Global South Academic Forum

Fostering academic exchange, addressing emerging challenges, and strengthening solidarity among countries of the Global South.

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How did Chin's agrarian system evolve to power its rapid development? Professor Wang Chunyu outlines the historic journey from early land reforms and collective communes to the modern rural revitalization strategy, highlighting how the migration of hundreds of millions of rural workers shaped the nation's industrialisation.

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How can we make agriculture greener without sacrificing crop yields or food security? Drawing on three decades of research and joint demonstrations from China to Brazil, Professor Li Ji argues that the answer lies in organic recycling: reviving traditional agricultural wisdom with modern waste-to-fertiliser technology. He shows how China and Brazil are turning urban and rural waste into organic fertiliser to restore soil health and reduce reliance on chemical inputs， highlighting the role of South-South cooperation in building a greener future for agriculture across the Global South.

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Why must the Global South unite to break through western media monopolies? Drawing on declassified archives and the moving stories of cross-border bookstores, Mr. He Mingxing argues that early cultural mutual aid was vital to resisting geopolitical isolation. He shows how people across Asia, Africa and Latin America actively sought out Mao's works as resources for national liberation, highlighting the role of international solidarity in challenging information monopolies and reshaping global discourse.

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Why must we safeguard our shared historical memory today? Drawing on the work of journalist. historians, veterans' families, and researchers in Russia and China, Ms. Alina Salionova argues that memory itself is a form of sovereignty. Therefore, preserving the forgotten stories of the 1945 Sino-Soviet victory is essential to resisting political manipulation and protecting the peace secured by generations of martyrs.

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How can Cuba and the Global South resist a new form of imperialism built on digital monopolies, algorithmic control, and cognitive warfare? Drawing on Cuba's long history of media resistance, Mr. Randy Alonso Falcón argues that the answer lies in strengthening media cooperation, autonomous technologies, connectivity infrastructure, and building a united communication order capable of challenging cultural and informational hegemony.

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Why does the Global South remain vulnerable to Western media dominance in the digital age? Mr. Prasanth Radhakrishnan argues the answer lies in building a united communications order – reclaiming communications infrastructure, shaping how young people understand and engage with AI, and building concrete solidarity through powerful local storytelling.

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Why do Global South nations lack true independence in the digital era? Mr. Xiong Jie argues that the foreign extraction of data value strips away national sovereignty. His answer is 'digital sovereignty' – reclaiming control over data, securing digital infrastructure, and building independent digital capabilities.

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Why is one of the world's largest agricultural producer facing widespread hunger? MST (Landless Workers Movement) coordinator Tuíra Tule argues that Brazil's export-driven agribusiness model deepens social inequality rather than development. Her answer lies in 'popular agrarian reform' – democratising land access, defending food sovereignty, and advancing a people-led agroecological transformation.

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Is the perceived 'chaos' of the Global South actually the key to a more democratic world? Professor Yin Zhiguang from the Department of International Politics at Fudan University argues that the diversity and dynamism of the Global South are not signs of disorder, but a rejection of the 'end of history.'

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Is data extraction the 'smartest theft of the 21st century'? Mr Kambale Musavuli argues that the Global South must unite to secure their digital and resource sovereignty in the face of concentrated power in big tech.

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Is the battle for AI sovereignty eroding national independence? Mr. John Pang warns that weaponised US trade agreements are stripping the Global South of its digital sovereignty and handing control to foreign powers.

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In a moving tribute at the 2025 GSAF, this performance honours the legacy of those who guided us through the 'mountain fog' of history – a poetic pledge to carry forward their dreams and strive towards the 'golden age' they once envisioned.
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The Global South Academic Forum (GSAF) and Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research convene three distinguished economists to examine alternatives to Western-dominated economic frameworks and chart pathways toward a multipolar economic order.
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Is Trump's military strategy pushing the Korean Peninsula towards war? Ms. Hwang Jeong-eun argues that rising US demands on allies – from defence spending to arms purchases – are deepening economic strain and intensifying the 'war crisis' on the Korean Peninsula.

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Is the unresolved state of the Korean War the primary obstacle to decolonisation in East Asia? Professor Kim Dong-choon analyses how this conflict – referred to by some as a 'functional substitute' for World War III – entrenched a global Cold War order and allowed colonial atrocities to go unreckoned.

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Can decades of U.S. militarism and the recurring cycle of broken agreements on the Korean Peninsula finally come to an end? Professor Kang Jeong-gu argues that the decline of U.S. hegemony offers a historic opening for North-South cooperation to forge a new era of independence, peace, and reunification.

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Is a 'community of no war' the only way to prevent a 'Taiwan contingency' in East Asia? Mr. Ogata Osamu examines the dangerous militarisation of Okinawa and the Southwest Islands, where missile bases are being deployed in alarming proximity to residential areas – highlighting the wider risks such tensions pose to regional peace.

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Can a unified anti-imperialist movement in East Asia challenge escalating military tensions in the region? Mr. Zang Ruxing explores the struggle against 'Taiwan independence,' alongside broader anti-war, anti-colonial, and anti-imperialist struggle across Japan, Ryukyu, and South Korea – aimed at resisting the 'China threat' narrative and U.S.-led military expansion.

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Can a 'natural bond' rooted in shared historical memory redefine the future of the Global South? Prof. Huang Renwei explores how China’s transition from a semi-colonial society to a leading developing country offers a unique reference for alternative paths to modernisation grounded in sovereignty and cooperation.https://t.co/01O2WPbPY2

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Can history education provide the 'cognitive anchor' that South Africa needs to navigate its future? Professor Naledi Nomalanga Mkhize explains how developing a Global South historical consciousness helps the 'born-free' generation bridge the memory gap and takes a conscious role in shaping the country's future.

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