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.
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.
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 greater freedom to pursue development according to their own circumstances.
Aug 31, 2026
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.
Aug 28, 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.’
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 financing, digital rules and stronger representation for developing countries.
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 ‘ideology’ narratives.
Aug 27, 2026
Eating Properly Beats Anything Else
Against the grand narratives of geopolitical rivalry and ideological confrontation, the ability of ordinary people to put food on the table and realize their potential may be the simplest and most fundamental aspiration of all.
Aug 25, 2026
A Fourth Route to the Eurasia Shipping Map
That ship that left Ningbo in early August wasn’t merely carrying electric vehicles and solar panels. It was carrying proof that the three gates the world has relied on for a century are no longer the only ones.
Aug 25, 2026
Global Governance Initiative Marks Successful First Year
One year after China unveiled the Global Governance Initiative, a more dangerous and fractured world has made its case for multilateralism harder to dismiss.
Aug 24, 2026
Western Critics See China’s Rise Through Their Own Imperial Past
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.
Aug 21, 2026
Przewalskii’s Naked Carp: Back From the Brink
From the brink of extinction to a flourishing population, the dramatic turn in the fate of the huangyu is a testament to China’s progress in building an ecological civilization on the Qinghai-Xizang Plateau.
Aug 21, 2026