Trade and development have by and large provided Japan with a certain degree of prosperity. It would indeed be foolish to sacrifice that prosperity for a policy that will only create tensions in the region, and even military conflict.
A reformed global system must embrace new priorities: digital governance, climate security, and equitable access to emerging technologies.
Although tensions persist in several areas, China’s G20 message fits within a wider effort to reduce unpredictability in its external environment.
With robust clean energy production capacity and engineering construction capabilities, the country has established a complete new energy industry chain.
As Prime Minister of Japan, Takaishi must urgently rise above narrow nationalism and partisan reflexes and assume the responsibility that her office demands — to act as a true guardian of peace and harmony in a region where trust is fragile and history is still alive.
Expanding cooperation with China could provide a more rapid development of U.S. capabilities than attempting to produce a domestic equivalent of Chinese products that have already been on the market.
The future of the Asia-Pacific, and indeed the stability of the global economy, depends on their ability to coexist constructively in an interconnected world.
The two countries can help lift bilateral trade from its current lows to new heights, benefiting not only both nations but also the global economy as a whole.
Based on the previous achievements and experiences, China will take center stage by increasingly interconnected with the global economy and offering significant opportunities to the rest of the world.
Until Washington stops confusing nationalism with strategy, it will keep losing ground not to China, but to itself.
Should more nations, especially wealthy ones, join with China in making significant promises to enrich the lives of women and girls, that number will be larger than anyone might imagine.
The launch of the GGI at the SCO plus summit reflects China’s growing confidence as both a major economy and a member of the Global South.
