“Around the world,the people’s call for progress and cooperation is getting louder than ever before.”Contemporary Chinese political discourse frequently mentions“changes unseen in a century,”so often in fact that...“Around the world,the people’s call for progress and cooperation is getting louder than ever before.”Contemporary Chinese political discourse frequently mentions“changes unseen in a century,”so often in fact that it becomes a catchphrase in many high-level speeches.There are a number of ways to understand this phrase from a Chinese cultural,historical and Marxist perspective that might not otherwise be obvious to an international lay audience.展开更多
HISTORIANS give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. In one form or another, nearly all of these come back to the inabil- ity to change or meet new challenges. But if the hall- mark of t...HISTORIANS give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. In one form or another, nearly all of these come back to the inabil- ity to change or meet new challenges. But if the hall- mark of the dynasty was its inability to change, then a case can be made that the opposite has been true of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. In modern times,展开更多
We live ina newera and China is increasingly playing an important and influential global role.This should be unsurprising for those familiar with history.For most of the past five millennia,China was either a major po...We live ina newera and China is increasingly playing an important and influential global role.This should be unsurprising for those familiar with history.For most of the past five millennia,China was either a major power or what some might today call a superpower,including long periods when it had no significant competitors anywhere in the world.展开更多
Thecontemporaryconcepts of civilization and culture(respectively wenming and wenhua in standard Chinese)promoted by Chinese President Xi Jinping draw on a combination of ancient and modern Chinese wisdom.Both concepts...Thecontemporaryconcepts of civilization and culture(respectively wenming and wenhua in standard Chinese)promoted by Chinese President Xi Jinping draw on a combination of ancient and modern Chinese wisdom.Both concepts have been creatively synthesized with Chinese Marxism.展开更多
Introduced by President Xi Jinping in2013,the Belt and Road Initiative is a key feature of China's foreign policy,consistent with Xi's push to advance what he describes as a new era of major-country diplomacy....Introduced by President Xi Jinping in2013,the Belt and Road Initiative is a key feature of China's foreign policy,consistent with Xi's push to advance what he describes as a new era of major-country diplomacy.Substantively,the initiative aims to promote mutual economic development and inter-regional connectivity.展开更多
I was teaching English at Liaoning University in Shenyang, capital of the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, in 1998, my first year in the country. It was a formative experience for me and my career has been c...I was teaching English at Liaoning University in Shenyang, capital of the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, in 1998, my first year in the country. It was a formative experience for me and my career has been connected to China in one way or another ever since. I’d already worked as a public health officer for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and spent time around the world at that point.展开更多
When Chinese President Xi Jinping met his U.S.counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of last year's Group of 20 meeting,there was a moment of cautious optimism.Both sides signaled a desire to take constructive ste...When Chinese President Xi Jinping met his U.S.counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of last year's Group of 20 meeting,there was a moment of cautious optimism.Both sides signaled a desire to take constructive steps forward to help mend and stabilize ties.Both committed to moving ahead with a number of high-level meetings,including a planned visit by U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken.Indeed,after former U.S.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's provocative and desta-bilizing visit to China's Taiwan region,on top of nearly two years of Biden mounting efforts to encircle and suppress China with yet more containment policies,many believed the Xi-Biden meeting indicated China-U.S.relations had reached a critical and much needed turn-ing point.They were wrong.展开更多
It has long been assumed that the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia were primarily civilizational and ideological. On the one hand, Iran is the modern incarnation of Persia, one of eight distinct ancient civil...It has long been assumed that the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia were primarily civilizational and ideological. On the one hand, Iran is the modern incarnation of Persia, one of eight distinct ancient civilizations, which at its historical peak during the Achaemenid Empire(ca. 500 B.C.) ruled parts of what is today Central Asia, North Africa, Europe, the Arabian Peninsula and of course, what some refer to as the Middle East and others call West Asia. At its height, it was one of the largest empires in world history, one deeply admired by the world beaters who followed, including Alexander the Great.展开更多
Some tin-ear optimists tell us the anti- China rhetoric from the recent Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, could have been a lot worse. In addition to American President Joe Biden teasing the possibility...Some tin-ear optimists tell us the anti- China rhetoric from the recent Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, could have been a lot worse. In addition to American President Joe Biden teasing the possibility of an upcoming thaw in China-U.S. relations, the world was reassured that decoupling was not an objective. Instead, the G7 countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States plus the "non-enumerated" European Union seek "de-risking."展开更多
The Two Sessions,or lianghui in Chinese,refer to the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress(NPC)and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)National Committee in Beijing.The meetings ...The Two Sessions,or lianghui in Chinese,refer to the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress(NPC)and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)National Committee in Beijing.The meetings normally take place in March and last around 10 days,with the CPPCC National Committee session opening first.Together,they represent the pinnacle of China’s political season and the top-end of China’s wholeprocess democracy.展开更多
In my mid-20s,after growing up largely in the rural south and then attending university in Washington,D.C.,I visited Chicago for business,staying downtown a few blocks from Lake Michigan,which was already dancing with...In my mid-20s,after growing up largely in the rural south and then attending university in Washington,D.C.,I visited Chicago for business,staying downtown a few blocks from Lake Michigan,which was already dancing with ice in early December.There are limits on building heights in Washington,and Chicago was the first truly big city I had visited.展开更多
The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress(NPC),China's top legislature,on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country's aims and policies in foreign affairs and pro...The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress(NPC),China's top legislature,on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country's aims and policies in foreign affairs and protecting its right to impose"counter and restrictive measures"against acts that"harm its sovereignty,national security and development interests,"an official with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Commitee told Xinhua News Agency when answering key questions about the law on June 30.展开更多
The Chinese term renlei mingyun gongtongti,cited frequentlybyPresident Xi Jinping,poetically describes the Chinese vision of a future,global community,shared by the peoples of the world.While its precise rendering in ...The Chinese term renlei mingyun gongtongti,cited frequentlybyPresident Xi Jinping,poetically describes the Chinese vision of a future,global community,shared by the peoples of the world.While its precise rendering in English remains a matter of some discussion,including"a community with a shared future for mankind/humanity,""a global community of shared future"and"a human community with a shared future,"and despite the term having evolved conceptually over the past years,its current meaning is quite clear.展开更多
Western mainstream media and pundits have long derided BRICS as an awkward mishmash of different economies and cultures with little in common.For the past decade and a half,their echo chambers assured us that BRICS wa...Western mainstream media and pundits have long derided BRICS as an awkward mishmash of different economies and cultures with little in common.For the past decade and a half,their echo chambers assured us that BRICS was very little to do about nothing.展开更多
Chinese leaders often assert the need to foster win-win solutions when promoting domestic and international policymaking,including policies related to trade.Some critics,especially those who normalize zero-sum approac...Chinese leaders often assert the need to foster win-win solutions when promoting domestic and international policymaking,including policies related to trade.Some critics,especially those who normalize zero-sum approaches,reject win-win as wishful thinking.So let's consider here why win-win is so prominent in contemporary Chinese thinking and some of the ways it can be realized in theory and practice.展开更多
Some experts caution it's easy to overestimate the economic,political,and geostrategic significance of the newly signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)and how it may transform Asia and global aff...Some experts caution it's easy to overestimate the economic,political,and geostrategic significance of the newly signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)and how it may transform Asia and global affairs.On one hand。展开更多
Over the many years of accelerated economic growth in China,there has been a general tendency in m any corners to fetishize GDP growth rates as paramount indicators of economic developm ent The simple logic of "b...Over the many years of accelerated economic growth in China,there has been a general tendency in m any corners to fetishize GDP growth rates as paramount indicators of economic developm ent The simple logic of "bigger is better" has always been an easy sell to citizens and investors alike,and particularly in the wake of China’s joining the WTO,it has been the story above all others,arguably,that has captivated international attention,along with the persistent concern that at some point,those rates would decline and then,perhaps,all bets would be off.展开更多
文摘“Around the world,the people’s call for progress and cooperation is getting louder than ever before.”Contemporary Chinese political discourse frequently mentions“changes unseen in a century,”so often in fact that it becomes a catchphrase in many high-level speeches.There are a number of ways to understand this phrase from a Chinese cultural,historical and Marxist perspective that might not otherwise be obvious to an international lay audience.
文摘HISTORIANS give us many reasons for the collapse of the Qing Dynasty （1644-1911）. In one form or another, nearly all of these come back to the inabil- ity to change or meet new challenges. But if the hall- mark of the dynasty was its inability to change, then a case can be made that the opposite has been true of the Communist Party of China （CPC）. In modern times,
文摘We live ina newera and China is increasingly playing an important and influential global role.This should be unsurprising for those familiar with history.For most of the past five millennia,China was either a major power or what some might today call a superpower,including long periods when it had no significant competitors anywhere in the world.
文摘Thecontemporaryconcepts of civilization and culture(respectively wenming and wenhua in standard Chinese)promoted by Chinese President Xi Jinping draw on a combination of ancient and modern Chinese wisdom.Both concepts have been creatively synthesized with Chinese Marxism.
文摘Introduced by President Xi Jinping in2013,the Belt and Road Initiative is a key feature of China's foreign policy,consistent with Xi's push to advance what he describes as a new era of major-country diplomacy.Substantively,the initiative aims to promote mutual economic development and inter-regional connectivity.
文摘I was teaching English at Liaoning University in Shenyang, capital of the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning, in 1998, my first year in the country. It was a formative experience for me and my career has been connected to China in one way or another ever since. I’d already worked as a public health officer for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and spent time around the world at that point.
文摘When Chinese President Xi Jinping met his U.S.counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of last year's Group of 20 meeting,there was a moment of cautious optimism.Both sides signaled a desire to take constructive steps forward to help mend and stabilize ties.Both committed to moving ahead with a number of high-level meetings,including a planned visit by U.S.Secretary of State Antony Blinken.Indeed,after former U.S.Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi's provocative and desta-bilizing visit to China's Taiwan region,on top of nearly two years of Biden mounting efforts to encircle and suppress China with yet more containment policies,many believed the Xi-Biden meeting indicated China-U.S.relations had reached a critical and much needed turn-ing point.They were wrong.
文摘It has long been assumed that the differences between Iran and Saudi Arabia were primarily civilizational and ideological. On the one hand, Iran is the modern incarnation of Persia, one of eight distinct ancient civilizations, which at its historical peak during the Achaemenid Empire(ca. 500 B.C.) ruled parts of what is today Central Asia, North Africa, Europe, the Arabian Peninsula and of course, what some refer to as the Middle East and others call West Asia. At its height, it was one of the largest empires in world history, one deeply admired by the world beaters who followed, including Alexander the Great.
文摘Some tin-ear optimists tell us the anti- China rhetoric from the recent Group of Seven (G7) meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, could have been a lot worse. In addition to American President Joe Biden teasing the possibility of an upcoming thaw in China-U.S. relations, the world was reassured that decoupling was not an objective. Instead, the G7 countries of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States plus the "non-enumerated" European Union seek "de-risking."
文摘The Two Sessions,or lianghui in Chinese,refer to the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress(NPC)and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference(CPPCC)National Committee in Beijing.The meetings normally take place in March and last around 10 days,with the CPPCC National Committee session opening first.Together,they represent the pinnacle of China’s political season and the top-end of China’s wholeprocess democracy.
文摘In my mid-20s,after growing up largely in the rural south and then attending university in Washington,D.C.,I visited Chicago for business,staying downtown a few blocks from Lake Michigan,which was already dancing with ice in early December.There are limits on building heights in Washington,and Chicago was the first truly big city I had visited.
文摘The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress(NPC),China's top legislature,on June 28 passed a new foreign relations law outlining the country's aims and policies in foreign affairs and protecting its right to impose"counter and restrictive measures"against acts that"harm its sovereignty,national security and development interests,"an official with the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Commitee told Xinhua News Agency when answering key questions about the law on June 30.
文摘The Chinese term renlei mingyun gongtongti,cited frequentlybyPresident Xi Jinping,poetically describes the Chinese vision of a future,global community,shared by the peoples of the world.While its precise rendering in English remains a matter of some discussion,including"a community with a shared future for mankind/humanity,""a global community of shared future"and"a human community with a shared future,"and despite the term having evolved conceptually over the past years,its current meaning is quite clear.
文摘Western mainstream media and pundits have long derided BRICS as an awkward mishmash of different economies and cultures with little in common.For the past decade and a half,their echo chambers assured us that BRICS was very little to do about nothing.
文摘Chinese leaders often assert the need to foster win-win solutions when promoting domestic and international policymaking,including policies related to trade.Some critics,especially those who normalize zero-sum approaches,reject win-win as wishful thinking.So let's consider here why win-win is so prominent in contemporary Chinese thinking and some of the ways it can be realized in theory and practice.
文摘Some experts caution it's easy to overestimate the economic,political,and geostrategic significance of the newly signed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership(RCEP)and how it may transform Asia and global affairs.On one hand。
文摘Over the many years of accelerated economic growth in China,there has been a general tendency in m any corners to fetishize GDP growth rates as paramount indicators of economic developm ent The simple logic of "bigger is better" has always been an easy sell to citizens and investors alike,and particularly in the wake of China’s joining the WTO,it has been the story above all others,arguably,that has captivated international attention,along with the persistent concern that at some point,those rates would decline and then,perhaps,all bets would be off.
