https://www.scmp.com/rss/508511/feed Ziang Liu is a researcher from the London School of Economics. He specialises in the global history of long-term economic growth and state governance. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As many major world economies struggle, some people are turning to the far-right. Europe, which recently commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day, has seen support for far-right parties growing across the continent. Meanwhile, ultranationalism is boiling over on Chinese social media amid an attack on a Japanese school bus in Suzhou last week. The extremism is so worrying that Chinese tech companies such as Tencent, Baidu, NetEase, Douyin and Bilibili have clamped down on extreme nationalist... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3268831/china-must-avoid-europes-mistakes-and-stand-against-rising-extremism?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3268831/china-must-avoid-europes-mistakes-and-stand-against-rising-extremism?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 04 Jul 2024 01:30:08 +0000 On April 10, the Chinese government released its “Opinions on Accelerating the Establishment of a Unified Domestic Market”, a new set of plans for developing the country’s internal market. Specifically, the plans aim to tackle local protectionism and include guidelines on increasing market efficiency and reducing transaction costs. This is not the first time in recent years that the central leadership has called for a “unified domestic market”. China has historically had a large domestic market... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174766/chinas-plan-unify-its-domestic-market-will-create-cohesion-expense?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174766/chinas-plan-unify-its-domestic-market-will-create-cohesion-expense?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Apr 2022 19:30:26 +0000 The European Union stands at a key moment in history – a post-Brexit, post-Trumpism, and post-Covid-19 era is coming. If the EU-China investment agreement is an opportunity for China to tackle the resistance to its internal reforms with the help of external competition, it can also be an opportunity for the EU at this challenging time. Here’s why. First, EU unity has come under growing pressure. In recent years, the stability of the EU economy has been challenged by the financial crisis, the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3117179/amid-transatlantic-tension-eu-has-reason-reshape-its-relationship?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3117179/amid-transatlantic-tension-eu-has-reason-reshape-its-relationship?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:30:15 +0000