Xiplomacy: Five years on, China's Global Development Initiative delivers tangible progress

by Xinhua writers Liu Bowei, He Yixuan BEIJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- "Stay committed to putting development first, and open up the prospects for shared prosperity." At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek this year, Chinese President Xi Jinping once again called on countries to make development a priority. In September 2021, Xi proposed the Global Development Initiative (GDI) at the