INSPIRING THE GLOBAL SOUTH: South African scholars highlight the importance of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (Volume V)
By Thobile Jiwulane:
Sam Masango, Bantu Siwisa and Elizabeth Shawa (left to right) speak at the panel discussion (SUN XIANG)
China is playing an increasingly active and important role in global politics and the economy, especially in the development of the Global South. One of its most recent initiatives, the Global Governance Initiative, in a sense, represents the aspiration of the Global South, said Busani Ngcaweni, director of the University of Johannesburg Centre for Public Policy and African Studies. “I call it the Global South consensus,” he noted.
Ngcaweni made the remarks at a panel discussion on Volume V of Xi Jinping: The Governance of China, held at the University of Johannesburg Centre for Public Policy and African Studies on 30 October. Over 60 partic...