South-South Cooperation refers to the technical cooperation among developing countries (TCDC) advocated by the United Nations development system, led by the United Nations Development Program.

As the situation evolved, technical cooperation developed into economic cooperation (ECDC).

South-South cooperation is an important means for developing countries to respond to changes in the international situation and the challenges of economic globalization. It helps developing countries give full play to their natural and human resource advantages, deeply tap their own production and scientific and technological potential, learn from each other's strengths, and jointly improve

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The purpose of South-South cooperation is peace and development.

Self-reliance for development is the basic principle of South-South cooperation. Its connotations are: first, to encourage mutual cooperation within developing countries and promote the specialized division of labor in developing countries, so as to change the disadvantageous position of developing countries in their external economic relations and reduce the burden on developed countries.

over-reliance on the market; second, coordinate the positions of developing countries on international issues to strengthen the negotiating position of developing countries.

In recent years, with the promotion of the United Nations, developed countries have also actively participated in international South-South cooperation, forming a new situation of so-called "trilateral cooperation."

Since the 1990s, two major trends have emerged in the world economy: First, the new technological revolution has accelerated economic globalization and integration; second, international market competition has become increasingly fierce, and world politics, military, economy, society, culture, ideology, and ethics have become increasingly fierce.

No one is immune to its influence.

First, North-North alliances are developing rapidly among developed countries.

The formation and expansion of the European Union and the North American Free Trade Area have had a huge impact on developing countries; secondly, the cooperation process in the Asia-Pacific region has accelerated. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) not only adopted technology and trade liberalization plans, but also formulated plans for developed countries and development

China’s cooperation schedule for 2010 and 2020.

China also actively participates in the construction of the "China-ASEAN Free Trade Area".

The United Nations discussed and adopted the "New Guidelines for South-South Cooperation" at the South-South Cooperation Conference of the Ninth General Assembly.

The "Guide" points out: In the new era of development, the field of South-South cooperation in developing countries should expand from technical exchange and cooperation (TCDC) to comprehensive economic and technological exchange and cooperation (ECDC), especially to strengthen development investment, product trade,

Cooperation and assistance in modern management, macroeconomic control, pollution reduction, poverty eradication, debt settlement, etc., and a United Nations trust fund has been added to provide more financial support.

The field of South-South cooperation has changed from TCDC to ECDC, and there have been breakthroughs in the field and form of cooperation: First, the content has shifted from technical cooperation to economic and trade cooperation.

The second is to shift from technical training and technical inspection to investment and technology development in form, including setting up overseas branches and establishing modern enterprise systems and management mechanisms.