Why China’s Recent Gains Matter for the Global South
At a time of fragmentation and uncertainty, China’s trajectory over the past five years offers a counter-narrative.
Heroism resides in collective endeavor, and individual merit gains meaning through service to the greater good.
In a world grappling with uncertainty, China’s steady progress serves as a stabilizing force.
Europe and China reject decoupling as an economic or civilizational project. They oppose the nihilistic notion that interdependence is a vulnerability rather than an asset.
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.