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From the perspective of the global South, it is necessary to explore and analyze the role of China in the global South and its implications for the global order by utilizing methodologies that span a wide area over a prolonged time period. 

The Chinese model of modernization could and should be comprehended in its universal significance in the historical practice of the world of Asia, Africa, and Latin America in pursuing the democratization of international relations and an autonomous path of modernization. Emphasizing that “China is a natural member of the global South” is more than simply a political affirmation of historical practice; it also conveys the fundamental ideals of China for the future global order. Western academia has exhibited a philosophical impoverishment when faced with discussions of issues in the “global south.” 

This philosophical impoverishment is further reflected in the understanding of where the global order originated and in which direction it is trending. In order to comprehend and visualize the global order and its future development, it is necessary to reintroduce the diversity and dialectical relationship in the historical experience of the global South, explore new modernization models based on genuine equality, democracy and diversity, promote the autonomous development of the global South, and establish a fundamentally equal global order.