(Focus on Boao) The rise of the “Global South” may bring three levels of changes to the world structure

　　China News Service, Boao, March 28 (Reporter Guo Chaokai and Zhang Qianyi) In recent years, the concept of "Global South" has continued to heat up and has become a hot and high-frequency topic in the field of international public opinion. At the sub-forum of the Boao Forum for Asia 2024 Annual Conference held here, the topic of the "Global South" once again attracted attention.

On March 27, the Boao Forum for Asia 2024 Annual Conference held a sub-forum on "The Rise of the Global South". Photo by China News Service reporter Luo Yunfei

　　The "Global South" is not a simple geographical or economic concept, but an identity formed by emerging market countries and developing countries based on similar historical circumstances, realistic development stages, common development goals, and the same political demands. In recent years, the "global South" has continued to grow and develop, playing a constructive role in promoting the development and evolution of the international order.

　　Through the views and voices of the guests at the Boao Forum for Asia, we may be able to see through the three levels of changes that the rise of the "Global South" has brought to the world structure.

　　Change 1: The rise of the “Global South” is profoundly rewriting the world economic map.

　　Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Ovelchuk praised the rise of the "Global South" at the Boao Forum for Asia on the 27th as the most wonderful thing on the planet and the most surprising thing in the past 50 years.

　　In the context of economic globalization encountering countercurrents, the "Global South" has bravely stood up to the tide and faced difficulties, becoming the main driver of world economic growth.

　　Data can prove it: As a collection of emerging market countries and developing countries, the "Global South" has contributed as much as 80% to world economic growth in the past 20 years, and its global share of GDP has increased from 24% in the past 40 years. to more than 40%, which is profoundly rewriting the world economic landscape.

　　Regarding the outstanding performance of the "Global South" in the economic field, former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff said that the GDP share of the countries of the "Global South" continues to increase, while the GDP share of the G7 countries gradually decreases. The emergence of new players in the "Global South" may bring new balancing forces to global finance and trade.

　　According to former Indonesian Foreign Minister Mardi, in the current era of fragmented trade, the "global South" should strengthen cooperation to promote the healthy and stable development of the world economy.

　　Change 2: The rise of the “Global South” provides strong support for world multipolarity.

　　With the gradual rise of emerging market countries and developing countries, the "global South" is no longer the "silent majority" but has become a key force in the transformation of the international order and the hope for change in a century.

　　The BRICS cooperation mechanism achieved historic expansion, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization achieved new development, and the "G77 and China" Havana Summit issued a strong voice of the "Global South"... In recent years, the active exploration and efforts of the "Global South" have greatly improved It has increased its international influence and injected new impetus into the process of promoting world multipolarity.

　　Alexei Ovelchuk pointed out that BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are both important and influential cooperation mechanisms. More countries have joined the BRICS cooperation mechanism, which has also strengthened the voice of the "global South".

　　Change Three: The rise of the “Global South” promotes the democratization of international relations.

　　"The era of the 'South' has begun." Babayev, director of the Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences, believes that an equal and orderly multipolar world and inclusive economic globalization are the common aspiration of most countries.

　　For a long time, the global governance system dominated by Western developed countries has suffered from many unfair rules and institutional flaws, and the status, rights and voice of the vast number of developing countries have not been fully reflected and respected.

　　Under the clear banner of anti-hegemony and anti-intervention, the "global South" has participated in international affairs with a more proactive attitude, strived for a greater say for itself, played an important role in global governance platforms such as the United Nations and the Group of 20, and used actions to effectively Promote the democratization of international relations and provide greater impetus for the reform of the global governance system.

　　Ye Wen, associate professor at India's Jawaharlal Nehru University, said that multilateralism does not seek the leadership of a single power. The "global South" has been innovating itself and flexibly promoting the democratization of international relations. Unity in the "Global South" is the common aspiration of all "Global South" countries. Only in this way can we inject more stability and positive energy into the world. (over)