China's top political advisor Wang Huning met with visiting Colombian President Gustavo Petro in Beijing on Wednesday.
Wang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), noted that President Xi Jinping had held a fruitful meeting with Petro earlier that day, and the two leaders witnessed the signing of several important cooperation documents, including Colombia's formal accession to the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Noting that this year marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationship between China and Colombia, Wang said that China is ready to work with Colombia to fully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state and to deepen the strategic partnership in a way that delivers benefits to people of both countries.
He expressed the CPPCC's willingness to contribute to that effort.
Petro said the world today is marked by growing instability, and all countries should join hands to safeguard peace and promote shared development for humanity.
He said Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and China share a natural affinity and should therefore stand together in solidarity.
Colombia is ready to enhance cooperation with China across various sectors and to push forward Colombia-China and broader LAC-China relations, Petro said.
On Tuesday morning, Petro delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the fourth ministerial meeting of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum. Petro arrived in Beijing on Monday.
Top political advisor meets Colombian president
Top political advisor meets Columbian president
The Global Security Initiative (GSI) proposed by China has shifted the paradigm in thinking about global security away from the traditional zero-sum mentality toward a vision rooted in dialogue and development, said a Chinese expert on Tuesday.
In April 2022, China proposed the Global Security Initiative (GSI), which aims to create a new path to security that prioritizes dialogue over confrontation, partnership over alliance, and win-win over zero-sum thinking.
The initiative provides a new course and approach to addressing the root causes of international conflicts and solving security challenges facing humanity.
During an interview with China Global Television Network (CGTN), Wang Xinsong, associate professor at the School of Government at Beijing Normal University, hailed the initiative's importance amid escalating global challenges.
"It's been four years and we have witnessed that the Global Security Initiative or GSI has transformed from a framework in principle to an action plan with many actions having taken place in mediating the conflicts. The major difference between the GSI and the traditional and the existing mainstream idea about global security is that the mainstream idea is being the zero-sum mentality where the belief is that one country's safety is possible only if its neighbors safety is not existent. The GSI shifts the paradigm in thinking about global security away from the zero-sum mentality by arguing that security at the end of the day is very much related to development," Wang said.
Over the past four years, China has consistently promoted the implementation of the GSI. By the end of 2025, the initiative has received support and appreciation from more than 130 countries and regions, as well as international organizations, and has been explicitly incorporated into more than 140 bilateral and multilateral documents at home and abroad.
China's Global Security Initiative shifts paradigm away from traditional zero-sum mentality: expert
