GDI crucial for a stable world By Andrey Kortunov | China Daily | Updated: 2026-06-29 08:45

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/29/WS6a41c032a310986e2b462567.html Five years ago, in September 2021, at the general debate of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, President Xi Jinping announced the Global Development Initiative. It was the first of the four strategic initiatives China has put forward, the others being the Global Security Initiative, Global Civilization Initiative and Global Governance Initiative.