https://www.scmp.com/rss/519042/feed Han Hua is the co-founder and secretary general of the Beijing Club for International Dialogue. Hua is a veteran journalist, international political scholar and commentator. She was a core member of the press corp covering the state visits of Chinese leaders for 6 years, and served as vice-president of News Corporation Greater China for nearly a decade. Before the Beijing Club, Hua was the founding board member of the China Forum at Tsinghua University. She holds a BA from Shanghai International... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Over the past couple of weeks, China has marked two milestone journeys to the west, not only commemorating the 120th birth anniversary of Deng Xiaoping, the visionary behind China’s reform and opening up and learning from the West, but also celebrating how Black Myth: Wukong, a blockbuster game inspired by the Chinese classic Journey to the West, has conquered the global market. These events underscore an important truth in today’s climate of economic and technological deglobalisation: cultural... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3276275/world-getting-smaller-least-culturally?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3276275/world-getting-smaller-least-culturally?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 01 Sep 2024 01:30:08 +0000 In a historic election victory, Sir Keir Starmer successfully advocated for an YIMBY (Yes in My Backyard) agenda of growth and development for Britain. It all sounds quite familiar to Chinese ears, except for one missing piece of the puzzle: the country’s foreign policy approach of “Global Britain”, established by former prime minister Theresa May, and its implications for China. The Labour Party’s campaign understandably focused on domestic issues, such as high energy prices, the country’s... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3271692/britain-can-deliver-its-domestic-goals-working-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3271692/britain-can-deliver-its-domestic-goals-working-china?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 24 Jul 2024 12:30:10 +0000 Supporters of the rules-based order have had a busy month. From the Shangri-la Dialogue to the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland, multiple global leaders have called for efforts to defend and preserve it. But amid these outcries for order, there is no true order but chaos. The problem became noticeable as early as 2003, when the United States tried to justify its invasion of Iraq. It was amplified by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Israel’s brutal war in Palestine. The rules-based order has... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3267841/rules-based-order-isnt-working-its-time-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3267841/rules-based-order-isnt-working-its-time-alternative?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 26 Jun 2024 12:30:09 +0000