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Outlook for China's Global South Strategy and Its Implications for South Korea
Lee Dong Gyu
2862025.02.06
Outlook for China’s Global South Strategy
Since the second half of 2023, China has asserted itself as a member of the Global South. Given the geopolitical role of the Global South in the international community—particularly its potential to act as a “swing state” in the U.S.-China strategic competition—this shift in China’s stance suggests that its Global South strategy will not be limited to economic cooperation but will also serve the geopolitical purpose of strategically counterbalancing the United States. China is expected to pursue cooperation with the Global South in the following directions as it seeks to gain an advantage over the United States.
This article is an English Summary of Asan Issue Brief (2025-03).
(‘중국의 글로벌 사우스 전략: 현황과 함의’)
Lee Dong Gyu
Research Fellow, Director
Dr. LEE Dong-gyu is a research fellow at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies. Dr. Lee received his B.A. and M.A. from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, and Ph.D. in politics from Tsinghua University in China. His research focuses on Chinese politics and foreign policy, South Korea-China relations, and Northeast Asia security. His recent publications include “The Belt and Road Initiative after COVID-19: Implications of Expanding Health and Digital Silkroads,” “Is Political Reform of the Chinese Communist Party Going Back: Changes and Durability of Intra-democracy in the Xi Jinping Era,” “Xi Jingping Thought from the Perspective of the Chinese Communist Party’s Ideological Strategy,” “Development Factors and Specificity of Korea-China Relations in the Cold War Era: 1972-1992,” “A Study on the Sinicization of Marxism after Reform and Opening Up,” etc.
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