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During the event, Russian and Chinese experts conducted a detailed analysis of the UN’s role in the contemporary international system, discussed the causes of the ongoing crisis in multilateral institutions, and assessed the prospects for Russia–China cooperation in reforming global governance.
Opening remarks were delivered by Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, and Sun Zhuanzhi, Director of the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS).
Participants ...
... United States and Western countries on the global economy. There is an obvious need to strengthen regional platforms, in particular the SCO, in order to overcome the negative trends in global cooperation caused by these measures. In this context, the global governance initiative put forward by Xi Jinping at the SCO summit in China in September 2025 was discussed as one of the approaches to addressing existing systemic issues of interaction in the international arena.
On the Russian side, Ivan Timofeev, RIAC Director General, Vasily Kashin, Director of the Centre for Comprehensive ...
... of the two sides, but also global stability
In his New Year greeting message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping said that in the face of changes unseen in a century and volatile international and regional situations, China-Russia relations have always maintained healthy and stable development, and moved steadily in the right direction in 2023. Putin sent heartfelt greetings on the occasion of the New Year 2024 and the approaching Spring Festival to Xi, stressing that ...
The recognition of interdependence between security and development suggests that China is likely to become more active in global and regional security matters than it has been ever before
The Global Security Initiative (GSI) was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping in April of 2022. Predictably, the initiative was brushed off ...
The publication includes 22 articles by leading international relations experts from Russia and China
In June 2022, China Social Sciences Press published the second collection of RIAC and CASS articles
Global Governance in a New Era: Concepts and Approaches
. The publication includes 22 articles by leading international relations experts from Russia and China.
The publication is available in Chinese and English. Editors: Xie Fuzhan, Igor Ivanov, Sun ...
The publication is available in Chinese and English
The authors analyze the possibility of reforming the system of global governance, building a new type of international relations and promoting genuine multilateralism. The Collection also presents systematic analysis of the role of interaction between major powers on a wide range of issues.
The publication will be ...
... relations?
Above all, we have to agree that the critical task of the day is the task to restore and to enhance the shattered global governance. Without addressing this task, we are not going to succeed in any other undertakings. The central dividing line ... ... respective ‘spheres of influence’ or to form coalitions against common adversaries. This is not the case with Russia and China today. Their partnership is not directed against any third countries; the relationship between Moscow and Beijing has its ...
... social and cultural transformation, and our final destination is not clear. The increased pace of change calls for a new level of global governance, but old political habits still prevent us from moving to this level. I would venture to say that the greatest ... ... difficult to single out just one threat looming on the horizon. For instance, one can refer to growing tensions between US and China that might have many profound negative implications for the whole world, including a global recession. The situation in ...
The SCO will be able to claim the status of not only the largest, but also the most influential union in Eurasia
The G7 summit in Quebec (Canada) and the SCO summit in Qingdao (China) took place at almost exactly the same time and once again clearly demonstrated the ever growing multipolarity of global and trans-regional development. However, while the Group of Seven meeting took a step backwards of sorts – or, put simply,...
... finance, institution building and security guarantee, in order to provide full-fledged support for the initiative and inject new impetus to the common development of participating countries.
China will take an active part in reforming and building the global governance system.
China will continue to uphold the authority of the United Nations and support the United Nations in playing an active role in international affairs. China will support a greater role for the mechanisms of the G20, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ...