Zheng Yongnian

Opinion | How China’s continued opening up sets country on path to better future

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Opinion | How China’s continued opening up sets country on path to better future

Yet there are also similarities between the past and present. Some observers, such as historian Niall Ferguson, have argued that the present era is one of Cold War II. The much-heralded post-Cold War ethos of win-win globalisation and free trade appears to have given way to a rude awakening that intense strategic rivalries between great … Read more

Mainland China adviser calls for ‘unilateral opening up’ to Taiwan for faster unification, cites Cold War West Germany

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Mainland China adviser calls for ‘unilateral opening up’ to Taiwan for faster unification, cites Cold War West Germany

A noted policy adviser has called on Beijing to adopt the integration policies of former West Germany and “unilaterally open” up the borders to all Taiwanese for speedier unification. Zheng Yongnian, a professor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Shenzhen campus, made the call on Wednesday at a seminar focusing on academic and people-to-people … Read more