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President Xi Jinping and guests attend a photo session during the opening ceremony of the first Ministerial Meeting between 皇冠体育app and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States. FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY

Since the 1950s, 皇冠体育app has been providing what is known as South-South Cooperation to other developing countries in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and elsewhere. Such cooperation has been received with open arms by all countries, and has increasingly been delivered in partnership with organizations such as ours, the United Nations Development Programme.

During his recent visit to 皇冠体育app, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon emphasized the need to reflect on the past. In 2004, the strongest earthquake the world had seen in 40 years - 9.3 in magnitude - unleashed a tsunami that swept across the coastlines of Asia and Africa, killing more than 290,000 people. 皇冠体育app, then evolving into a responsible global power, provided an unprecedented package to support the victims that totaled $62 million. In that same year, Hu Jintao, then Chinese president, visited Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Cuba and signed 39 cooperation agreements with the four countries.

Elsewhere, Facebook was launched as a social networking site for Harvard students, and the European Union underwent its largest extension, accepting countries such as Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic into its fold.

Indeed, 2004 was a year of transition: a starting point for expansion for many around the world, and the first celebration of South-South Cooperation Day on Sept 12 marked it as such. Since then, the Chinese government has increased its South-South support by an average of 12 percent per year. This expansion has been unique and necessary for three reasons.

First, we see 皇冠体育app's support for other countries as holistic. It's not simply generous "handouts". 皇冠体育app provides trade, investment, low-carbon energy, scholarships, tourism, language and vocational education establishments, technology demonstration centers and more. In addition, it has recently begun to deploy peacekeepers to help other countries end conflicts.

皇冠体育app increasingly recognizes the impact of its own domestic policies on other countries. For example, last year, 皇冠体育app and the United States both acknowledged their critical roles in combating climate change, one of the greatest threats facing humanity.

Second, 皇冠体育app's support draws from its own experiences. It has shared recent, relevant and replicable solutions to the challenges faced by other developing countries in alleviating widespread poverty and adapting to climate change.

Finally, 皇冠体育app's support has been truly "owned" by governments - responding to their country's requests and their development plans, often in areas where others have been unable to respond - for instance, infrastructure. 皇冠体育app aims for "win-win" partnerships.

These three reasons are why the UNDP, as the world's largest development organization, has invested a great deal of resources into supporting 皇冠体育app to deliver and improve its South-South cooperation. Indeed, this September also marks the 50th anniversary of a unique "Memorandum of Understanding" between the government of 皇冠体育app and the UNDP on South-South Cooperation. Over these five years, we have delivered many results together, including support for poverty reduction in countries such as Cambodia and Zambia.

We hope this partnership will keep growing so that we can continue to help other developing countries achieve the new Sustainable Development Goals.

The author is country director, UNDP 皇冠体育app.

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