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Interview with Bonnie Glaser of CSIS: Re-calibrating the BRI
This episode explores the evolution of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the developments that have occurred since it was first introduced in 2013 as One Belt One Road. Our guest, Dr. Wang Huiyao, discusses China's efforts to generate greater buy-in from the international community and to transform the project into a shared objective for sustainable development. He also addresses the concerns of ‘debt-trap diplomacy’ and China's push for greater transparency and institutional collaboration.
January 14 , 2020 -
CGTN Dialogue | China and the U.S. set to sign trade deal
As China and the U.S. agreed on a "phase one trade deal", will there be more breakthroughs in the trade war? Boris Johnson got an early UK Christmas present; how will he get Brexit done in one month? And in Silicon Valley, more Indian-origin CEOs are running global technology giants, what's the difference in Indian education? Meanwhile, a Chinese vlogger Li Ziqi has taken the world by storm and caused controversy. Are her videos a kind of "cultural export"?
January 14 , 2020 -
Interpreting President Xi’s statement on supervisory systems
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for strengthening checks and oversight of the exercise of power. Xi, also the general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks on Monday at a plenary session of the Party's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. He called for consistency in full and strict governance over the Party. He also stressed to uphold and improve the Party and state supervisory systems. Xi said the efforts will ensure the Party's line and policies, which are key to building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and helping in the fight against poverty. According to the latest report from the State Commission for Discipline Inspection, 69 individuals in senior-level positions at government agencies, state-owned companies and financial institutes are under supervision. That's a significant increase from just 15 in 2018.
January 13 , 2020 -
Reporter’s diary: China-U.S. relations made my 2019 difficult
Throughout seven years of reporting in the field and interviewing people from all walks of life, 2019 has been by far the toughest in my professional career. Since I mostly cover international affairs, much of my reporting has invariably focused on the China-U.S. trade war and how it has impacted geopolitics, global business and consumers.
January 05 , 2020 -
The Point: China, Iran work together on nuclear deal
Amid simmering tensions in the Persian Gulf, and as the U.S. threatens to intensify sanctions on Iran, China has reiterated the need for a diplomatic solution. Can the nuclear deal be saved?
January 04 , 2020 -
Chinese students move on from U.S. visa obstacles
An increasing number of Chinese students have put U.S. visa obstacles, along with social instability and climbing tuition fees, into perspective, and moved on to other global destinations for higher education as well as institutions at home, as industry professionals have observed while looking back at 2019.
January 03 , 2020 -
The COVID New (Ab)Normal: China’s Role in Global Trade
ASPI Vice President Wendy Cutler interviewed Center for China and Globalization (CCG) President Dr. Wang Huiyao on the impact of COVID on global trade, U.S.-China tensions, trends in regional trade integration such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), and Free Trade Agreement Asia Pacific (FTAAP), and the prospects for meaningful World Trade Organization (WTO) reform.
January 02 , 2020
