Global South strives to bring new changes on world stage
China DailyLiu Gaoqiong, a Chinese agro-scientist, teaches tomato planting techniques at a greenhouse in Matangi Tisa village in Kenya. The expansion of BRICS and G20 groups signifies that the Global South, comprising emerging market economies and developing countries, is striving to bring about transformative changes on the world stage, global observers say. Clayton Hazvinei Vhumbunu, a senior lecturer in the department of political studies and governance at the University of the Free State in South Africa, said the Global South has been using various platforms to push for inclusivity and reforms in critical institutions of global governance, such as the United Nations Security Council, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, G20 and others for many years. "It also showed that in global governance, the role of the Global South is becoming increasingly prominent, and the inclusion of these developing countries could bring about better effects in governance." China has been pushing for more Global South countries to join the global governance platform to better address global challenges, he said.