Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
considers how China undermines its own soft power, traces the potential causes of a war over Taiwan, welcomes Europe’s embrace of “smart” power, and more.
Around the world, people increasingly live with the sense that too much is happening, too fast. Chief among the sources of this growing angst are the rise of artificial intelligence, climate change, and Russia's war in Ukraine – each of which demands urgent attention from policymakers and political leaders.
calls attention to the growing challenges posed by AI, climate change, and the war in Ukraine.
香港—明年将是美国总统尼克松访华50周年。1972年,时任美国总统尼克松访问中国,会见了当时的中国共产党主席毛泽东和总理周恩来,这个历史事件是中美疏远和敌意几十年后又恢复关系的重要“破冰之旅”。可惜,半个世纪后,他们发起的中美合作进程几乎付诸东流,而美国总统乔·拜登对此负有部分责任。
1972年,中美两国意识形态差异存在鸿沟,但双方都认识到缓和中美关系能带来巨大好处。通过孤立苏联,美国和中国相互隔绝的局面被打破,加速了冷战的结束。中国将发展重点转为和平与经济建设,在随后的几十年里中美促进了全球和平与经济繁荣。
得益于庞大的劳动力基数和丰富的土地资源,中国成为制造强国,使得跨国公司能够大幅削减生产成本,为全球消费者提供价廉物美的消费品。随着时间的推移,中国人的收入增加了,低成本消费品的生产开始转移到其它地区。但中国的经济发展,尤其是其庞大的不断增长的国内市场需求继续使世界其它地区受益。
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