Global Security Initiative

The Global Security Initiative (GSI, Chinese: 全球安全倡议) is an initiative proposed by Chinese Communist Party general secretary Xi Jinping during the annual Boao Forum on 21 April 2022. Officially, the initiative is meant to "uphold the principle of indivisible security, build a balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture, and oppose the building of national security on the basis of insecurity in other countries."^[1]

Concept

The new security concept is part of the background for the GSI.^[2]: 132

The GSI was announced during the 2022 Boao Forum for Asia.^{[3][4][5][1][2]: 132}

The GSI identifies six commitments: (1) common, comprehensive, cooperative, and sustainable security; (2) respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries; (3) abiding by the purpose and principles of the UN Charter; (4) taking the security concerns of all countries seriously; (5) peacefully resolving disputes between countries through dialogue; and (6) maintaining security in both traditional and non-traditional fields.^[6]: 158 The principles outlined by the Global Security Initiative are long-standing elements of China's security policy.^[6]: 158

Articulations of the Global Security Initiative have included little operational detail.^[6]: 158 It has been described as a "concrete manifestation" of Xi Jinping Thought on Diplomacy.^[7]

China issued a further statement of the initiative, outlining principles, priorities and platforms, in a concept paper on 21 February 2023.^[8][9]

Analysis

Analysts have described the GSI as a way of increasing China's global influence.^[4][3]

See also

• Global Development Initiative
• Global Civilization Initiative