https://www.scmp.com/rss/310961/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Following the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, analysts are parsing through President Xi Jinping’s 30,000-plus-word report – delivered in a 3½-hour address without breaks – to decipher the direction of the most populous nation in the world. It is a laborious effort, especially considering the report’s extensive official jargon and policy details. But there is a much easier way. Read The Economist ’scoverage of the party congress, which is considerably shorter in length,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2117730/under-xi-chinese-renaissance-assured-contrary-what-west?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2117730/under-xi-chinese-renaissance-assured-contrary-what-west?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Nov 2017 04:05:47 +0000 From US President Barack Obama's ceding of the centre stage to his Chinese counterpart at the recent Apec gathering, to frenzied attempts to decipher the country's political and economic directions from the party's just-finished third plenum, the rising giant of the East often dominates Western political discourse. Unfortunately, such discourses are taking place on a faulty paradigm. Ever since 1989, mainstream Western opinions about China have been dominated by two divergent theories with... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1362907/west-can-avoid-conflict-allowing-china-go-its-own-way?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1362907/west-can-avoid-conflict-allowing-china-go-its-own-way?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 22 Nov 2013 20:49:32 +0000