What do Xi and Macron want from each other?
To reciprocate Chinese President Xi Jinping’s warm welcome of French President Emmanuel Macron to Beijing last year, Macron pulled out all the stops to accord Xi the royal treatment during the latter’s visit to France this week. However, notes Lianhe Zaobao correspondent Yang Danxu, playing up the “personal” card may not be enough when it comes to state-to-state interactions.
US campus protests: What they truly show about US society
Looking at the recent spate of pro-Palestinian student activism on US campuses, US academic Wu Guo reflects on student movements in the US, and the drivers and complexities behind them. The decision to speak up may not always be about principles, democracy or freedom.
[Big read] Overcapacity: Surplus of Chinese goods an issue to some, welcomed by others
From steel and batteries to electric vehicles, the surplus Chinese products that cannot be absorbed by its domestic market are being boycotted by many countries, especially Europe and the US. Is China guilty of dumping? Who has the final say on what qualifies as “overcapacity”? Can China’s trade-in of consumer goods action plan help deal with its overcapacity?