China and the European Union (EU) formed a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2003. As the then Deputy Director-General of the Department of European Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, I engaged in and witnessed the whole process. I clearly remembered that China and the EU caught the wo...
Read moreThe current state of relations between China and the United States is one that’s defined by major power competition. Within this parameter, seeking to constrain the malign aspects of competition is a realistic and rational approach to China-U.S. relations. The topic I hope to address today is “sus...
Read moreAmid the intensification of Sino-U.S. antagonism in recent years, a fundamental difference in approach to the ideological pillars of democracy and capitalism has emerged between China and the U.S. While the latter understands these as “ends” that, in the words of Francis Fukuyama, should become “...
Read moreIn this dialogue, Mr. Cui Liru and Mr. Einar Tangen, delves into the China-U.S. ideological difference and unravels the way one approaches “democracy” as opposed to the other. It examines the reasons behind such divergence on perception, and it comments on the key elements that have been obstructi...
Read moreThe world economy is being dominated by the US dollar as it maintains its status as the global reserve currency. However, the financial world is another arena where the competition is intensifying between different currencies, including yet-to-be issued official digital versions. As the Trump admini...
Read moreRelations between China and the United States are currently the most complex bilateral issue for both countries. Over the past nearly seventy-two years, the relationship has gone through a major transformation from military conflict to high tension, however, during the same period there has been rea...
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