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Op-ed I The rise of a Beijing-led ‘Global South Consensus’

Saturday, November 22, 2025

Op-ed I The rise of a Beijing-led ‘Global South Consensus’

Andrew Sheng, AGI Distinguished Fellow, writes in the South China Morning Post about the evolution from the 'Beijing Consensus'—coined in 2004 as an alternative to the Washington Consensus—to a rising 'Global South Consensus' led by Beijing. He traces how China's post-2007 stimulus and infrastructure push, amid US-China rivalry and Global South skepticism of neoliberal models, positions China as a development leader advocating state-led growth over free-market orthodoxy. 

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Andrew Sheng

Distinguished Fellow, Asia Global Institute

Andrew Sheng

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