https://www.scmp.com/rss/517201/feed Dong Ting is a resident research fellow at the Centre for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University. Her areas of expertise include nontraditional security and China’s foreign policy en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Dong Ting Dong Ting Bangladesh’s garment industry employs around 4 million workers. Their labour built something larger than an export sector – it built a tax base. The industry generates more than 80 per cent of the country’s export earnings and contributes roughly 11 per cent of its GDP. The taxes paid by workers and the wider economy they sustain fund a meaningful share of Bangladesh’s public schools and basic healthcare. Over several decades, a country that once ranked among the world’s poorest has turned... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3347472/why-bangladesh-could-be-last-hurrah-asias-development-model?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3347472/why-bangladesh-could-be-last-hurrah-asias-development-model?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:30:08 +0000 The recent passage of controversial US legislation to force Chinese tech company ByteDance to divest itself of TikTok or face a ban is not the first time that TikTok has been a target in the complex narrative of US politics. It is not even really about TikTok, popular though the short-video app is. The debate is merely a reflection of broader concerns about tech governance in the United States. US policymakers have been in a dilemma over TikTok for years. In August 2020, president Donald Trump,... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3257266/tiktok-just-bogeyman-americas-sorry-lack-digital-governance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3257266/tiktok-just-bogeyman-americas-sorry-lack-digital-governance?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Apr 2024 12:30:13 +0000 Last week, a breath of optimism swept through the news as the United States and China made headlines for encouraging reasons. The highly anticipated meeting between President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden concluded with both nations expressing a shared understanding across a broad spectrum of interests. This included not only traditional sectors such as the economy, trade and agriculture but also burgeoning fields such as artificial intelligence. The discussion on AI seems to resonate... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3242417/fears-over-ai-dangers-are-hindering-chance-create-better-future?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3242417/fears-over-ai-dangers-are-hindering-chance-create-better-future?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Nov 2023 21:30:18 +0000