The Global South and China’s Vision of Shared Destiny: Between Promise and Pragmatism | ||
| مجلة وادي النيل للدراسات والبحوث الإنسانية والاجتماعية والتربويه | ||
| Volume 48, Issue 48, October 2025, Pages 1417-1450 PDF (805.04 K) | ||
| Document Type: المقالة الأصلية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jwadi.2025.411664.1232 | ||
| Author | ||
| Rana Mohamed Abdel-Aal Mazied* | ||
| Associate professor of political science Suez Canal University, and The British University in Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study critically examines China’s concept of the Community of Shared Future for Mankind (CSFM) as a normative vision for global governance, focusing on its implications for the Global South. Adopting a qualitative, interpretivist methodology grounded in Global IR and Constructivist theory, the study analyzes key Chinese official speeches, policy documents, and scholarly interpretations. It also engages Confucian ethics and civilizational discourse to explore the cultural underpinnings of CSFM. The study is structured in three parts: the conceptual and philosophical foundations of CSFM; the development and governance opportunities it offers to Global South states; and the tools used to implement it, including the Belt and Road Initiative and the Global Development Initiative. A comparative analysis with the Western liberal order highlights differences in norms, sovereignty principles, and power dynamics. The study concludes that CSFM offers a potentially inclusive alternative for Global South engagement, though its success depends on China’s ability to address debt, governance, and strategic asymmetry. Three future scenarios and strategic recommendations are proposed for Global South policymakers. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| community of shared future; Belt and Road Initiative; Global South; global governance; China foreign policy | ||
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