The lessons from the Century of Humiliation (The Opium War of 1840 to the founding of the People’s Republic in 1949) are “peace and development.”
At the invitation of Our Hong Kong Foundation, former vice foreign minister He Yafei of China, considered one of the top diplomats in multilateral international affairs and U.S.-China relations, spoke at a public forum on Jan 17 on globalism under attack and China’s growing role in international affairs. Mr. He also offers his insights on China’s foreign policy options and strategies in what he describes as the new era of globalization, in particular what China and the U.S. can do to manage their ties with the Trump administration.