Will China Bring Changes at the Table or on the Menu?
China’s rise has had a foundational global impact, significantly reframing Blinken’s narrative.
China’s rise has had a foundational global impact, significantly reframing Blinken’s narrative.
The interactions between the U.S., Japan and the Philippines are intended to demonstrate solidarity, but this does not mean that the security cooperation between the three parties is ironclad.
This fear isn’t really about China; it’s about blaming China for its own sad state of affairs.
The GCI does not seek conflict with Western civilization — rather, it emphasizes the first principle of Chinese philosophy, ‘harmony’.
The Asia-Pacific needs an architecture for peace not a securitized architecture for war.
China is hoping to expand its collaboration with the U.S., but insists on a basis of equality and mutual benefit. China is not averse to competition with the U.S., but insists it be fair and constructive.
The Philippines, backed by external forces, has been going back on its words and making provocations. This is the real cause of the current tensions at sea.
The just-concluded Yellen’s China trip and all the concrete, problem-oriented dialogues with the Chinese counterparts are the right steps in the right direction.
Cooperation, instead of confrontation or decoupling, is the only right way for the two largest economies to deal with each other, thus benefiting the two peoples and the rest of the world.
With its focus on high-quality development, China remains a stable and profitable market for foreign investors.
China’s 2024 economic growth target of around 5 percent means it will be one of the most dynamic economies in the world and will make a major contribution to global economy.
It would be a dangerous folly to bring an end to research cooperation that has such potential to help meet the many challenges faced by China, the U.S. and the rest of the world.