https://www.scmp.com/rss/515708/feed Dan Pototsky is a graduate of Zhejiang Gongshang University, a consulting adviser on markets and a junior research specialist at the Innovation Center for the Institute of World Economy and International Relations (RAS), in Moscow, Russia. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com After Antony Blinken’s visit to Beijing earlier this month, political commentators rushed to inform everyone that the US secretary of state had received a frosty reception and that his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping was underwhelming. US President Joe Biden’s description of Xi as a “dictator” a day after Blinken met the Chinese president only added fuel to the fire. However, while hostile rhetoric from officials in China and the West raises tensions, US-China economic cooperation... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3225405/us-eu-and-china-need-each-other-regardless-heated-rhetoric?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3225405/us-eu-and-china-need-each-other-regardless-heated-rhetoric?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 27 Jun 2023 19:00:26 +0000 As China actively promotes itself as a peace negotiator in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, special envoy Li Hui began a tour of Russia, Ukraine, Poland, France and Germany last week. In a statement after his visit to Ukraine, he said there was “no panacea” to the crisis, but called on the parties to the conflict to “start with themselves” and “create conditions to stop the war and talk”. While China’s provisions for peace, as spelled out in a 12-point blueprint, seem quite general, the initiative... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3221352/why-chinas-pragmatic-peace-plan-ukraine-conflict-may-also-be-best?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3221352/why-chinas-pragmatic-peace-plan-ukraine-conflict-may-also-be-best?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 23 May 2023 00:15:07 +0000