https://www.scmp.com/rss/514036/feed Genevieve Donnellon-May is a geopolitical and global strategy adviser interested in regional resource conflict and environmental governance in Asia and Africa. She is a researcher at Oxford Global Society, the Asia-Pacific analyst for The Red Line podcast, a 2023 Pacific Forum Young Leader, and a 2023 Yenching Global Symposium delegate. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Asia’s next food crisis is under way. After the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed, sending shock waves across energy, fertiliser and food systems. Fuel, freight and fertiliser costs are rising sharply, amplified by skyrocketing insurance premiums – feeding directly into the price of every tonne of fertiliser that still reaches the market. The scale of disruption reflects the strait’s outsize role in global trade. It carries around one-third of globally... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3352187/asia-must-unite-avert-iran-war-food-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3352187/asia-must-unite-avert-iran-war-food-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 06 May 2026 08:30:05 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Amid turmoil in the Middle East, including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil passes, Beijing is pressing ahead with its Zhuri (sun-chasing) project to build solar power stations in space. Chinese Academy of Engineering academician and senior rocket scientist Long Lehao likened this space-based solar power programme to putting the Three Gorges Dam into geostationary orbit, underscoring its extraordinary scale and ambition.... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3347692/why-chinas-space-based-solar-power-next-frontier-green-energy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3347692/why-chinas-space-based-solar-power-next-frontier-green-energy?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Mar 2026 21:30:08 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May A single policy could redraw global food supply lines and scramble markets from the Americas to Southeast Asia. In early February, the Communist Party of China’s Central Committee and State Council released the annual “No 1 document”, the country’s first policy statement of 2026 and its blueprint for agriculture, farmers and rural areas. As one of the world’s largest agricultural producers, importers and exporters, any shift in Beijing’s food strategy carries global repercussions. Covering... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3344152/china-seeks-cultivate-food-supply-immune-geopolitical-shocks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3344152/china-seeks-cultivate-food-supply-immune-geopolitical-shocks?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 22 Feb 2026 12:30:09 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Central Asia’s water insecurity may seem a distant concern. But its rivers underpin Eurasian trade corridors, sustain global food markets and power regional energy systems. As water stress worsens, this is no longer just an environmental issue but a strategic threat across Eurasia – demanding urgent attention in Beijing, Brussels and beyond. Central Asia is warming twice as fast as the global average, accelerating glacier retreat in mountain ranges that act as natural reservoirs. As a result,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3341896/why-china-and-europe-should-care-about-central-asias-water-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3341896/why-china-and-europe-should-care-about-central-asias-water-crisis?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Feb 2026 21:30:08 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May How can Australia operate effectively in Asia if fewer Australians can speak regional languages, understand political and cultural dynamics, or build enduring relationships across the region? This question lies at the heart of debates over the nation’s Asia capability and has gained renewed urgency following submissions to the recent parliamentary inquiry into building Asia capability in Australia. For more than three decades, successive Australian governments have recognised that meaningful... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3338045/australia-losing-its-ability-engage-asia-its-own-terms?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3338045/australia-losing-its-ability-engage-asia-its-own-terms?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Dec 2025 21:30:09 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Ground has quite literally been broken on a Chinese-funded project to modernise the Tanzania-Zambia railway after years of negotiations, amid intensifying “corridor wars” as major powers compete to shape transport and trade networks across not just Africa but also Eurasia and beyond. The US$1.4 billion upgrade will restore the 1,860km railway, known as Tazara, a vital corridor linking Zambia’s Copperbelt to the Indian Ocean via Tanzania’s Dar es Salaam port, connecting southern and eastern... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3335368/tazara-rail-deal-could-redefine-china-africa-ties-amid-corridor-wars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3335368/tazara-rail-deal-could-redefine-china-africa-ties-amid-corridor-wars?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 07 Dec 2025 08:30:10 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May At last week’s fourth plenary session of the Central Committee of China’s Communist Party in Beijing, food emerged as a clear policy priority. The plenum’s communique highlighted the goal of accelerating China’s transformation into an agricultural power. A leading agricultural producer and importer and a significant exporter, China is doubling down on its next agricultural milestone ahead of the official approval of the 15th five-year plan (2026-2030) early next year. While detailed... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3330665/chinas-next-power-move-much-fields-factories?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3330665/chinas-next-power-move-much-fields-factories?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Oct 2025 21:30:08 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Could China’s new K visa reshape the global competition for top talent? Beijing certainly aims to do just that. Officially rolled out this month, the visa is aimed at young foreign professionals in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. It targets graduates and professionals with at least a bachelor’s degree in STEM from recognised institutions or engaged in relevant education or research. Unlike other Chinese visas for employment or research, the K visa does not... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3328850/how-china-can-position-its-k-visa-success-race-global-tech-talent?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3328850/how-china-can-position-its-k-visa-success-race-global-tech-talent?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 21:30:09 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Can artificial intelligence become the backbone of a nation’s economy and society? China is betting big on it. On August 26, the State Council released a high-level directive about the “AI Plus” initiative, marking the next stage of the country’s AI ambitions. First mentioned in the 2024 government work report as a broad slogan and reaffirmed in the 2025 edition, the initiative now comes with concrete targets, timelines and sectoral priorities. Importantly, the directive is the most detailed... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3325868/china-banking-ai-next-driver-growth?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3325868/china-banking-ai-next-driver-growth?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 21 Sep 2025 08:30:10 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Could a single shipping route shift both trade flows and geopolitical influence? China’s new “Arctic Express” to Europe leverages melting ice to bypass chokepoints and challenge Western dominance. In a significant step for Arctic commercial shipping, China’s Haijie Shipping Company will launch the first regular container service linking Asia and Northern Europe via the Northern Sea Route on September 20. The Istanbul Bridge, with a 4,890 20-foot equivalent unit (TEU) capacity and a low ice... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3324046/chinas-arctic-express-shows-its-ambitions-top-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3324046/chinas-arctic-express-shows-its-ambitions-top-world?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 03 Sep 2025 08:30:07 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Amid escalating tensions between the United States and China and lingering trade tensions, China and Asean have gone full steam ahead on upgrading their landmark free trade pact. China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations – two key players in the Global South – account for a quarter of the world’s population and a fifth of global gross domestic product, contributing to over 30 per cent of global economic growth. In July, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced that both sides would... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3321731/trump-builds-tariff-walls-china-and-asean-are-building-bridges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3321731/trump-builds-tariff-walls-china-and-asean-are-building-bridges?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 16 Aug 2025 21:30:09 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s coming visit to China later this summer presents a timely chance to reframe Australia–China relations through an increasingly vital lens: climate cooperation. With bilateral ties having largely stabilised since 2022 and a joint Australia–Pacific bid for the 2026 UN climate summit under way, climate action offers a promising platform for stronger engagement. The rationale for cooperation is clear. Australia possesses vast reserves of critical minerals... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3316466/climate-action-china-aligns-australias-security-needs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3316466/climate-action-china-aligns-australias-security-needs?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:30:08 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Between the US restoring “maximum pressure” on Iran to deny it a path to nuclear weapons and Israel’s air strikes, a goods train from China quietly arrived at a dry port near Tehran, making the first delivery under the new China-Iran rail corridor project. It had travelled 10,400km (6,500 miles) from the Chinese city of Xian along a trade corridor aimed at slashing delivery times to 15 days, from 30 to 40 days by sea. This is an ambitious route, traversing Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3314468/israeli-strikes-one-more-challenge-new-china-iran-rail-corridor?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3314468/israeli-strikes-one-more-challenge-new-china-iran-rail-corridor?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Jun 2025 08:30:06 +0000 Genevieve Donnellon-May Genevieve Donnellon-May Australia stands at a critical crossroads in its relationship with China. Recent news of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s planned second official visit signals yet another step in stabilising the Australia-China relationship. The timing is notable: the 90-day pause in the US-China tariff war gives Australia the opportunity to pursue its own trade and diplomatic interests in a shifting regional landscape. As a middle power with a small population and an export-driven economy,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3311586/how-australia-can-use-trump-tariff-pause-stabilise-ties-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3311586/how-australia-can-use-trump-tariff-pause-stabilise-ties-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 May 2025 01:30:08 +0000 In the face of looming climate pressure, geopolitical tensions and a tit-for-tat tariff conflict with the United States, China unveiled a comprehensive 10-year agricultural master plan on April 7. Issued by the Communist Party’s Central Committee and the State Council, the plan focuses on crop cultivation, livestock, fisheries and agricultural infrastructure, aiming to boost production. Building on frameworks such as the National Smart Agriculture Action Plan (2024–2028) and 14th five-year... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3307824/how-chinas-ai-push-agritech-changing-global-trade-flows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3307824/how-chinas-ai-push-agritech-changing-global-trade-flows?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 27 Apr 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Can China and Laos help secure Asia’s food future? A landmark agreement they signed last month could do just that. Under a cattle crossbreeding agreement, China will export 100,000 doses of frozen semen from the Huaxi breed, along with 10 breeding bulls, to Laos, a landlocked Belt and Road Initiative partner. Two-way trade is booming, having reached US$8.23 billion last year – a 15.9 per cent year-on-year increase. China could soon surpass Thailand as Laos’ top trading partner. Laos exports... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3304745/how-china-and-laos-are-taking-food-security-bull-horns?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3304745/how-china-and-laos-are-taking-food-security-bull-horns?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:30:09 +0000 In Southeast Asia, rice is more than just a food – it is the foundation of survival for almost 700 million people. But what happens when this lifeline begins to unravel? Climate change, economic pressures, limited arable land and water resources, and inefficient agricultural practices are threatening the region’s rice production, putting the future of hundreds of millions at risk. The Philippines, a leading rice producer and the world’s largest importer, is already feeling the strain. On... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3298323/southeast-asias-rice-crisis-ticking-time-bomb?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3298323/southeast-asias-rice-crisis-ticking-time-bomb?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Feb 2025 08:30:08 +0000 Could genetically modified (GM) crops ensure China’s food security, or will public scepticism derail the effort? On December 31, China took another step towards commercialising GM crops by approving 12 more types of GM soybeans, corn and cotton. Following years of testing, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs granted safety certificates for these varieties. These approvals add to the list of at least 64 varieties of GM corn and 17 varieties of GM soybeans that have received the green... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3294892/could-gm-crops-plant-seeds-change-chinas-food-security-push?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3294892/could-gm-crops-plant-seeds-change-chinas-food-security-push?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 20 Jan 2025 12:30:08 +0000 On Christmas Day, China formally approved a controversial 60-gigawatt “super dam” project in the Tibet autonomous region, on the Yarlung Tsangpo River, the upper section of the transboundary Brahmaputra. The ambitious hydropower project, first announced in November 2020, is expected to surpass 1 trillion yuan (US$137 billion) in investment. Included in China’s 14th five-year plan (2021-2025), the dam is part of plans for China to achieve carbon neutrality by 2060 and could generate three times... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3292784/dialogue-can-help-china-india-sidestep-disputes-over-mega-dam?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3292784/dialogue-can-help-china-india-sidestep-disputes-over-mega-dam?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Jan 2025 21:30:08 +0000 As US president-elect Donald Trump threatens heavy tariffs on Chinese goods, China – the world’s largest food producer and importer – is struggling to secure its food supply. Grappling with volatile global markets, a crucial question arises: can China ensure food security given its growing reliance on food imports? The answer lies in Beijing’s ambitious “Food Silk Road”. This ongoing strategy aims to diversify food and fertiliser imports through four aspects: overseas agricultural investment and... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3291017/chinas-food-silk-road-holds-key-thwarting-trump-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3291017/chinas-food-silk-road-holds-key-thwarting-trump-tariffs?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Dec 2024 08:30:09 +0000 Two announcements at Cop29, the recent UN climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, show China’s consistent leadership in climate change diplomacy and cooperation, especially from the vantage point of the Global South. The first was Beijing’s commitment to working with all countries to advance the UN’s Early Warnings for All initiative, announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s special representative, Vice-Premier Ding Xuexiang. Ding proposed three vital tasks: improving global risk assessments,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3288211/how-china-can-set-tone-global-climate-action?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3288211/how-china-can-set-tone-global-climate-action?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 29 Nov 2024 08:30:08 +0000 As China faces food security challenges, can a digital revolution in agriculture hold the key to its food future? Beijing thinks so. It unveiled a five-year action plan on October 25 to accelerate this transformation, aiming to establish a digital planting technology scheme and a national agricultural big data platform by 2028. Covering farms, livestock and fisheries, this initiative is designed to reduce costs and enhance efficiency. The push to use big data, the global positioning system (GPS)... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3284518/can-chinas-leap-smart-agriculture-ensure-its-food-security?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3284518/can-chinas-leap-smart-agriculture-ensure-its-food-security?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 05 Nov 2024 21:30:08 +0000 Super Typhoon Yagi’s significant impact on southern China and Typhoon Bebinca’s lashing of Shanghai are more reminders of the country’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change, particularly extreme weather events. According to the 2023 China Climate Bulletin, extreme weather set temperature records last year. Notably, temperatures in a township in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region reached a record high of 52.2 degrees Celsius in July 2023. The consequences are costly. In July this year,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3278671/can-china-strengthen-climate-defences-its-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3278671/can-china-strengthen-climate-defences-its-too-late?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 17 Sep 2024 21:30:08 +0000 During a recent Asean-Australia post-ministerial conference in Vientiane, Laos, Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi highlighted the critical role partners such as Australia must play in easing the region’s food insecurity. In recent years, overlapping crises – including pandemics, supply chain disruptions, great power competition, regional tensions and increasingly devastating climate change effects – have caused havoc for regional food supplies and trade. Food import-reliant Southeast... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3275277/australia-and-new-zealand-key-ensuring-aseans-food-security?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3275277/australia-and-new-zealand-key-ensuring-aseans-food-security?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Aug 2024 21:30:12 +0000 The Australia-China relationship has stabilised after years of geopolitical and trade turbulence. This lays the groundwork for further cooperation, including through joint initiatives in Asia. A significant opportunity lies in Southeast Asia’s push towards an electrified future. Almost all countries in the region have committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions, and electrifying the end-user sectors, including transport, is a crucial strategy in this effort. According to the International... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3271915/china-and-australia-can-team-boost-aseans-energy-transition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3271915/china-and-australia-can-team-boost-aseans-energy-transition?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:30:12 +0000 Trouble is brewing for drinkers of coffee, one of the world’s most traded commodities, as climate change affects farmers, reshaping production patterns. Amid a worsening drought in Vietnam, the world’s second-biggest coffee producer and leading supplier of the robusta bean (commonly used in instant coffee), news that its coffee exports may fall by 20 per cent this year sent prices soaring, with robusta futures hitting record highs. Coffee plays a sizeable role in Vietnam’s economy, bringing in... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3263711/climate-change-threat-more-storm-vietnams-coffee-cup?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3263711/climate-change-threat-more-storm-vietnams-coffee-cup?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 28 May 2024 21:30:10 +0000 Former Cambodian leader Hun Sen’s recent call for stronger Sino-Asean trade brings to light an often-overlooked but key aspect in the bilateral relationship: two-way agricultural trade. Encouraging stronger agricultural trade between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China could address the growing food security concerns at both regional and global levels, while providing mutual benefits. Aside from strengthening agricultural productivity and supply, it could also help maintain a... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3259211/how-more-asean-china-agricultural-trade-could-reshape-regional-global-markets?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3259211/how-more-asean-china-agricultural-trade-could-reshape-regional-global-markets?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Apr 2024 08:30:16 +0000 In a move that could shake up the global agricultural market, Russia is pushing to establish a Brics grain exchange. Russian President Vladimir Putin has endorsed the initiative, which seeks to rival the Western-dominated grain pricing system and challenge the US dollar as the world’s main trading currency. Despite its conflict with Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by Western countries, Russia remains a major agricultural player, supplying nearly a quarter of the world grain market, according... https://www.scmp.com/comment/asia-opinion/article/3256655/why-russia-wants-brics-grain-exchange-and-what-it-means-world?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/asia-opinion/article/3256655/why-russia-wants-brics-grain-exchange-and-what-it-means-world?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 27 Mar 2024 08:30:16 +0000 Premier Li Qiang is expected to undertake an official visit to Kyrgyzstan in October. During the trip, he is expected to discuss the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project. After decades of delay and amid concerns the railway might never be built because of conflicting interests, the three governments signed an agreement on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit last September. With significant progress achieved since then, construction of the... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3232553/rail-link-kyrgyzstan-and-uzbekistan-key-china-raising-central-asia-influence-and-skirting-russia?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3232553/rail-link-kyrgyzstan-and-uzbekistan-key-china-raising-central-asia-influence-and-skirting-russia?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 29 Aug 2023 22:15:32 +0000 Last month, Russia announced it would boost its grain exports to China via the New Land Grain Corridor. Proposed by Beijing in 2012, the corridor aims to develop infrastructure and increase grain production, connecting Russia’s far eastern regions to Inner Mongolia in northern China. In June 2022, Russia’s New Land Grain Corridor Group of Companies and the state-owned China Chengtong International Investment Company signed an agreement to jointly work on the project, with a focus on settling... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223083/how-china-russia-grain-corridor-can-help-beijing-safeguard-food-security-and-boost-agricultural?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3223083/how-china-russia-grain-corridor-can-help-beijing-safeguard-food-security-and-boost-agricultural?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 07 Jun 2023 19:30:15 +0000 Following the decision by the BRICS countries to consider new members, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed that “more than a dozen” countries have expressed interest in joining the economic group comprising Brazil, China, India, Russia and South Africa. Although the foreign minister did not name the interested countries, it may be noted that Algeria, Argentina, and Iran have applied to join BRICS. They are not the only potential new BRICS members as Afghanistan, Egypt, Indonesia,... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3209345/brics-expanding-saudi-arabia-indonesia-and-beyond-holds-promise-challenges-remain?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3209345/brics-expanding-saudi-arabia-indonesia-and-beyond-holds-promise-challenges-remain?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Feb 2023 14:00:12 +0000 At the recent COP27 climate conference in Egypt, water security was high on the agenda. One country that has long understood the value of water is China. In many ways, China’s history is one of water management. It is said that the unique hydrological conditions within China led to the creation of three historical miracles: China, Chinese civilisation, and the Chinese people. In both ancient and modern times, Chinese rulers have acknowledged the importance of water as a weapon, as well as its... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3201514/china-centre-asias-struggle-water-security?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3201514/china-centre-asias-struggle-water-security?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Dec 2022 22:45:09 +0000 In laying out a vision for China’s next five years at the recent Communist Party congress, President Xi Jinping pledged support for environmental protection and promoting low-carbon industries, declaring the need for “harmony between humanity and nature when planning our development”. His statements suggest that what has come to be described as a “Green Leap Forward” will continue to play a significant role in Chinese domestic policy. China’s strong economic growth in recent decades has come at... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3197956/xi-jinpings-green-leap-forward-will-shape-chinas-environmental-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3197956/xi-jinpings-green-leap-forward-will-shape-chinas-environmental-future?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 02 Nov 2022 08:30:18 +0000