BISHKEK, July 28 (Xinhua) -- The China-proposed Global Governance Initiative (GGI) aligns with Central Asian countries' pursuit of independent development and lasting regional stability, said international experts on Tuesday.
The GGI, drawing on China's modernization experience, also meets the broad expectation for improving the global governance system, winning recognition and positive responses across the region, said the experts at a dialogue meeting held here in the Kyrgyz capital on China and Central Asia's joint efforts to advance the GGI.
Co-hosted by the Institute of Party History and Literature of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Xinhua News Agency and Shaanxi Normal University, the event brought together more than 50 guests from the governments, academia and media outlets of China and Central Asian nations.
Over the years, China and Central Asian countries have deepened cooperation across all sectors, delivering tangible benefits to people and setting an example of regional cooperation based on mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, said participants at the meeting.
They expressed hope for further strengthening a China-Central Asia community with a shared future, addressing global governance challenges through coordinated regional actions, and expanding pathways for multilateral governance through practical cooperation.
The GGI reflects the necessity of addressing global governance challenges and echoes the shared aspirations of all peace-loving nations and their peoples for a better life, said Hu Changshuan, deputy director of the Fourth Research Department of the Institute of Party History and Literature of the CPC Central Committee.
Noting that the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism has been established, Hu called on all parties to further advance cultural exchanges and dialogue among civilizations, expand economic and trade exchanges and cooperation, enhance coordination in responding to various crises and challenges, and carry forward the China-Central Asia Spirit.
He urged all parties to make their unique contributions to building a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future and jointly advancing the implementation of the GGI.
Kyrgyzstan-China cooperation in science and education has produced positive results in recent years, with a steady growth in joint programs and personnel exchange, said Toolosbay Abylkasymov, chief specialist of the Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of Kyrgyzstan.
Such initiatives have strengthened mutual trust between the two countries, said the expert, expressing confidence that the dialogue meeting will be an important step toward promoting more practical projects, joint research and deeper academic cooperation.
Drawing on its decades of development experience, China has offered developing countries a new path to modernization that upholds sovereignty and independence, avoids blindly copying foreign models, and achieves accelerated development free from external interference, said Adil Kaukenov, chief expert at the Kazakhstan Institute for Strategic Studies.
Kazakhstan highly values the GGI as embodying the goal of building a more just and equitable international order and providing a long-term vision for the development of the international community, said Kaukenov. ■