Global Development Initiative
The Global Development Initiative (全球发展倡议 in Chinese, also known as GDI; its full name: Global Development Initiative —Building on 2030 SDGs for Stronger, Greener and Healthier Global Development) is a global initiative proposed by China in 2021. It is regarded as another important public good and cooperation platform provided by China to the world since CCP general secretary Xi Jinping put forward the Belt and Road Initiative in 2013. As of September 2022, more than 100 countries and international organizations have expressed their support to the Initiative and more than 60 countries have joined the Group of Friends of the GDI at the UN.