Zhengxu Wang
Dr Zhengxu Wang is a distinguished professor at the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University. Previously, he served as a distinguished professor at Fudan University, senior fellow and acting director at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, as well as a research fellow at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore.
Dr Zhengxu Wang is a distinguished professor at the School of Public Affairs, Zhejiang University. Previously, he served as a distinguished professor at Fudan University, senior fellow and acting director at the China Policy Institute, University of Nottingham, as well as a research fellow at the East Asian Institute of the National University of Singapore.
Rather than geopolitical manoeuvring or calculation, this diplomatic label aims to convey seriousness, patience and a willingness to work for mutual long-term benefit.
Rising sea levels, extreme weather and drought all remain concerns, but destabilised ice and snow at high altitudes is increasingly a threat.
World’s largest and most sophisticated military has an unwieldy governing structure and consumes enormous resources.
From smaller class sizes to better access to schools and shorter semesters, key examples in other countries can help Beijing overhaul its education sector.
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Deng Xiaoping and Zhu Rongji’s radical reforms resulted in a leaner government and more dynamic economy: the exact goals of the Musk-Ramaswamy plan.
Unable to better China in positive competition and with military options unfeasible, the US can only fall back on the ‘moral high ground’. But in its hasty Afghan retreat to focus on China, the US risks losing even this.
Asian societies differ from the West in their commitment to academic excellence, social solidarity and state-society synergy. A meritocratic system informed by Confucianism and Legalism is effective at regulating political order, economic affairs and interstate relations.
China should welcome foreigners, including Western journalists, to live and work in the country. International media reports that provide a diverse view of China will be better received abroad than Chinese government statements.
It would be a mistake for the United States to think it can separate the Chinese government from the Chinese people, or the party and the Chinese people. If the US truly wants the Chinese people to succeed, it should stop undermining the Chinese government as only it can help them be successful.
Peace makes development possible and decent lives help peace endure. China, having forged its own path, makes it clear in its new white paper that, unlike the US, it champions globalisation, peace and better lives for everyone.
China only wants its territorial rights and to ensure higher living standards for its people – and the idea that the US ‘rules’ the world is a myth that needs to be debunked.
