G77 Gathering Reinforces the Talking Points of China’s Global South Diplomacy

Li Xi, Member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (L) being greeted by Cuban President Manuel Diaz Canal at the G77 Plus China. Image: Yamil Lage / AFP

China sent its most senior official in recent years to the G77 gathering in Havana on Friday. The presence of Li Xi, the CPC’s seventh-ranking member and the head of the corruption watchdog, arguably signaled a continuance of China’s recent focus on Global South diplomacy.

Li emphasized three issues in his speech: G77 autonomy from great powers, the inclusion of developing countries in global governance, and equal access to technology and development: all talking points aimed at positioning China with the Global South against Western alliances.

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