world. Most developing countries do not want to be caught in the midst of the China-US strategic competition. They do not want to see a bipolar world. And GSI’s framing has essentially reflected the Cold War mentality. So, it is not surprising that it remains broad, and for the moment, encompasses current Chinese policy measures within one rhetorical umbrella, rather than the creation of a new, broad-based security institution. Also, as I had argued in my paper on the GSI, Beijing was not necessarily heading towards creating a new institution. This official paper makes that amply clear.
GSI Concept Paper - Jan FDI @$19.02 bn - Cai Qi on Xi Thought & Chinese-style Modernisation - HuanYu Ping on Cold War Thinking in Munich - Qin-Cleverly Talks - Report on US Hegemony
GSI Concept Paper - Jan FDI @$19.02 bn - Cai…
GSI Concept Paper - Jan FDI @$19.02 bn - Cai Qi on Xi Thought & Chinese-style Modernisation - HuanYu Ping on Cold War Thinking in Munich - Qin-Cleverly Talks - Report on US Hegemony
China’s GSI Concept Paper At the Munich Security Conference, Wang Yi had spoken about China releasing a concept paper on GSI. The paper is now out (Full English text here). And to me, it’s a bit of a nothingburger. This is not to say that there aren’t interesting points that one must note. Rather, it is to say that unlike the GDI, which saw a specific group of countries being brought together and specific measures being announced, GSI remains very broad, lacking specific measures. It has been nearly a year since GSI was formally announced, and if this is the stage that the initiative is at, it perhaps is a reflection of the lack of buy-in from the developing world. Most developing countries do not want to be caught in the midst of the China-US strategic competition. They do not want to see a bipolar world. And GSI’s framing has essentially reflected the Cold War mentality. So, it is not surprising that it remains broad, and for the moment, encompasses current Chinese policy measures within one rhetorical umbrella, rather than the creation of a new, broad-based security institution. Also, as I had argued in my paper on the GSI, Beijing was not necessarily heading towards creating a new institution. This official paper makes that amply clear.