Book discussion: China’s Blueprint for Global Leadership

This book discussion, held in the presence of the authors, explores China’s Global Security, Development, and Civilization Initiatives and their role in advancing Beijing’s vision of global leadership and international order. 

This Event is organized as part of the DECRIPT research project, “Crises and civilizational narratives studied through pluridisciplinarity and fieldwork” 

China’s Blueprint for Global Leadership: GSI, GDI, GCI and Xi Jinping's Vision for the International Order
Matteo Dian , Silvia Menegazzi, Ed. Palgrave Macmillan Cham (2025)

China’s Blueprint for Global Leadership offers the first comprehensive academic analysis of China’s Three Major Initiatives—the Global Security Initiative (GSI), the Global Development Initiative (GDI), and the Global Civilization Initiative (GCI)—launched between 2021 and 2023. Collectively known as the San da changyi, these initiatives reflect Beijing’s attempt to articulate a new vision of global order rooted in Chinese values, norms, and leadership, and positioned as a challenge to the Western-led Liberal International Order.

Presenters: Sylvia Menegazzi (LUISS, Rome) and Matteo Dian (University of Bologna)

Discussant: Stéphanie Balme (Sciences Po - CERI/CNRS)