Tianjin University Faculty Push State Line in Congo Op-Ed

On March 6, 2026, Sun Xiaohan (孫小涵), a faculty member at Tianjin University’s School of Foreign Languages (外國語學院) and Global South Institute (全球南方研究院), co-authored an op-ed with the institute’s executive director, Professor Wang Zhan (王戰), published in Forum des As — the Democratic Republic of Congo’s most widely circulated mainstream newspaper. The piece, titled “Consolidating the Forces of Global Good Governance, Strengthening the Foundations of Multilateralism,” argued for the importance of the “Group of Friends for Global Governance” (全球治理之友小組) — a China-initiated diplomatic grouping framed around multilateralism, world peace, and development — for global stability and development. The Tianjin University Global South Institute, which describes its mission as serving Chinese national strategy while cultivating internationally oriented talent, has positioned itself as a think tank focused on area studies and China’s external communications outreach across Global South countries.