Bandung's influence spread globally. It inspired the Non-Aligned Movement, launched in Belgrade in 1961, and the Group of 77, founded in 1964 to advocate for a fairer global economic order. These platforms amplified the voice of the Global South in international affairs.

　　“The Bandung Spirit is about choosing our own path,“ said Cavince Adhere, a Nairobi-based international relations scholar. “I hope that spirit guides ... the platforms like the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the forums like BRICS, where Africa is increasingly being admitted,“ Adhere said.

　　From the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Arab League, and the African Union to the East African Community, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the Southern Common Market (Mercosur), BRICS, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, developing countries are advancing regional integration and economic cooperation.

　　BANDUNG SPIRIT IN NEW ERA

　　In a world still facing hegemonism, unilateralism and inequality, the Bandung Spirit remains deeply relevant.

　　Fernando Romero Wimer, a professor at Brazil's Federal University for Latin American Integration, said today's developing nations continue to champion independence and solidarity, echoing the original anti-colonial values of Bandung.

　　Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri said that countries of the Global South today need the Bandung Spirit more than ever. He pointed to China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, its focus on dialogue, and the vision of a community with a shared future as modern expressions of that spirit.

　　China played a key role in 1955 and has remained a strong advocate.