Abuse of National Security Harms China Without Benefiting U.S.
If?everything is?national security, then nothing is?national security.
columnists China & The World Politics Jan 13, 2025
Platforms for Prosperity
Developing the platform economy is crucial for expanding domestic demand, stabilising employment, benefiting people’s livelihoods, and developing new quality productive forces.
ChinAfrica ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Economy Jan 8, 2025
China Goes Monopoly-Busting for Fair Competition
Fairness is the key to a better business world and China is doing its part to crack down on monopolies to open up fair competition and to create a new generation of entrepreneurs in China who can spring up and succeed.
columnists ECONOMY WATCH China & The World Economy Sep 7, 2021
From Net to Tech: The Miracle of Shenzhen in China’s Opening Up
Shenzhen is the ultimate poster boy of China’s Opening Up policy. Δ Shenzhen was a fishing village before 1980. Once just a small fishing village named Bao’an with a tiny population of 30,000 people, Shenzhen, as its now called, has transformed into a vibrant, bustling and innovative city to rival its cousin in the Greater Bay Area, Hong Kong. Δ Deng Xiaoping visited Shenzhen in 1992. In 1980, Shenzhen was given Special Economic Zone (SEZ) status by then Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping, the chief architect of China’s reform and “Opening Up”. As an SEZ, Shenzhen was allowed to do business differently to other areas in China, such as trading and seeking investment from foreign companies. It quickly grew into a manufacturing and exporting giant, turning its port into one of the busiest in the world. Shenzhen is a city that’s always evolving and when China became a member of the World Trade Organization in 2001, the city changed direction and moved into high-tech, science companies with a focus on innovation. Δ Shenzhen now is called China’s Silicon Valley. This change has seen it rightly dubbed China’s Silicon Valley, with large tech companies making the city their home. Smartphone and digital manufacturer Huawei and Xiaomi have their head offices here, as does Tencent, the online gaming giant who invented WeChat. […]
Uncategorized Sep 27, 2018
China’s Greater Bay Area: the Next Engine of Growth
The Greater Bay Area project aims to integrate major infrastructure and provide greater market access conditions across the region.
Politics Jun 1, 2018
China-Indonesia Cooperation Becomes More Concrete and Effective
There has been remarkable progress in China-Indonesia cooperation. For example, construction of the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway has started.
columnists China & The World May 16, 2018
AI Technology Takes Centre Stage at Fourth Annual World Internet Conference
Wuzhen is an ancient water town commonly known to locals as the ‘Venice of the East’, but don’t let the traditional hutongs, back alleys and pagodas fool you – Wuzhen is not living in the past. Far from it, it is a living, breathing case study of the preparation and adaptability that is required to keep up with the constant, breakneck pace of change now synonymous with a rising China.
contributors Dec 14, 2017