The International Organisation for Mediation may be a sign of Beijing’s hopes to reshape the global order with help from the Global South
China is seeking to become the chief architect of new models of global governance in the wake of the rapid retreat of the US from the international stage under Donald Trump, with Beijing saying the existing mechanisms do not properly represent the interests of developing nations.
Placing the organisation in Hong Kong also sent a message to the world that the city is moving beyond its traditional image as a gateway to the mainland’s economy and can play an increasingly political role as China’s bridge to the Global South.
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