Xi reveals China’s push for global power after rare foreign policy meeting
World has ‘entered a new period of turbulence and transformation’, Xi says after Central Conference on Foreign Affairs Work. Read More Here
Category: China
China, faced with a hostile West, should make the Global South a foreign policy priority
In the early 1970s, Mao’s ‘three worlds’ theory guided China’s strategic alignment with the political struggles of third world nations. As the country’s economy and influence grew, it focused on establishing ‘major power’ relationships with the West. But Beijing must now reorient itself. Read More Here
Time once again to make superhero of China economy
‘Industrial party’ leaders see the economy as best engineered from the top down; let US rivals do the math. Read More Here
Parting paths: from Deng’s vision to Xi’s divergence
China’s current economic woes stem largely from Xi’s abandonment of Deng’s private firm-led paradigm. Read More Here
Xi Jinping showcases policy priorities on first trip to Shanghai since 2020
The Chinese president’s itinerary included a futures exchange, technology fair and affordable housing project signalling some of the main items on his agenda in what was his first visit to the city, one of the country’s key economic hubs, since last year’s prolonged Covid lockdown brought it grinding to a halt. Read More Here
Xi’s big push to reverse China’s massive capital flight
Chinese leader following through on vows made to US investors to level corporate playing fields and juice private sector-led growth. Read More Here
China’s Path to Power Runs Through the World’s Cities
To push back, the West must invest more in urban life. Read More Here
There Is No Consensus on American Decline in Beijing
It is inaccurate – and dangerous – to assume that Chinese policy elites broadly perceive the U.S. to be in perpetual decline. Read More Here
Is Chinese Youth Unemployment As Bad As It Looks?
China’s exceptional growth in recent decades has influenced the education and career choices of young people and their families. But now that high-skilled jobs are drying up and recent graduates are struggling to find work, there is a growing mismatch between expectations and new realities. Read More Here
China, US de-escalate with talks, metals concession
Winning the competition remains the long-term goal of each – but meanwhile they need to ease the pain of combat. Read More Here
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