China Global South diplomacy

3 Key Points for Understanding China’s Foreign Policy

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Will China’s Private Security Companies Follow the Wagner Group’s Footsteps in Africa?

When I talk with foreign friends in Beijing, some of them mention that they are increasingly confused about China’s foreign policy. Does China want to change the status quo in the Asia-Pacific? Is China using Europe as a bargaining chip with the United States? How did “wolf warrior” diplomacy come about? Their questions are interesting … Read more

How China Defines the ‘Global South’

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How China Defines the ‘Global South’

The term “Global South” caught the world’s attention in 2023. In China, officials have traditionally avoided using the term, but Wang Yi and subsequently Xi Jinping himself eventually began to deploy it in response to global discourse. However, their use has been in quotation marks, indicating that the Chinese government has not given the term … Read more