Hu Shuli
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - Thursday, 17 July, 2014
Chinese diplomacy has had a busy few months, with numerous visits abroad by Chinese leaders and a constant stream of foreign leaders coming to China.
Amid the flurry of activity, two meetings were particularly noteworthy: the sixth US-China strategic and economic dialogue in Beijing last week, and the BRICS leaders' summit in Brazil this week. The former offers a window into China's relationship with the world's sole superpower, while the latter maps out how the major emerging economies, including China, can work together towards mutual development.
These two events capture in a nutshell the risks and opportunities for Chinese foreign policy.
The global financial crisis of 2008 has ushered in changes in China's internal and external environments. While its economy has grown to become the world's second largest, the risks of instability have increased in tandem. At the annual Sino-US dialogue last week, President Xi Jinping took pains to note that China, now more than ever, needed a stable and peaceful external environment. We could not agree more.
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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST - Thursday, 17 July, 2014
Chinese diplomacy has had a busy few months, with numerous visits abroad by Chinese leaders and a constant stream of foreign leaders coming to China.
Amid the flurry of activity, two meetings were particularly noteworthy: the sixth US-China strategic and economic dialogue in Beijing last week, and the BRICS leaders' summit in Brazil this week. The former offers a window into China's relationship with the world's sole superpower, while the latter maps out how the major emerging economies, including China, can work together towards mutual development.
These two events capture in a nutshell the risks and opportunities for Chinese foreign policy.
The global financial crisis of 2008 has ushered in changes in China's internal and external environments. While its economy has grown to become the world's second largest, the risks of instability have increased in tandem. At the annual Sino-US dialogue last week, President Xi Jinping took pains to note that China, now more than ever, needed a stable and peaceful external environment. We could not agree more.
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