GLOBAL SECURITY INITIATIVE

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Context: A new Global Security Initiative put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping will look to counter the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and the Quad.

About new Global Security Initiative:

• It is put forward by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
• It will look to counter the U.S. Indo-Pacific strategy and the Quad – the India, U.S., Australia, Japan grouping.
• Aim: to stay committed to the vision of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security. It would “oppose unilateralism and say no to group politics and bloc confrontation.”
• The members of the Quad have rejected the notion that it is an Asian NATO or a military alliance, and pointed to its broad-based cooperation, including on vaccines and technology.
• It will uphold the principle of "indivisible security", it is also endorsed by Russia.
• It will respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries, while paying attention to the "legitimate" security concerns of all.
• It would uphold the principle of indivisibility of security, build balanced, effective and sustainable security architecture and oppose the building of national security on the basis of insecurity in other countries.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/xis-global-security-initiative-looks-to-counter-quad/article65363978.ece