Commentary

• Wang Huiyao: Bretton Woods 2.0? Rebuilding Global Governance for the Post-pandemic Era

  “In the first half of the twentieth century, in the absence of effective global governance mechanisms, unchecked forces of fragmentation, economic hardship, and polarization led to two devastating world wars. To prevent this from happening again, after the Second World War, countries from around...
  CCG  |  April 28 , 2022

• Wang Huiyao: How Macron’s return as French president could be a win for both the EU and China

    ■ Macron has been championing ‘strategic autonomy’ for the European Union at a time when the need for the EU to come into its own as an independent force for peace and international cooperation is greater than ever. ■ His stance on China seems to be pragmatic and pro-business, recognising...
  SCMP  |  April 28 , 2022

• Japan should be open to China joining the CPTPP

  Leaders pose for a photo during the RCEP Summit in Thailand, in November 2019: CPTPP goes much further with tariff reductions and trade facilitation.   © Anadolu Agency/Getty Images   Professor Wang Huiyao is founder and president of the Center for China & Globalization and dean of the...
  NIKKEI Asia  |  April 26 , 2022

• Wang Huiyao: Why China is still a solid growth engine and safe harbour for multinationals amid rising anti-globalisation

  ■ Multinationals caught in geopolitical crossfire are finding that China continues to offer growth and opportunities, as long as they can find niches aligned with Beijing’s long-term development strategy. A giant screen shows a news conference by Premier Li Keqiang, following the closing session ...
  SCMP  |  March 24 , 2022

• Wang Huiyao: It’s Time to Offer Russia an Offramp. China Can Help With That.

  By Wang Huiyao | Dr. Wang is the founder and president of the Center for China and Globalization(CCG), a non-governmental think tank based in Beijing.   Casualties are mounting in Ukraine. Bombs continue to fall. More than 2 million refugees have fled the fighting. Vladimir Putin seems to...
  The New York Times  |  March 13 , 2022

• Wang Huiyao: Alarm over a ‘China-Russia axis’ revives unwanted Cold War mentality

  ■ Talk of a Sino-Russia-US ‘strategic triangle’ forces an outdated framework onto a changing, multipolar world and increases the risk of a great-power conflict. ■ Such rhetoric is made more dangerous given that the real struggle of the 21st century – climate change – must be fought collectively,...
  SCMP  |  March 02 , 2022

• Wang Huiyao: How Biden Could Improve U.S.-China Relations

      By Wang Huiyao | Founder of the Center for China and Globalization(CCG) While no one should expect a dramatic turnaround, the two countries have a chance to put a floor under the world’s most important bilateral relationship. After four years of erratic “America First” uni...
  Bloomberg  |  November 12 , 2020

• Wang Huiyao: No country is an island in the climate crisis

  Op-ed of Financial Times   By Wang Huiyao | Founder of the Center for China and Globalization(CCG)   A record-breaking temperature of 38C was registered in the Arctic town of Verkhoyansk on June 20. Photo: © ECMWF Copernicus Climate Change Service/AP   Birth of the UN shows drama...
  Financial Times  |  October 15 , 2020