China’s Leadership in Global Governance
“The world is so big, and the problems are so many. The international community expects to hear China’s voice and see China’s solutions. China cannot be absent.” This powerful statement opens a groundbreaking work that systematically examines China’s growing role in global governance. Edited by Professor Jin Nuo, Party Secretary of Renmin University of China, the book brings together more than ten distinguished experts from the fields of international relations, economics, law, and political science — including renowned scholars such as Pang Zhongying, Jin Canrong, Yang Guangbin, Chen Yue, and Wang Yiwei. Together, they provide a comprehensive and authoritative analysis of why China’s participation in global governance is not only necessary but indispensable.
The book is divided into two complementary parts. The first half lays the theoretical groundwork: it explores the logical starting points of global governance, analyzes what the world expects from China, examines the domestic foundations that enable China to act, and clarifies China’s evolving role on the global stage. The second half shifts from theory to practice, focusing on China’s concrete explorations in global governance. It delves into China’s sentiments, philosophical underpinnings, major propositions, key initiatives, specific plans, and practical attempts to address transnational challenges — from climate change and economic inequality to peacekeeping and pandemic response. The authors offer a panoramic assessment of current developments and future prospects, answering clearly and forcefully the central question: “Why can China not be absent from global governance?”
Written with academic rigor yet accessible to a broad audience, China’s Leadership in Global Governance provides both a theoretical framework and a practical roadmap for understanding China’s responsible role in shaping a more just and effective international order. It is an essential read for policymakers, scholars, students of international affairs, and anyone interested in the future of global cooperation and the rise of China as a key global actor.