Commentary

  • Wang Huiyao: 5 reasons China’s reopening is good news for the global economy

    From SCMP, 2023-1-10 ■ The lifting of Covid-19 restrictions means the resumption of international business, the revival of tourism and consumer spending, and the return of cultural exchanges. ■ These benefits far outweigh any short-term disruptions or risks to the global economy.    ...
    SCMP  |  January 13 , 2023
  • Wang Huiyao: China can embrace the global internet for its narrative

    From SCMP, 2022-12-27   ■ With a lack of Chinese voices to balance the narrative, anti-China rhetoric has gradually permeated Western-dominated digital spaces. ■ China must venture out of its own digital ecosystem and into the global online sphere to offer a fresh perspective. By Wang Hui...
    CCG  |  December 27 , 2022
  • Wang Huiyao: How China is helping Middle East economies pivot away from Gulf oil

    From SCMP, 2022-12-14   ■ China’s tech and trade offers dovetail nicely with Gulf ambitions to deepen ties with Asia in search of a cleaner, greener future. ■ The shared interest in building partnerships outside America’s orbit could see the SCO expand and the birth of a China-...
    SCMP  |  December 14 , 2022
  • Wang Huiyao: From Asean and G20 to Apec, as world leaders meet in person again, 3 reasons to root for multilateralism

    From SCMP, 2022-11-29 ■ The return of face-to-face meetings, the motivating effect of grave global challenges and the moderating influence of ‘middle power’ multipolarisation all point to a revival of global cooperation.   By Wang Huiyao | Founder of the Center for China and Globalization...
    SCMP  |  November 30 , 2022
  • Wang Huiyao: Scholz’s Beijing visit brings hope for EU-China relations

    From SCMP, 2022-11-12   ■ The German chancellor’s short visit with a business delegation has broken important ground when Germany, like the rest of Europe, faces the very real risk of recession. ■ German firms’ commitment to China suggests that, despite the talk of decoupling, t...
    SCMP  |  November 12 , 2022
  • Wang Huiyao: Biden’s national security strategy highlights paradox of US-China relations

    From SCMP, 2022-10-26   ■ US-China collaboration in research and innovation will be critical to addressing climate change, pandemics and other challenges that no country can handle alone. ■ It is difficult to square the national security strategy’s avowed commitment to global cooperation on...
    SCMP  |  October 26 , 2022
  • Wang Huiyao: Research co-operation pays dividends far beyond academia

            By Wang Huiyao | Founder of the Center for China and Globalization(CCG)   GLOBAL FLOWS of students, scholars and ideas have soared over the past two decades, proving to be one of the most resilient aspects of globalisation. By 2019 the number of higher-education...
    The Economist  |  October 14 , 2022
  • Wang Huiyao: Why China is best placed to help negotiate an end to the Ukraine war

    From SCMP, 2022-9-23   ■ Developments at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit reflect shifting regional power dynamics and the evolving China-Russia relationship. ■ China’s balancing act affords Beijing the necessary degree of influence and impartiality to help meditate a way out of...
    SCMP  |  September 23 , 2022