Highlights include keynote on “China’s Global Governance Initiative”, two timely panel discussionsHONG KONG, May 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The organisers of Global Prosperity Summit 2026 (GPS 2026) announced that the event’s third consecutive edition opened today, shining spotlights on issues critical to Hong Kong’s future development and global prosperity. Ambassador Han Zhiqiang, Vice President of the China Public Diplomacy Association, delivered a keynote address that offered profound and forward-looking insights into China’s Global Governance Initiative.In his keynote speech entitled “China’s Global Governance Initiative”, Ambassador Han Zhiqiang said:
The international landscape is beset by mounting instability and uncertainty. Unilateralism and protectionism are on the rise. Geopolitical conflicts continue to flare up, development gaps are widening, and global challenges are emerging one after another. These developments have made reform and improvement of global governance an urgent task for all countries and peoples.
The Global Governance Initiative has been launched in response to the needs of the world with the following emphasis: The most unequivocal message: a call for strong solidarity. Countries must come together to meet challenges and forge a consensus and a force for solidarity and cooperation to overcome division and confrontation. The most steadfast position: upholding multilateralism. Global affairs should be discussed by all, the global governance system built by all, and the governance outcomes shared by all. All acts of unilateralism must be rejected. The most cherished vision: a future of fairness and justice. It calls for greater representation and voice for developing countries and rejects bullying of the small and weak. It calls for closing the North-South gap as soon as possible.
