In a season of summitry, China seeks stabler major-country ties

SHOULDERING GREATER RESPONSIBILITIES

Beijing has repeatedly stressed that major countries of the world bear special responsibilities for global peace, security and development.

Amid the protracted Ukraine crisis and ongoing conflicts in the Middle East, Xi has engaged in extensive exchanges with visiting leaders on international and regional issues. He reiterated China's position that the use of force cannot solve problems, and dialogue is the only right choice.

During the China-US summit, the two sides agreed to support each other in hosting the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting and the G20 Summit. As analysts have pointed out, the agreement could help support economic recovery in the Asia-Pacific and beyond, improve global economic governance, and show that China and the United States have both the consensus and the capacity to work together on major issues.

They said the international community expects the two countries to strengthen cooperation on climate change, public health, science and technology governance, helping build confidence in collective action.

During Putin's visit, Xi said China and Russia, as permanent members of the UN Security Council and important major countries, should drive respective development and revitalization through comprehensive strategic coordination of even higher quality, and work to make the global governance system more just and equitable. China and Russia issued a joint statement on advocating a multipolar world and a new type of international relations.

Warwick Powell, an adjunct professor at Queensland University of Technology in Australia, said China has offered a new way to think about common challenges and a shared future — one rooted in the idea that countries are increasingly interdependent.

A recent opinion piece by the South Asia Journal has also argued that the rising century demands a more inclusive architecture.

Beijing speaks not of domination, but of a shared future for humanity, it added.