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January 23 , 2017
  • The Wall Street Journal：China Says Prepared to Lead Global Economy if Necessary
    The Wall Street Journal reports: "China is prepared to take the helm of the global economy if Western nations abdicate their leadership role, a top Chinese diplomat said Monday, days after U.S. President Donald Trump pledged in his inaugural address to put 'America first.' 'If it's necessary for China to play the role of leader, then China must take on this responsibility,' Zhang Jun, head of the Chinese foreign ministry's office of international economic affairs, told a small group of foreign reporters in Beijing. Mr. Zhang made the comments following Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip last week to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, where he delivered a defense of economic globalization in a speech that likened trade protectionism to 'locking oneself in a dark room.' Many who listened to Mr. Xi's Davos speech saw it as a rebuke to Western politicians like Mr. Trump, who have pushed for a more inward focus. A stream of commentary in Chinese state media has since sought to portray Mr. Xi as an internationalist and China as the new standard-bearer for free trade. China's Foreign Ministry has been cautious on the subject. But with Mr. Trump painting an especially glum picture of the effects of globalization in his inaugural speech on Friday, Mr. Zhang entertained the idea of China adopting a new global role. 'If people want to say China has taken a position of leadership, it's not because China suddenly thrust itself forward as a leader. It's because the original front-runners suddenly fell back and pushed China to the front,' he said."
  • Foreign Affairs：Beijing Is No Champion of Globalization
    Foreign Affairs comments: "Chinese President Xi Jinping is treading on dangerous ground. In his speech before the World Economic Forum's annual conclave of political and economic luminaries in Davos, Xi set out to establish himself as the standard-bearer for globalization and China as a beneficiary from globalization in the past and a leader in the future. Many observers have been quick to support China's claim to a leadership position, not only because China wants the job but also because the United States appears not to...Yet real leadership in an era of globalization requires much more. First, there must be both willingness and ability to bring others to the table to meet the world's most pressing concerns. Although China has partnered with the United States to help address challenges such as climate change, the Ebola virus, and North Korea's nuclear program, the United States and other nations have had to prod, push, and in some instances even shame China into doing the right thing...Then there are the global issues with which China has yet to engage at all. China's voice has been largely absent in the face of one of the most devastating crises now confronting the world: the refugees fleeing war-torn areas throughout the Middle East and beyond."
  • The Associated Press：China Cracks Down on Tools Used to Get Around Web Filters
    The Associated Press reports: "China is beefing up a campaign to root out services that circumvent the government's internet censorship with a 14-month-long "clean-up" of the internet industry. The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology said in a directive that it forbids the operation of virtual private networks (VPNs) or leased lines that allow users and businesses to access blocked overseas websites without government permission. Between now and March 2018, authorities will enforce the regulations with inspections of cloud-hosting and content-delivery services, an industry that has shown signs of 'disorderly development,' the ministry said Sunday. The new enforcement measures are the latest steps in the Chinese government's efforts to cement its grip over the domestic internet and closely control what information may be accessed by the country's 731 million internet users.President Xi Jinping's administration has championed a vision of 'internet sovereignty' in which governments have the right to wall off their nation's cyberspace from unwanted elements as if it were physical territory. The censors' reach has extended beyond websites. Earlier this month, China's top internet regulator said it would begin regulating mobile app store offerings after it found apps that disseminated information it considered illegal or a danger to social stability."
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