China Trends

In this episode of China Trends, Victor Gao, vice president of the Center for China and Globalization, analyzes America's declining soft power and its campaign to vilify China through false narratives. He exposes Washington's "Tonya Harding syndrome", an attempt to contain China's rise through tech wars like semiconductor bans, may backfire by accelerating China's self-reliance. The conversation takes ...

Over recent years, the relationship between China and Serbia has reached historic new heights, featuring frequent exchanges between the two countries, both at top level and through fruitful economic cooperation, as well as at people-to-people level.

Marina Ragus, deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Serbia and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, said the bilateral relationship between Serbia and China is “a great example o...

The year 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of China-Brazil diplomatic ties. In November, Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a state visit to Brazil.  

During the visit, Xi said that China is ready to join hands with Brazil in a spirit of perseverance and dedication to build a China-Brazil community with a shared future and usher in the next "Golden 50 Years" of China-Brazil relations. 

Filipe Porto, a research fellow at Brazil...

This year, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China and also the 45th anniversary of the establishment of the China-U.S. diplomatic ties. In the past few decades, China-U.S. relations have undergone ups and downs, but people-to-people exchanges have always been of crucial importance for the two nations. 

Today, we are going to talk with Dr. Terry Lautz, the author of “Americans in China: Enc...

At the end of July, China welcomed visiting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni , marking the first visit by a European leader since the third plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded. 

The visit comes at a time when China rolls out reform measures to achieve high-quality development and further opening-up after the plenary session.

A large business delegation accom...

Why is China so successful in achieving its new energy transition? Warwick Powell, an Australian expert on green energy, believes China’s commitment to research and development is the key. 

Powell also suggested that China and Australia should enhance collaboration in new energy as the strengths of both countries are highly complementary. 

Guest: 
Warwick Powell

Chairman, Smart Trade Networks
Adjunct Profes...

The rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries and reshaping the global landscape. Innovations driven by AI technologies are enhancing efficiency, and creating new opportunities across sectors. 

How will the rise of AI transform industries? What are the development and potential risks of AI? And what is the development prospect of China in the global arena of AI? Tune in for some valuable insights a...

Washington has launched a fresh round of tariff war against Chinese products, including electric vehicles, lithium batteries, semiconductors, steel, and several other categories. How should we interpret these tariffs' impacts? Will high tariffs get the manufacturing industry back to America?

Let’s find out more with Zheng Yun, a senior partner of Roland Berger.

Guest:
Zheng Yun
Senior Partner of Rola...

In recent years, the United States and some other Western countries ramped up their efforts on China in the fields of science and technology in a fear of China’s rise.

 Will their efforts succeed? And how can Chinese high-tech firms make through the containment posed by the U.S. on them? Are there any negative impacts that the U.S. firms and customers may receive from the U.S.-proposed de-risking from China? 

Tom Pauken II., China Tr...

Accusations of "overcapacity" have been leveled against China for exporting new energy products at lower prices. How do we differentiate between legitimate market competition and dumping in the context of global trade? What might be the possible impacts of the EU's probe into the Chinese EV market? Given the Chinese government's investments in the R&D sector, have these investments paid off? Tune in to this ...

China and Europe have seen strengthened ties, featuring frequent high-level visits of European leaders to China.  

Since the beginning of the year, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz had toured to China. Why have China-Europe relations become so crucial? 

 Thomas Pauken II., the host of China Trends’ had recently spoken to Raphael Zumsteg-Yuan, a Swiss national living in southwest Ch...

On the Chinese New Year’s Eve, the 30-day mutual visa exemption between China and Singapore took effect for ordinary passport holders. 

In the past few months, China has implemented measures to facilitate travel to and from the country, including signing mutual visa exemption agreements with more than 20 countries and providing unilateral visa-free entry for citizens from five European countries and Malaysia.

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