Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
Opinion
How can liberal democracies best manage China’s re-emergence as a great power?
- To cope with the redistribution of wealth and political power, democracies should strengthen defensive alliances, engage openly with Beijing and exercise strategic patience: given China’s demographic transformations, change may come from within
Illustration: Craig Stephens
Opinion
SCMP Columnist
China Briefing
Why did China react so strongly to Daryl Morey’s tweet and the NBA?
- The reasons for its extraordinary reaction are more nuanced than simple government orchestration
- But while national outrage has reached fever pitch, this narrow-minded nationalism does not bode well for China’s image overseas