Proposal on global governance by China is timely

President Xi Jinping. [Xinhua]

On September 1, President Xi Jinping proposed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at the "Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Plus" meeting, calling for building a more just and equitable global governance system and working together for a community with a shared future for humanity. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the World Anti-Fascist War and the founding of the United Nations. In this special historical year of taking stock of the past and envisioning the future, the President solemnly proposed the GGI, further contributing China's wisdom and presenting China's solution to strengthen and improve global governance.

The proposal of GGI by Xi Jinping comes at the right time, for it shows the way forward and demonstrates China’s sense of responsibility as a major country. In today's world with rising global challenges, many problems are no longer confined within a country’s borders, nor can many challenges be addressed by any single country. It has become an irreversible trend to strengthen global governance. With the rapid development of a large number of developing and emerging countries, the current global governance system is showing increasing inadaptation, hence fueling growing calls for its reform.