October Digest | Part 2 — The World as Viewed From China

US-China Relations | Global Order and International Development | Taiwan | Japan | Europe | Nationalism

Today’s post concludes our round-up of noteworthy analyses and commentaries from October. Part 1 is available here.

1. US-China Relations:

   1. Lau Siu-kai on Beijing’s leverage and Washington’s present lack of credible coercive tools.

   2. Da Wei on the opportunity that decoupling offers for establishing a more stable Sino-US relationship.

   3. Xiang Haoyu & Du Lan on the regional impacts of Washington’s new Indo-Pacific strategy under Trump.

   4. Shen Yi on the role of leader-to-leader diplomacy as the key stabiliser of the Sino-US relationship.

   5. Jin Canrong on the Korean War parallels with “TACO”.

   6. Ma Xiaolin on why trade and economic cooperation alone cannot stabilise the Sino-US relationship.

2. Global Order and International Development:

   1. Jin Canrong on the development trap of universal values.

   2. Xie Maosong on the appeal of China’s “Global Initiative” value frameworks.

   3. Zheng Yongnian on the parallels between Gorbachev’s perestroika and MAGA.

   4. Huang Yiping proposing a “Global South Consensus” for global development to re…