![China has to adapt the lessons of the past to face future challenges – and [even] “unimaginable” but unnamed perils, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua](https://img.i-scmp.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=425,format=auto/sites/default/files/styles/768x768/public/images/methode/2018/12/31/053e7b38-0cad-11e9-85d9-37db0e8cf837_image_hires_180600.jpg?itok=jsp5vJbP)
China has to adapt the lessons of the past to face future challenges – and [even] “unimaginable” but unnamed perils, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua
Opinion
Opinion
Prepare for another roller-coaster year of global brinkmanship
- Trade conflict, fear of China’s rise and a surge in populist intolerance and nationalism could fuel dangerous times
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China has to adapt the lessons of the past to face future challenges – and [even] “unimaginable” but unnamed perils, according to Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Xinhua
