Claims the post-World War II West-led order is \u2018unravelling due to double standards\u2019<\/p>\n
Senator Mushahid Hussain delivering a keynote address at the World Peace Forum (WPF) organised by Tsinghua University in Beijing, China on July 20, 2026. Photo: Express <\/p>\n
Ex-senator Mushahid Hussain on Monday asserted that the time was ripe for a new global order to emerge from the Global South since the post-World War II order was unravelling due to double standards.<\/p>\n
Delivering the keynote address at the World Peace Forum (WPF) organised by Tsinghua University in Beijing, China, he\u00a0explained that the Western-rules-based order was unravelling due to double standards as it \u201cneither promoted order nor was based on any rules\u201d.<\/p>\n
Chinese Vice President Han Zheng delivered the inaugural speech at the forum, followed by Hussain’s keynote address before an audience of about 100 international guests from 30 countries.<\/p>\n
Speakers at the forum, including the former foreign ministers of Indonesia and Serbia as well as Chinese officials, praised Pakistan’s proactive diplomacy<\/a>, describing it as a “source of strength for peace, security and stability in the greater Middle East region and South Asia”.<\/p>\n Referring to the 75th anniversary of Pakistan-China diplomatic relations, Hussain described the relationship as a \u201cunique partnership\u201d between the two neighbours that culminated in \u201cIron Brotherhood\u201d.<\/p>\n He highlighted that the multi-faceted and broad-spectrum diplomatic ties enjoyed by the two countries had \u201cno parallel in recent international relations.\u201d<\/p>\n Read: <\/strong>PM Shehbaz hails $440m Pakistan-China pharma deals, vows enhanced security for Chinese investors<\/a><\/p>\n Citing the Strategic Work Plan 2026-2030 for Pakistan-China relations, Hussain said it provided a blueprint for broadening, expanding and strengthening bilateral ties.<\/p>\n He also lauded the wisdom of the 5,000-year-old Chinese civilisation.<\/p>\n He said it rose peacefully, without aggression, invasion, occupation, or colonisation, and now stood on par with the United States as a \u201cpreeminent\u201d global power.<\/p>\n Recalling US President Donald Trump\u2019s May visit to China<\/a>, Hussain said, POTUS called the US-China relationship “G2”.<\/p>\n He said it was “a tribute to China’s deft diplomacy” and the country had “won two wars within a year without firing a single shot”, referring to the Indo-Pakistan conflict and the US-Israeli war against Iran.<\/p>\n Alluding to last year\u2019s war between Pakistan and India, Hussain said Chinese technology had triumphed over Western technology in South Asia.<\/p>\n He further appreciated the role of China in regional politics and called it a \u201cprincipled power that enjoys confidence of all parties amidst the fallout of the Gulf conflict”.<\/p>\n Comparing the outcome of regional alliances, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), Hussain said the latter alliance failed due to \u201cIndian bullying of smaller SAARC neighbours\u201d while the former sustained its reputation owing to the \u201crespectful attitude of equality and reciprocity\u201d maintained by Indonesia despite being a larger country.<\/p>\n