Chevrolet Hits the Road
General Motors will continue China-based production of Chevrolet cars for export, but the transformations that have occurred in China are taking place globally.
General Motors will continue China-based production of Chevrolet cars for export, but the transformations that have occurred in China are taking place globally.
Western media outlets often describe China’s growing influence as a revival of the imperial ‘tribute system.’ Yet, this framing reveals more about how the West thinks of power than about how Beijing exercises it.
Over eight decades ago, American and Chinese crews flew “the Hump” together, a deadly Himalayan airlift that helped sustain China in the war against Japanese aggression. Some flew the route and never came home. Others returned and carried its weight quietly for life.
Public opinion signals that while influence maintained by political pressure and bloc confrontation is fragile and short-lived, economic and trade cooperation based on market demand and long-term stability can be solid and enjoy popular support.
As demand for digital connectivity continues to expand worldwide, the 6G race is likely to be shaped less by exclusion and more by who can build the most effective technologies, industries and applications.
Rather than spending energy fabricating tales to discredit a rival, it’s far better to pour that energy into getting one’s own work right, in turn creating a more attractive, bigger picture.
China’s position and influence in the world is changing rapidly with the effects of projects such as the Belt and Road Initiative being witnessed first in developing countries.
History suggests that charges of overcapacity recur when dominant positions in international trade and investment eventually give way to new rising economic powers.
The world’s greatest challenges require moving beyond the invention phase to master the art of global scaling through a pragmatic blend of competition and collaboration.
The Philippines and other nations with claims in the area of the South China Sea have become pawns in a U.S.-led plot to arrest China’s development.
Unlike past industrial revolutions led mainly by Western countries, China advocates for a more inclusive approach centered on open technological collaboration.
China’s technological prowess, development model and cultural philosophy point to an AI development and governance paradigm with distinct Chinese characteristics, one that aims to deliver shared benefits.