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America’s abdication as the world’s sole superpower would open up a tremendous diplomatic and economic opportunity for China.
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China has long kept a firm grip on news, with gossip harshly punished
The Yongzheng Emperor even put to death editors and writers linked to a report he had celebrated a festival that he had said he would not.
24 Nov 2024 - 10:27AM
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China offers world an optimistic problem-solving framework
China’s collectivist world view isn’t about undermining individuality but about emphasising interdependence. The idea could reshape global governance.
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World must forge ahead with globalisation, with or without the US
Washington has long resisted efforts to reform the Western-centric international order. Now Trump appears poised to withdraw from it altogether.
23 Nov 2024 - 8:28AM
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To respond to a Trump trade war 2.0, China has a few tools at its disposal
With the US poised to escalate the trade war, China must focus on boosting self-sufficiency and diversifying its options beyond the West.
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Could Trump’s popularity in China prompt him to temper the trade war?
Beijing’s sensitivity to public opinion and Trump’s weakness for flattery could have big implications for US-China trade.
21 Nov 2024 - 9:28PM
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China is better off letting young people let off steam
Amid high jobless rates, youth have little to devote their hours to. The authorities must understand that all this energy has to be released.
21 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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The West can’t have it both ways on overcapacity
Tariff wars on China not only expose a double standard around Western manufacturing but also erode the institutions of fair trade.
20 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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Cop29 can work with the Belt and Road Initiative for a greener future
Aligning climate action with major economic initiatives is essential to cutting emissions while promoting sustainable development.
20 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
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China draws red line at Scarborough Shoal after Manila’s new maritime laws
Beijing’s move aims to legitimise future enforcement measures while avoiding overt military escalation, a hallmark of its strategy in contested maritime areas.
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US must be consistent to reclaim climate leadership role from China
As China emerges as a climate leader, the US can still be a reliable partner by staying in global agreements and making progress at home.
19 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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On climate finance, China is only guilty of being too modest
While China must do better in making clear its climate leadership, the rest of the world should stop looking for scapegoats and start paying up.
19 Nov 2024 - 6:27PM
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Tesla is getting love from Chinese state media, but can the affair last?
Communist Party mouthpiece People’s Daily praised Tesla for sparking an EV boom, but Musk’s role in a new Trump administration could complicate matters.
19 Nov 2024 - 7:00AM
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For China, the end of Pax Americana under Trump will be a gift
A US pullback from Europe, Nato and Asia means less pressure and more room for China to attain its trade and security goals.
18 Nov 2024 - 7:46AM
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Trump’s ‘America first’ agenda will stumble without China
The US needs far more than layers of additional tariffs if it hopes to revive its manufacturing sector and compete with China.
17 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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Hong Kong must keep calm and Trump-proof itself
Whatever shape US foreign policy takes, our leaders and businesses must keep working to shore up the city’s strengths and build new ones.
17 Nov 2024 - 11:04AM
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As China-Japan climate action grows, Tokyo must rethink LNG push in Asia
Japan’s progress in shrinking its domestic carbon footprint is being offset by its aggressive LNG development drive in South and Southeast Asia.
17 Nov 2024 - 5:30AM
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An LNG tanker at the Negishi LNG Terminal, which is jointly operated by Tokyo Gas and JERA, in Yokohama, in 2019. Japan is persuading nations in the region to consider developing more LNG infrastructure when much of the world is sounding the alarm about such projects. Photo: Reuters
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United States
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Trump’s tariff weapon may amount to little in a changed world
US-China decoupling and trade diversification across the Asia-Pacific mean Trump’s tariffs are no longer capable of mass destruction.
16 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
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Being Chinese
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English took me out of a Chinese factory, but not China out of me
I learned English as a bored young factory worker and began writing in it to avoid censorship. But my decision has come with pros and cons.
16 Nov 2024 - 10:23AM
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China-West academic decoupling does the world no favours
Dismantling the bridges of scientific and academic cooperation built over decades is a choice the world cannot afford at this crucial moment.
15 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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