Chinese global initiatives reflect the nation’s indisputable economic power. Photo by Christian Lue on Unsplash August 4, 2022 China has a new global development initiative, but who will actually benefit from it? Amitrajeet A. Batabyal, Rochester Institute of Technology This global initiative advanced by the Chinese government lacks much-needed transparency and specific strategies.
AAP/AP/Ju Peng April 21, 2021 Xi Jinping sends message to US on China’s rising power in Boao address Tony Walker, La Trobe University The Chinese president has used a major address to reassert China’s role as a rising superpower and its willingness to be front and centre on major global issues, including climate change.
US President Donald Trump’s vision of the global economy as a zero-sum game is at odds with Australia’s experience. Shawn Thew/AAP April 10, 2018 The many ways Australia isn’t as pro-trade as we claim Gabriele Gratton, UNSW Sydney To really show its pro-trade colours, Australia’s government should stop flirting with Trump’s new anti-trade wave.