BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by chinadiplomacy.org.cn on China's development experience for the Global South:
The following is a transcript of a speech delivered by Koh King Kee, president of the Centre for New Inclusive Asia, a Kuala Lumpur based independent think-tank, during the Global South Modernization Forum in Beijing on Nov. 21.
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