Inclusive Society Institute and Center for China & Globilization meet to explore cooperation

The Inclusive Society Institute (ISI), represented by its Chief Executive, Daryl Swanepoel and the Center for China & Globalization (CCG), represented by their Director for External Relations, John Zhao and Senior Fellow, Philip Xie, met at the CCG’s Head Office in Beijing, China, on Tuesday, 8 April 2025 to explore potential area for cooperation.

Both the CCG and ISI are seized with dialogue and research aimed at bringing about a fairer and more lust multilateral order. And both organisations are studying BRICS and the Belt and Road Initiative. Similarly both organisations focus on Global South development in the fields of the economy, research and innovation and human development (including skills and talent development).

The two sides agreed that the overlap in work, conflation of areas of interest and influence within their various spheres warranted closer cooperation. It was decided to further explore how their relationship and cooperation could be deepened and actioned.