https://www.scmp.com/rss/512378/feed Christopher Nixon Cox is the grandson of president Richard Nixon. He is the CEO of Lightswitch Capital, a member of the board of directors of the Nixon Foundation and a trustee of the American University of Afghanistan en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Christopher Nixon Cox,James Arnold Christopher Nixon Cox,James Arnold When Germany emerged as Europe’s industrial powerhouse in the 19th century, the established powers spent years attempting to contain it, culminating in a war no serious statesman desired, yet none proved skilful enough to prevent. Today, as we navigate the transition from American unipolarity, a similar question looms: will this shift follow that tragic pattern, or can it be managed through institutional adaptation as Zhou Enlai and Richard Nixon did in the early 1970s? The multipolar order is... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3329275/will-todays-great-powers-heed-example-richard-nixon-and-zhou-enlai?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3329275/will-todays-great-powers-heed-example-richard-nixon-and-zhou-enlai?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 19 Oct 2025 21:30:09 +0000 As the leaders of the Chinese Communist Party prepare to gather in the seaside resort of Beidaihe for their annual summer summit, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi went ahead with her controversial visit to Taiwan, leaving on Wednesday. With a strong likelihood that the Democrats will lose their House majority in November’s midterm elections, Pelosi is taking one last trip to the region. It is possible she hopes it will allow her to remain as Speaker. The Speaker of the House does not have authority... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3187571/us-stokes-geopolitical-flames-pelosis-taiwan-visit-china-must-be?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3187571/us-stokes-geopolitical-flames-pelosis-taiwan-visit-china-must-be?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Aug 2022 22:45:24 +0000 The day war broke out in Ukraine, we sat for dinner with the Chinese ambassador to the United States to celebrate the 50th anniversary of then-US president Richard Nixon’s historic journey for peace and the cultural legacies of the American and Chinese people. The coincidence borne by fate, or yuanfen, of the dinner celebrating the “week that changed the world” was apparent. The Shanghai Communique of 1972 made clear that the US and China would oppose efforts by the Soviet Union or any other... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174788/world-awaits-chinas-decision-how-handle-its-russian-grey-rhino?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3174788/world-awaits-chinas-decision-how-handle-its-russian-grey-rhino?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 21 Apr 2022 17:30:24 +0000