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  • Newsart for China’s Dream World

    China’s Dream World

    CLAREMONT, CALIFORNIA – Ruling elites almost everywhere – whether in democracies or in authoritarian regimes – believe that clever sloganeer…

  • Newsart for China’s Hidden Debt Risk

    China’s Hidden Debt Risk

    BEIJING – In the last 200 years, there have been more than 250 cases of sovereign-debt default, and 68 cases of domestic-debt default. None …

  • Newsart for China without North Korea

    China without North Korea

    NOTTINGHAM – North Korea’s third nuclear test is a game changer not only for the United States and Japan, but also for the regime’s last all…

  • ?Version=German Newsart for Regimewechsel in China?

    Regimewechsel in China?

    CLAREMONT, KALIFORNIEN – Der gerade beendete Führungswechsel der Kommunistischen Partei Chinas (KPC) wirft eine Frage auf: Ist es möglich, d…

  • ?Version=German Newsart for Die Welt gemäß Xi

    Die Welt gemäß Xi

    PEKING – Am 15. November wurde Xi Jinping Generalsekretär der chinesischen kommunistischen Partei und Vorsitzender der Zentralen Militärkomm…

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    Chinas besorgte Bourbonen

    CLAREMONT, KALIFORNIEN – Manchmal sagen die Bücher, die die Spitzenpolitiker eines Landes lesen, viel darüber aus, wie sie denken. Eines der…

  • ?Version=German Newsart for Die Umerziehung Hongkongs

    Die Umerziehung Hongkongs

    HONGKONG – Bereits nach weniger als 100 Tagen im Amt befindet sich der neue Regierungschef Hongkongs, C.Y. Leung, auf der politischen Intens…

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China World

Can China’s boom continue indefinitely? Which concepts and principles shape Chinese foreign policy? How can China’s avoid a looming demographic nightmare? Will China seek hegemony in Asia, or will it participate in shaping a balanced regional order?

As China continues its rise, its impact is being felt everywhere, with its economy a major factor in world trade and its modernized People’s Liberation Army a source of mounting concern to its neighbors. China’s appetite for cars, computers, and other goods promises to spawn both the world’s biggest market, and to endanger the global environment.

The mystery of China – its millennia of history, its multifaceted society, its political uncertainties – is proverbial. How do its traditional values influence its current behavior? Are mainland China and Taiwan headed for greater antagonism or eventual re-unification? Will Hong Kong remain a vibrant and independent entity within China, or will the nation’s vast bureaucracy strangle the city’s dynamism?

And what about China beyond its borders? Singapore is also a “Chinese” state, and the vast Chinese diaspora throughout Asia and America is a growing cultural, economic, and political force in its own right. How important is that force for China’s economic success?

As the world increasingly engages with China, Project Syndicate helps your readers understand the country like no one else. Every month in China World, readers hear directly from China’s most influential voices.  Past commentators have included Pan Yue, Vice-Minister of the State Environmental Protection Administration; leading foreign policy strategists Yan Xuetong and Zhu Feng;, and Yao Yang  and Yiping Huang, two of China’s leading reform-minded economists. Leading regime opponents, including Zhang Wei, a former adviser to Deng Xiaoping and the dissident novelist Ma Jian also contribute.

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