Tag: beijing
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Opinion: China is feeling the pinch from a weakening global economy and U.S. restrictions
[ad_1] For decades, China set a shining example of how to capitalize on globalization to accelerate domestic economic growth and development. These days, however, the country risks becoming a cautionary tale about mishandling globalization’s shift from a beneficial tailwind to a disruptive headwind. Although the Chinese economy’s recent travails have some unique characteristics, they illustrate…
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Opinion: Ukraine’s membership in NATO is needed to keep critical technology from China
[ad_1] The future of Ukraine in the NATO alliance will prove critical to the balance of power in the Pacific and U.S. economic leadership around the world. Tensions within NATO on the embattled nation’s status were on full display at the Vilnius Summit last week. On the agenda was Ukrainian membership, an issue sidestepped by the United States,…
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Opinion: U.S. and China are on a collision course that could heat up their cold war
[ad_1] I recently attended the China Development Forum (CDF) in Beijing, an annual gathering of senior foreign business leaders, academics, former policymakers, and top Chinese officials. This year’s conference was the first to be held in person since 2019, and it offered Western observers the opportunity to meet China’s new senior leadership, including new Premier Li Qiang. The…
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China seizes on French President Macron’s purported put-downs of U.S. and Taiwan
[ad_1] As the fallout continues from French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to China in which he made comments seen by some as snubbing the U.S., reactions in Beijing and Taipei show just how tense the situation remains across the Taiwan Strait. The French leader last week finished a three-day visit to Beijing on what Paris…