China

People's Republic of China President Xi Jinping speaks during the 75th annual U.N. General Assembly, which is being held mostly virtually due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., September 22, 2020. United Nations/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY

Global China: Global governance and norms

Tarun Chhabra, Rush Doshi, Ryan Hass, and Emilie Kimball

October 2020

--FILE--Customers shop for dairy products due to discounts at a supermarket in Nanjing city, east China's Jiangsu province, 16 October 2017.Consumers who are anticipating cheaper prices for products during the upcoming Nov 11 shopping festival may not necessarily find them online, a new study said. According to the 2017 China shopping report jointly released by market consultancies Bain & Co and Kantar Worldpanel, the online prices of many product categories are higher than those offered in physical stores, with the biggest price differences seen for toothbrushes, hair conditioners and kitchen cleansing supplies. Jason Yu, general manager of Kantar Worldpanel for Greater China, said the price differences can be largely attributed to the fact that relatively more high-end products are purchased online. "While Chinese consumers used to shop online for low prices in the past, it has been increasingly noticeable in the recent five years that people prefer products that indicate a better lifestyle or entail more added value," he said. As a result, the sales of imported goods, especially food products and personal care products, have risen significantly, he said. "To cater to this trend, leading e-commerce players such as Alibaba and JD.com have upgraded their offerings on their platforms to meet the demand of the rising middle class and younger consumers," he said.No Use China. No Use France.

China’s influence on the global middle class

Homi Kharas and Meagan Dooley

October 2020

Chinese construction workers lay rails for the Ha'e (Hami-Ejina) Railway in Hami, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, 5 September 2015.No Use China. No Use France.

The evolving relationship between the international development architecture and China’s Belt and Road

Kristen A. Cordell

October 2020

The renminbi rises but will not rival the dollar

October 2020

China’s digital services trade and data governance: How should the United States respond?

Joshua P. Meltzer

October 2020

A screen shows the results of the vote on the national security legislation for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China May 28, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins

International law with Chinese characteristics: Beijing and the “rules-based” global order

Robert D. Williams

October 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping with his wife Peng Liyuan, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders attend a group photo session at a welcoming banquet for the Belt and Road Forum at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, April 26, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Pool

Signing up or standing aside: Disaggregating participation in China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Jack Nolan and Wendy Leutert

October 2020

The TikTok application is seen on an iPhone 11 Pro max in this photo illustration in Warsaw, Poland on September 29, 2020. The TikTok app will be banned from US app stores from Sunday unless president Donald Trump approves a last-minute deal between US tech firm Oracle and TikTok owner ByteDance. US authorities say the Chinese video sharing app threaten national security and could pass on user data to China. (Photo by Jaap Arriens / Sipa USA)No Use UK. No Use Germany.

What the debate over TikTok means for the future of social media

Mishaela Robison and Jack Karsten

Monday, October 12, 2020

People walk past a Taiwanese flag amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Taipei, Taiwan, August 10, 2020. REUTERS/Ann Wang

A conversation on the evolving attitudes and shifting politics in Taiwan

Shelley Rigger and Ryan Hass

Thursday, October 8, 2020

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden boards his campaign plane for travel to Miami at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Delaware, U.S., October 5, 2020. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid REFILE - CORRECTING DATE

Can Biden save the world?

Thursday, October 8, 2020