Sri Lanka, Jan. 26 -- China's efforts in peace brokering are based on a mix of economic interest, conscious neutrality and chutzpah, a combination which is proving to be a success.

Given its rapid rise as an economic giant, China has been wanting to foster world peace by a variety of means, including brokering peace between warring parties, whether sovereign countries or no-State actors.

China's venture is based on observing neutrality between the contesting or warring parties; non-interference in internal affairs of sovereign countries; laying stress on infrastructural development; and fostering global schemes such as the Global Development Initiative (GDI), Global Security Initiative (GSI) and the Global Civilisational Initiatives (GC...