China’s Contribution to Globalization: Past and Future
Asia, with China in a preeminent position, has become the geo-economic meridian of the globe and this decade confirms that reality.
Asia, with China in a preeminent position, has become the geo-economic meridian of the globe and this decade confirms that reality.
China is the only country that has spent a mere two generations’ time to grow from an underdeveloped agricultural country to a modern state, setting an example that can be replicated.
China works to build the BRI into an initiative of peace, prosperity, openness, green development, and innovation that brings different civilizations closer.
Thanks to a vast space program, China is heading towards a renewed understanding of the solar system, a giant step for all mankind.
The real problem here is the futile attempt to impose some kind of global imperial control on the world as a whole. Empires have never ended well, nor have attempts to control the world by a small group of countries.
China and the EU, representing two great civilizations that have advanced progress of humanity, have the potential to play a leading role in steering the now turbulent world towards peace and prosperity by working together.
Call it a crisis, a special mission or an undeclared war, the conflict in Ukraine should never have happened. It demonstrates a failure of statecraft and is testimony to a world order that is unfit for purpose.
History shows the only results of the U.S. transformational strategy have been further chaos and bloodshed.
The Ukraine crisis may disrupt the Belt and Road but an old China hand sees it re-energizing the China-EU trade relationship.
Trade means peace, and peace means trade, and the promotion of win-win situations.
Good governance with effective service delivery is the hallmark of China’s whole-process people’s democracy.
Energy efficiency and conservation measures offer the largest, fastest and cheapest opportunities to cut energy use – as well as carbon, social and environmental impacts – and must be ramped up.