[First Anniversary of the Global Governance Initiative, Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Consultation, Joint Construction and Sharing are what everyone hopes for] September 1st, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun hosted a regular press conference on September 1st. A reporter asked: In September last year, President Xi Jinping solemnly proposed a global governance initiative, which received widespread and positive response from the international community. Today is the first anniversary of President Xi Jinping’s global governance initiative. Could the spokesperson introduce the progress and results of the global governance initiative over the past year? Guo Jiakun said that over the past year, global governance initiatives have become increasingly popular and have been transformed from Chinese plans into international practices, demonstrating strong vitality, influence and appeal. The Global Governance Initiative has gathered broad international consensus and is in line with the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter. It has quickly received support and response from nearly 160 countries and international organizations. More than 60 countries have actively joined the "Group of Friends of Global Governance" to carry out intensive coordination around many issues of global governance. The BRICS and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are developing and growing, and the representation and voice of the Global South are increasing. The fruitful results of the Global Governance Initiative in the past year have fully demonstrated that extensive consultation, joint contribution and shared benefits are what everyone hopes for, adhering to multilateralism is a universal consensus, and building a more fair and reasonable global governance system is a common expectation. (CCTV News)