https://www.scmp.com/rss/323239/feed Ker Gibbs is president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com At a time when China’s role on the world stage is growing, it is also becoming more isolated and less international. The number of foreigners working in China’s two most important cities has declined sharply in the past decade. In Shanghai, China’s international and commercial centre, the number of expatriates fell more than 20 per cent in the past decade from more than 208,000 to around 163,000. The numbers are even more extreme in Beijing. The number of foreigners has fallen by more than 40... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3156404/expat-exodus-bad-china-bad-us-and-bad-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3156404/expat-exodus-bad-china-bad-us-and-bad-world?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Nov 2021 01:15:17 +0000 Covid-19 has profoundly damaged the global economy during the past year. Countries understandably erected travel barriers in their efforts to thwart the spread of the virus. This has compounded the economic impact, especially on airlines and hotels, but also on schools and restaurants where many jobs have been lost. With vaccines, we now have a path forward. We must take it.  The two nations with arguably the most to gain from ending travel restrictions are the United States and China. Simmering... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3126575/coronavirus-pandemic-how-us-and-china-can-work-together-ease-travel?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3126575/coronavirus-pandemic-how-us-and-china-can-work-together-ease-travel?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 Mar 2021 16:30:14 +0000 China’s hosting of the G20 summit allows it to help set the agenda for global financial cooperation over the next year or two. China is also demonstrating leadership in other areas. On climate change, its commitment to clean energy shows foresight that many Western nations would do well to emulate. But, as China’s economy continues to develop, the government’s internet doctrine puts it at odds with many of its G20 counterparts. Over the course of history, trade has flourished on the back of a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2011158/why-rising-china-needs-raise-its-internet-shutters?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2011158/why-rising-china-needs-raise-its-internet-shutters?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:47:21 +0000