“Economic globalization represents the trend of history. Like the world’s great rivers, the Yangtze, the Nile, the Amazon and the Danube – they all surge forward in relentless flow, and nothing can stop their mighty movement, not the current of undertows or hidden shoals or rocks beneath the water,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said in … Read more
The first in-person China-EU summit since 2019 convened in Beijing on December 7. There were no major outcomes, only markedly pessimistic statements coming from the European side. With grievances mounting, from market access and dumping concerns to China’s support for Russia, is there any hope for China-EU relations? The Diplomat’s Shannon Tiezzi interviews Theresa Fallon, … Read more
Screens show Argentina’s President Alberto Fernandez as he speaks during the third Belt and Road Forum in Beijing, China, Oct. 18, 2023. Credit: Casa Rosada Advertisement While China hosted a multitude of partners at the Belt and Road Forum this week in Beijing, many of us in Western capitals are pouring over a decade of … Read more