Rethinking and strengthening the Global Health Diplomacy through triangulated nexus between policy makers,scientists and the community in light of COVID-19 global crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic is considerably the biggest global health challenge of this modern era.Spreading across all regions of the world,this corona virus disease has disrupted even some of the most advanced economies and healthcare systems.With an increasing global death toll and no near end in sight,questions on the efficacy of global response mechanisms,including the role and relevancy of global health institutions,have emerged.Using a reflexive content analytic approach,this study sheds light on some of these questions,underscoring the disconnect between science,policymaking,and society.Global health funding approaches;politicization of the pandemic,including political blame gaming;mistrust of government and other institutions;and a lack of robust accountability measures are some of the pandemic response obstacles.However,COVID-19 has also presented an opportunity for a collaboration that may potentially solidify global solidarity.A pandemic response built on strategic global health diplomacy,vaccine diplomacy,and science diplomacy can spur both political and economic benefits,advancing development,health security,and justice.The virus thrives and flourishes in face of political divisions and lack of cooperation.While the current global crisis has exacerbated the existing social injustices in societies,national unity and global solidarity is essential to winning the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Development in Global Politics and Rethinking on China's Multilateral Diplomacy

The new developments in global politics exert three systemic impacts on international relations. Global issues, vital to the survival of mankind, rise to the top agenda of national governments. The epicenter of global power is shifting from U.S. and Europe to the rest of the regions. The global "political excitement and zeal" is rolling on. All exact more on the competence of global governance. The current international multilateral mechanisms are in "competence deficit", worsening either in terms of adequacy, validity or legitimacy. The call for the reform of it is ever soaring. China by the way is at once engaging in the multilateral diplomacy transforming the international system and facing the growing pressure of assuming "leadership" and "international responsibility". China needs to continuously adapt to the changed national identity in the multilateral diplomacy, to reconcile the multilateral mechanisms that deal with regions and domains in China's strategic planning and laying-out, to organically associate the short-term and long-term goals and to upgrade the concept of harmonious world in the practice of multilateral diplomacy.

From Major-Country Diplomacy to Global Governance

Over the past 5 years,China has recorded remarkable diplomatic achievements,China’s international status has unprecedentedly upgraded,moving increasingly closer to the center of the world stage,formed a scientific,systematic and complete system of Xi