Politics – China Focus

Opening the AI Gateway

China and Africa are forging new pathways for artificial intelligence, connecting technology with local needs, development and global cooperation.

China Has Written Its Environment Protection Into Law

This law does not treat the environment as a brake on the economy to be loosened when growth slows. Instead, it makes greening the economy the central goal.

China & The World Politics Environment Sep 4, 2026

81 Years on, China Warns Against Japan’s Remilitarization

Eighty-one years after Japan's surrender, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's rearmament drive and a record defense budget are leading many to question whether...

China & The World Politics Sep 3, 2026

Once Upon a Time… in WANA

China's growing positive role and the hope it offers the majority disadvantaged by the Western-dominated global system demand China's perspective in reshaping...

China & The World Politics Sep 2, 2026

Human Rights for Development

China’s approach to human rights moves beyond the protection of individual and legal rights, placing greater emphasis on a people-centred and pragmatic...

China & The World Politics Sep 2, 2026

Xi’s Five-Day Trip Deepens Ties with Neighbors, Global South

Viewed as a whole, this trip is best understood not as a discrete diplomatic event but as one installment in a broader and continuing pattern.

China & The World Politics Sep 1, 2026

Why the Global Governance Initiative Is Resonating Across 160 Countries

The GGI's language points toward a harder standard: whether the people a policy was supposed to help noticed any difference in their own lives.

China & The World Politics Sep 1, 2026

Beyond Geopolitics: Why the SCO Resonates with the Global South

A genuinely multipolar order should mean widening participation, increasing representation, creating additional avenues for cooperation, and giving countries...

China & The World Politics Aug 31, 2026

One Year of the Global Governance Initiative: Is a New Philosophy of World Order Taking Shape?

With the GGI, China is presenting its answer: Power should contribute to governance.

China & The World Politics Aug 31, 2026

China Shock or China Share? Why “China Squeeze” Theory Gets Globalization Wrong

China’s development has brought the world opportunity not ‘shock’ and empowerment not ‘squeeze.’

China & The World Politics Economy Aug 28, 2026

One Year in, the Global Governance Initiative Turns Principles Into Practice

Nearly 160 countries and organizations have backed the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) in its first year. The next phase will carry that support into...

China & The World Politics Aug 27, 2026

Bridging the Analytical Divide

To foster meaningful international dialogue and avoid dangerous miscalculations, global analysts, economists and policymakers must move beyond shallow...

China & The World Politics Economy Aug 27, 2026