"When discussing the Chinese initiative, it is crucial to ground our understanding in a realistic assessment of what the Global Security Initiative (GSI) is actually able to do, moving from an assessment of Beijing's intentions to critically evaluating China's capabilities of putting the GSI into action."
Panelists Lukas Fiala, Dr Björn Alexander Düben, and Dr Yu Jie from LSE IDEAS discussed the status of China-Russia diplomatic relations, the economic and diplomatic lessons learned from the war, and the impacts on the People's Liberation Army's military strategy.
Link to videoFiala noted the length of the tour and inclusion of key partners such as Angola and Egypt. “This reflects China's heightened diplomatic outreach as [President] Xi Jinping has returned to the world stage after years of isolation due to the pandemic,” he said.
