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All items tagged chinese-western relationsOpen Think Tank ArticlesFebruary 15, 2010 | What Does Chinese Socialist Nationalism Look Like Today?Filippo / Mauri: How does the Chinese authority deal with the political identity crisis resulting from a socialist and yet ever more opening economy, influenced by Western values? The construction of national identity in the post-Mao era relies heavily on cementing the gap between China and the West. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesJanuary 25, 2012 | Dr. van der Putten, Clingendael Security and Conflict ProgrammeDr. Frans-Paul van der Putten joined Atlantic Community in 2010. He is Senior Research Fellow at the Clingendael Security and Conflict Programme and at Clingendael Asia Studies. In this interview Dr. Frans-Paul van der Putten argues that Europeans should encourage the US to accept China’s equality, whereas the EU itself will not be capable of operating “as an equal to either the US or ... MoreApril 28, 2010 | Security Rivalry Between the US and China InevitableIf China continues its present course, a security rivalry with the United States is inevitable. ++ China is currently traveling the same path the United States did on its march to world power: building its economy, expanding its naval capabilities, and excluding other great powers from its immediate neighborhood. ++ An open war between the United States and China is by no means inevitable, but ... MoreJanuary 29, 2010 | Google-China Fight: Second Round in DavosThe up-coming Davos Forum is the perfect place to have a real debate about the limits to global information freedom. ++ The Google vs. China fight is not a David vs. Goliath-like struggle, for technologies do not side with freedom and progress, but profit. ++ Hilary Clinton, advocating the American position, invites Mr. Hu to “tear down this Great Firewall”. But this goes far beyond a sheer ... MoreAugust 13, 2009 | Beware of the Friendly DragonChina to use its foreign exchange reserves to accelerate overseas expansion bringing tax revenues and employment to Europe. ++ However, “it can be at odds with the national interests of the host country.” ++ Europe should therefore develop an investment review system similar to that used in the US otherwise Beijing may attempt to divide the EU in competition for investment. ++ Such a ... MoreDecember 16, 2008 | China Looks Vulnerable In Face of Financial CrisisProtests and strikes have taken place among laid-off workers across China as the financial crisis begins to hit. ++ Global demand for Chinese goods is likely to plummet in 2009, creating heightened tension between the US and China. ++ Protectionist measures in the US, which are likely to be emulated in the EU, will hit the Chinese export market very hard. ++ The Chinese economy is ... MoreNovember 26, 2008 | Dalai Lama Losing Britain in the Financial CrisisAfter asking China to give more to the IMF, Britain has drastically changed its position on Tibet, no longer recognizing it as autonomous. ++ This change of heart risks tearing up historical agreements that frame the international order and “could provide the basis for resolving China’s dispute with Tibet.” ++ Britain’s concession could be China’s biggest triumph ... MoreSeptember 3, 2008 | China is to Asia What Kaiser's Germany Was to EuropeChina’s emergence as a global power bears eerie resemblance to Germany during the Bismarck era. ++ The reaction back then was World War I, but will the world react better this time? ++ China’s military in Asia does not compare to Germany’s in 1914, but Chinese military spending has vastly grown. ++ This might encourage neighbors to adjust their defenses, as Europe did before World War I. ++ The ... MoreMay 9, 2008 | Contradictory ChinaModern China is full of inner contradictions. ++ The ubiquity of internet access coexists with the impossibility to open critical websites, and the obvious ecological pollution exists side by side with the extreme cleanliness of the streets. ++ The numerous members of the Communist Party are coevally religious Buddhists or successful capitalist businessmen. ++ China is going to be the world’s ... MoreCommentsFebruary 12, 2010 | "The West had hoped that Beijing would become... |
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