Commentary

  • Wang Huiyao: China Can Play a Greater Role in International Conflicts

    In the turbulent landscape of global affairs, conflicts such as the ongoing Russia-Ukraine crisis and the perennial strife between Israel and Palestine serve as stark reminders of the human cost and geopolitical repercussions of unresolved disputes. As the world reflects on the devastating toll ...
    Global Solutions Journal  |  May 02 , 2024
  • Wang Huiyao: A path beyond the Thucydides trap for China, US

      By Wang Huiyao | President?of?the Center for China and Globalization(CCG).   On March 27, the country’s top leader and a group of US businesspeople and academics agreed that the existing and rising powers can avoid the “Thucydides trap”. The meeting was held just...
    China Daily  |  April 25 , 2024
  • Wang Huiyao: How reforming rural land rights can aid common prosperity push

    From SCMP, 2024-3-25   ■ China finds itself in need of its latest landmark reform as the urban-rural divide grows and the broader economy is seeking new sources of growth. ■ One possible solution is finding better uses for rural land and giving farmers the same legal rights as urban residen...
    SCMP  |  March 25 , 2024
  • China still leading source of foreign students

    A teacher shows two international students how to play the guqin, a traditional Chinese instrument, in Zhenjiang, East China’s Jiangsu province, on June 9. By Miao Lu | secretary-general of the Center for China and Globalization(CCG); Wang Huiyao | President of the Center for China and Glob...
    China Daily  |  March 14 , 2024
  • Wang Huiyao: How restoring youth exchanges can build future bridges between China and US

    From SCMP, 2024-3-6  ■ Enrolment numbers of Americans in Chinese universities are historically low amid strained bilateral relations. ■ China should get creative with policies to attract students and young professionals from the US and around the world.   Chinese Consul General in Chica...
    SCMP  |  March 06 , 2024
  • China can serve as catalyst in Global North-South cooperation

        The year 2023 was dubbed the “Year of the Global South” in some media. The rise in political influence of countries in the Global South was a pivotal trend to watch in 2023, according to the US Foreign Policy magazine. Initially coined in Carl Oglesby’s 1969 anti...
    People's Daily  |  January 22 , 2024
  • China-EU cooperation needed to safeguard globalisation’s future

    From SCMP, 2023-12-14  ■ The Bretton Woods system has failed to keep up, so the US, EU, China and other Global South states must find a new multipolar model of peaceful coexistence. ■ Amid Sino-US competition, China and Europe can keep the world on a multipolar keel by cooperating in four cruci...
    SCMP  |  December 14 , 2023
  • From wars to global warming, the world is crying out for collective action

    From SCMP, 2022-11-12 ■ Amid increased geopolitical strife, our interconnected world requires a collaborative approach on climate change, conflict, infrastructure, public health, trade, and more, to safeguard our shared home. By Wang Huiyao | Founder of the Center for China and Globalization(CC...
    SCMP  |  November 12 , 2023