COP26: Securing or Selling the Future?
Dramatic collective action and reform in decision-making are pivotal to rectifying the failure in the management of international climate public goods.
Dramatic collective action and reform in decision-making are pivotal to rectifying the failure in the management of international climate public goods.
We can’t ignore that coal, oil and gas are the most reliable sources of energy for the moment and companies connected to alternative energy resources must keep upgrading to boost production levels in order to lower energy prices overall.
Common prosperity is about sharing wealth with the ‘Third Distribution’ being one mechanism to achieve this. Levelling up says nothing about the contribution expected from the wealthy.
Washington must avoid exacerbating this issue by unwisely leaning to the Japanese side and let Japan and China find their way over time to a peaceful resolution of this dispute.
With strengthening the bilateral and multilateral cooperation under the UN framework, China has made enormous contributions to the UN through upholding its authority and centrality in the international system as well as fulfilling the responsibilities of being a permanent member of the UN Security Council.
The global economy will witness tougher times ahead while China stands poised to overcome the waves of uncertainties and supply chain disruptions.
Beijing has accelerated projects to secure its current biodiversity, placing more emphasis on the ecosystem that improve conditions for animals and plants species, as well as their genetic resources.
The world is full of challenges, and Asia cannot expect to sustain itself alone. It is also our mission to cooperate with the other regions in the world. We want to explore the most inclusive and sustainable development path in a world full of uncertainty.
By everyone pooling what they believe they know, subjecting it to public scrutiny and the test of evidence, it becomes possible to engage in mutual learning and to advance collective understanding.
If transparent, accountable and sustainable international cooperation is not forged, the remaining months of 2021 will witness a humanitarian crisis on a scale that will transcend the tragic events in Syria and Yemen during the last decade.
Washington must get a grip on itself. Irrational hysteria is leading some policymakers and politicians to think that war against China is necessary and that the US will prevail, a totally wrong fantasy.
Afghanistan presents an opportunity to the SCO to further strengthen its status as a partnership-based organization with the principles of relationship and win-win cooperation.