China at 70 has much to celebrate, but its biggest challenges lie ahead

Beijing will showcase its growing economic, technological and military might with a lavish parade to mark the 70th year of Communist Party rule
But despite its rising influence, China will need to embrace modern governance to be considered a true superpower

Cary Huang

Published: 11:00am, 29 Sep, 2019

Updated: 9:57pm, 30 Sep, 2019

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Cary Huang

Cary Huang is a veteran China affairs columnist, having written on this topic since the early 1990s. He joined the Post in 2004, and was based in Beijing between 2005 and 2013, first as a correspondent and then as bureau chief. He was previously China editor at The Standard from 1992 until 2004.