http://www.project-syndicate.org/series/china_stands_up <p><em>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?</em></p> en 2012-02-10T05:55:25+01:00 webmaster@project-syndicate.org webmaster@project-syndicate.org 1994-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 4 hourly http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stsang3/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/stsang3/English>CHINA: China’s Syrian Folly</a> In vetoing the UN Security Council’s draft resolution on Syria, China claims that it has acted in the interests of the Syrian people. In fact, the Chinese stance has effectively ensured that atrocities in Syria will continue and increase in intensity – and that China's soft power will diminish throughout the Middle East. Steve Tsang 2012-02-08T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/jin1/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/jin1/English>CHINA: Why Capital Flows Uphill</a> One would expect fast growing, capital-scarce (and young) developing countries to be importing capital from the rest of world to finance consumption and investment. So, why are they sending capital to richer countries, instead? Keyu Jin 2012-01-26T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ma7/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ma7/English>CHINA: The Power of China’s Powerless</a> Whereas Kim Jong-il’s demise reminds us that all people are equal before death, Vaclav Havel’s passing reminds us that the value of life will eventually gain respect. Indeed, for Chinese concerned about how to live in truth under a post-totalitarian system, he remains the exemplar. Ma Jian 2011-12-23T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/lin5/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/lin5/English>CHINA: Demystifying the Chinese Economy</a> Some may think that the performance of a country as unique as China, with more than 1.3 billion people, cannot be replicated. But every developing country can sustain rapid growth for several decades and reduce poverty dramatically if it exploits the benefits of backwardness, imports technology, and upgrades its industries. Justin Yifu Lin 2011-12-22T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sauvant5/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/sauvant5/English>CHINA: China, Inc. Goes Global</a> China’s economy is now taking its next great leap forward: with labor costs rising and the renminbi appreciating, parts of its manufacturing sector are now moving up the value-added chain and out of the country. The China challenge is now a global one. Karl P. Sauvant 2011-11-30T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/fzhu3/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/fzhu3/English>CHINA: China’s Trouble with the Neighbors</a> China’s “good neighbor” policy is under unprecedented pressure; indeed, it is at its nadir since the Cold War’s end. And China’s neighbors will not be reliably good until China begins to provide essential public goods – particularly full-fledged regional governance based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and regional economic growth. Zhu Feng 2011-10-31T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/pei2/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/pei2/English>CHINA: Can China Rescue Europe?</a> Some have called upon major emerging countries, and on China in particular, to step up and use their huge foreign-exchange reserves to purchase the debt of crisis-ravaged countries, such as Greece, Italy, and Spain. China can't rescue Europe by itself, but it certainly has the means – and the incentive – to help. Minxin Pei 2011-09-29T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/jiang7/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/jiang7/English>CHINA: A Long March with China</a> US Vice President Joe Biden’s recent four-day visit to China ended on a high note. But, behind all the smiles and toasts at such events, serious issues and perception gaps continue to divide the world’s two great powers. Wenran Jiang 2011-08-30T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/fzhu2/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/fzhu2/English>CHINA: China and the Afghan Endgame</a> If China proves itself willing to help shore up Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s administration, it will not seek an immediate advantage from the withdrawal of US forces. But, despite the billions of dollars China has invested in developing Afghanistan’s natural resources, it is hard to see the Chinese undertaking a policy of broader and more proactive engagement there. Zhu Feng 2011-07-31T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/chellaney18/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/chellaney18/English>CHINA: Deception by the Boatload</a> China’s announcement that its first aircraft carrier will soon be launched has refocused attention on its naval ambitions. So, too, has Pakistan's disclosure that it recently asked China to build a naval base at its strategically positioned Gwadar port, on the Arabian Sea – yet another revelation underscoring China’s preference for strategic subterfuge. Brahma Chellaney 2011-06-16T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/thorbecke1/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/thorbecke1/English>CHINA: What Rebalancing?</a> The American economist Herbert Stein once said that if something cannot continue forever, it will not. In the case of imbalances between China and the West, however, the cut-off point still looks to be a long time in the future. Willem Thorbecke 2011-05-09T00:00:00+02:00 http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ma6/English <a href=http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ma6/English>CHINA: The Sunflower Revolutionary</a> The news that Ai Weiwei, perhaps China’s most famous contemporary artist, has been jailed recalls Ai’s 100 million porcelain sunflower seeds, now being exhibited at London's Tate Modern Gallery. China’s people, Ai’s installation seems to imply, are like the millions of seeds spread across the Tate’s gargantuan entrance hall. Ma Jian 2011-04-13T00:00:00+02:00