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Historically, China has shown a tendency to enact rapid changes in response to external pressures or implement difficult domestic reforms amid the complexities of the world. In 1999, then Chinese premier Zhu Rongji strategically pursued China’s entry into the World Trade Organization to leverage external forces for a transformative shift towards a market economy. Similarly, […]
Former Chinese vice-president Wang Qishan has replaced ex-premier Zhu Rongji as honorary chairman of a high-profile multinational academic board that serves as a key “track 1.5” diplomacy channel for Beijing. The advisory board of the Tsinghua University school of economics and management was founded by Zhu in the year 2000 to be a platform for […]