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Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding delivered an address at the 14th World Peace Forum at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China.
Key takeaways
- The global architecture is now under serious threat from a resurgence of isolationism under the guise of nationalism.
- The value of trade from developed countries to poor and developing countries amounts to almost US$6 trillion annually.
- The international order needs to be drastically overhauled to make it more equitable and beneficial to all.
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding delivered an address at the 14th World Peace Forum at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. He warned that the post-World War II global architecture is under serious threat from a resurgence of isolationism under the guise of nationalism, pointing to international conflicts and the erosion of multilateral institutions. Golding called for a drastic overhaul of the international order to make it more equitable for developing countries, emphasizing that peaceful co-existence is the only alternative to global ruin.
In their words
“Peace is indispensable for prosperity but peace without prosperity compromises the value of that peace.”
“War is not the answer”
By the numbers
- 14th
- Edition of the World Peace Forum
- 80M
- Lives claimed during World War II
- 45
- Years that the Cold War lasted
- $6T
- Annual value of trade from developing countries purchasing from developed countries
- 20%
- Developed countries' gross domestic product represented by trade with developing nations
How it unfolded
- Bruce Golding addresses the World Peace Forum in Beijing
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Common questions
- What happened with Bruce Golding?
- The value of trade from developed countries to poor and developing countries amounts to almost US$6 trillion annually.
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- Read the full report at bing_news.
