Global governance should underline values
- By Han Fangming
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E-mail China.org.cn, January 25, 2016
As far as I'm concerned, China should advocate "peace, unity and harmony," which are the features of Chinese culture and Chinese diplomacy. In ancient times, a man of noble character would be the one who champions "unity without uniformity." In business operations, people would say that "harmony brings wealth." Concerning Chinese diplomacy, the country highlights "peace and development" as the trends of our times. "Peace," "unity" and "harmony" represent the unique wisdom of the Chinese nation. The reason why I founded the Charhar Institute and dedicated myself to the study of "peace" is to advocate this universally accepted idea.
Global governance calls for global talents
Global governance isn't an empty expression. It requires concrete implementations. It needs concerted efforts from government agencies, international organizations and non-governmental civil groups.
As the world's largest economy, China plays an irreplaceable role in global politics and economic stabilization. In terms of multilateral and bilateral diplomacy, and with regard to Iranian and North Korean nuclear issues, China is playing an active role.
China is also increasing its say in international organizations like the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Unfortunately, few Chinese people have assumed high-ranking posts in these organizations, which does not coincide with its great power status.
The reason lies in the scarcity of talent. Under China's education system, many language talents do not understand diplomacy, diplomatic personnel do not understand economics, and those familiar with foreign affairs tend to lack knowledge of internal affairs. Moreover, the above talents are normally those with junior rankings, which fail to meet the requirement of international organizations. This phenomenon could result in weak leadership in those organizations and a lack of influence in terms of rule making.
Non-governmental organizations, which can be compared to the cells of one's body, are an essential part of global governance but still lack a presence in China. More efforts are necessary on this front in order to give its due role to play in the international community.
Han Fangming is a founding chairman and chief sponsor of the Charhar Institute, a non-governmental think tank.
The article was translated by Guo Yiming. Its original version was published in Chinese.
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