China global leadership

There are at least two major obstacles that China will have to get over on its path to global leadership, one domestic and one outward-facing.

Three years into Qu Dongyu’s tenure, a worrisome, multi-pronged diplomatic brawl has erupted between FAO leadership and Western members.

China’s GDI was largely overshadowed by the G-7’s new infrastructure initiative. Given both sides' track records, though, that may be a mistake.

China remains committed to reshaping the global order with Russia, and Beijing knows developing countries are the key to that effort.

Beijing has so far failed to turn the grouping into an anti-U.S. coalition, but Washington shouldn’t sleep on the bloc’s dissatisfaction with the status quo.

Insights from Robert Spalding.

China will need to secure buy-in from some other major global players if it wants the GSI to succeed.

Despite the hypocrisy and power politics at the foundation of the GSI, it would be foolish to dismiss it or assume that it will not garner support from other countries. 

China’s foreign policy specialists are struggling to satisfactorily explain China’s rise or how it is likely to behave as a prominent global leader.

Mostly importantly, China must effectively manage deteriorating China-U.S. relations.

Insights from Joanna Chiu.

Since taking over the China seat in the United Nations, Beijing’s approach to the global body has encompassed both ambivalence and ambition.