Sanctions: Consensus vs. Compliance
Sanctions may sometimes support diplomacy, but they should never become a permanent substitute for diplomacy or a form of economic warfare without accountability, limits or a credible path to peace.
Sep 9, 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.
Sep 1, 2026
Fundamentally Flawed: The ‘Modern Tributary System’ Narrative
Western actors consistently interpret China through the narrow prism of their own historical experience and judge its practices against self-referential ideological benchmarks, deliberately downplaying the inherently peaceful nature of China’s diplomacy.
Aug 18, 2026
What Role Does China Play in Resolving the Ukraine Crisis?
The main test for Chinese diplomacy will be whether it can move from broad principles and consultations toward a continuously functioning negotiation framework.
Aug 5, 2026
Southeast Asia Charts Its Own Course Amid US Pressure
Stability is what Southeast Asia needs most. It is also what the region’s deepening cooperation with China has helped deliver, and what a growing U.S. push for strategic alignment threatens to unsettle.
Jul 27, 2026
So-Called ‘Award’ Changes Nothing
For China, it is essential to recognize the complexity, protracted nature and recurring character of South China Sea disputes.
Jul 21, 2026
Wang Yi’s Nordic Tour Opens a New Chapter for China–Europe Relations
It demonstrated something equally important: dialogue remains necessary, mutual benefit remains achievable, and even in an era of strategic competition, cooperation can still prevail over confrontation.
Jul 14, 2026
The CPC’s Contribution to Global Governance
A state genuinely bent on domination does not spend its diplomatic capital reconciling old adversaries; it does not forswear the first use of nuclear weapons; it does not decline to build the global network of bases that the projection of hegemonic power requires.
Jul 9, 2026
China Ushers in New Era of Global South Cooperation in Changing World
Beijing hosted leaders from more than 10 Global South countries across Asia, the Middle East, Eastern Europe and Africa in the past three months, marking a new upsurge in China’s diplomatic engagement with the Global South.
Jul 7, 2026
Global Implications of China-U.S.-Russia Interactions
Major countries can break free from zero-sum logic and jointly chart a new path for state-to-state relations rooted in mutual respect, solidarity and win-win outcomes.
May 29, 2026
China Knows the World Is Too Complex for a ‘G2’
Talk of a China-U.S. ‘G2’ has returned after Trump’s visit to Beijing. But the notion that two major countries can share global leadership through a bilateral arrangement overlooks the far more complex reality of how the modern world actually works.
May 27, 2026
Building Bridges Beyond Differences
At a time of shifting global alignments, China–Spain cooperation is increasingly becoming a bridge between China and the EU as well as a stabilizing force for the world, demonstrating the enduring value of dialogue, cooperation, and mutually beneficial partnership.
Apr 21, 2026