THE Global Governance Initiative (GGI) Forum and the China-Myanmar Media Tea Party for the Fourth Quarter of 2025, organized by the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China to Myanmar, were held yesterday morning at the Wyndham Hotel in Yangon.
Union Minister for Information U Maung Maung Ohn Ms Ma Jia, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Myanmar, the minister-counsellor, the head and staff of the Information and Public Relations Section, the Chair of the Myanmar Press Council, the Chair of the Myanmar Narrative Think Tank, Dr Margaret Wong from History Department of Yangon University, representatives from Chinese and Myanmar media organizations, and guests attended the event.
At the outset, an interview video file featuring three scholars from the United States, Singapore, and the United Kingdom on global governance initiatives was shown.
Afterwards, Ms Ma Jia, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Myanmar, stated that China would continue to firmly uphold a United Nations-centred international system and an international order based on international law. She added that China supports a multipolar world that is equal and orderly, and will oppose unilateral sanctions, arbitrary tariff impositions, and similar coercive measures.
She noted that China would work towards building an open, transparent, cooperative and mutually beneficial global economy, and that by promoting inclusive economic globalization, the fruits of modern development would be more widely shared across the Global South.
She further expressed her hope that media organizations, artistes and intellectuals from both China and Myanmar — who actively disseminate, guide and contribute to global governance initiatives — would help foster a favourable public opinion and social environment for the realisation of global governance initiatives.
Union Minister U Maung Maung Ohn, in his remarks, stated that the future of Myanmar must be shaped by its own citizens, and that initiatives such as the GGI are highly practical in helping ensure a peaceful and prosperous future for people in every country, including Myanmar, while also fostering mutual respect for sovereignty.
He added that nations around the world, including neighbouring and regional countries, should act based on equality, avoid hegemonic dominance, work to reduce and end wars and conflicts, and for major powers to show understanding, compassion and support for smaller nations. Through such efforts, he said, countries could strive to build peaceful and stable regions and collectively work towards creating a more peaceful world by learning from past events.
He further stated that Myanmar would continue to strengthen its fraternal friendship with China, and that both countries should continue to maintain close and friendly relations as good neighbours in the years ahead.
The Chinese and Myanmar media representatives then continued their discussions on the Global Governance Initiative and the fourth-quarter media tea party for 2025. — MNA/MKKS
