Commentary

• COVID-19 is a call for a resilient globalization

  COVID-19 has inflamed debate about the future of globalization. Even before the outbreak, rising protectionism and populism led some to question the wisdom of open borders and long, multi-step supply chains. Now, as contagion and equipment shortages sweep the globe, it seems as though interconnec...
  CGTN  |  April 14 , 2020

• Multilevel efforts needed to stabilize global value chains

  By now, global value chains (GVC) in most countries have been affected by the disruption caused by COVID-19.   Hard-hit countries such as the U.S., Italy and Germany have adopted major lockdown measures to avoid massive contagion. Countries in Africa and South and Southeast Asia have also cl...
  CGTN  |  April 09 , 2020

• As the pandemic rages, time for a results-based G20 remedy

  If taken ill, would you prefer a treatment based on empirical evidence or politics?   Modern clinical trials test a medicine’s effectiveness based on facts and hard data. Such trials are now underway to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus. Yet when it comes to policy remedies, disc...
  China Daily  |  March 25 , 2020

• Now is the time for another ‘G20 moment’

  Modern clinical trials test a medicine’s effectiveness based on facts and data. Such trials are now underway to find a cure for the deadly coronavirus. Yet when it comes to policy remedies, discussion continues to fixate on ideology and political systems.   As the pandemic intensifies,...
  China Daily  |  March 25 , 2020

• Step up int’l cooperation to curb the COVID-19 pandemic

  China’s COVID-19 pandemic is now effectively under control after a two-month battle, with an orderly resumption of business and production underway in most parts of the country.   On March 10, China’s President Xi Jingping arrived in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei Province, to...
  CGTN  |  March 12 , 2020

• Protecting SMEs should be the second COVID-19 battlefield

  From the government side, there are two main points to consider. First, it should support the restoration of some business activities on the premise that the spread of COVID-19 is under control. Besides, governments should ensure the normal working order of logistics services, the supply chain a...
  CGTN  |  February 21 , 2020

• In the face of the new coronavirus, China’s economy is more resilient than it was in 2003

  As the saying goes, “A thousand pieces of gold cannot buy one breath of life”.   Amid the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese policymakers have rightly prescribed a decisive course of action that puts health above all else. But good medicine often tastes bitter. Containment measures to stop the vi...
  SCMP  |  February 10 , 2020

• Why China should lead the mission to save the ailing WTO and reviving multilateralism

  The fate of the World Trade Organisation hangs in the balance. On December 10, just a single judge will be left on its Appellate Body as the terms of two remaining judges expire.   With the United States blocking new appointments, the world’s top trade court will be left short of the q...
  SCMP  |  November 27 , 2019