标签： Asia

China has formally announced its ambitious roadmap for the 2026 APEC chairmanship, designating Shenzhen as the host city for the premier 33rd APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting scheduled for November 18-19. The revelation came during Friday’s Foreign Ministry briefing where spokesman Guo Jiakun outlined China’s extensive plans for its leadership year.

The coastal metropolis of Shenzhen, renowned as China’s technological innovation hub, will welcome leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region for the flagship event. China’s APEC agenda encompasses approximately 300 events spanning multiple cities throughout 2026, representing one of the most comprehensive hosting schedules in the forum’s history.

Beyond the Leaders’ Meeting, China will convene the APEC CEO Summit and joint ministerial meetings involving foreign and trade ministers. Three Senior Officials’ Meetings are scheduled for February in Guangzhou, May in Shanghai, and August in Dalian, creating a continuous engagement framework throughout the year.

Starting May 2026, China will host approximately 10 ministerial-level gatherings addressing critical areas including digital economy transformation, sustainable trade practices, transportation infrastructure, tourism development, human resources optimization, SME support mechanisms, energy security, food sustainability, financial cooperation, and women’s economic participation.

China has introduced “Building an Asia-Pacific Community to Prosper Together” as the official theme for its APEC chairmanship, a concept that received unanimous endorsement during the recent Informal Senior Officials’ Meeting. The thematic framework prioritizes three core pillars: enhanced regional openness, technological innovation, and deepened cooperative mechanisms—elements that align with member economies’ strategic priorities and development objectives.

This comprehensive approach demonstrates China’s commitment to revitalizing APEC’s role in addressing contemporary economic challenges while fostering inclusive growth across the Asia-Pacific region.

NAIROBI – International scholars and political figures gathered in Kenya’s capital this month for a symposium examining the English edition of the fifth volume of “Xi Jinping: The Governance of China,” with attendees hailing the publication as both a theoretical framework for socioeconomic transformation and a practical guide to understanding China’s development model.

The December event attracted approximately 200 participants who engaged in detailed analysis of the compilation, which contains 91 works by President Xi Jinping across 18 thematic areas spanning from May 2022 to December 2024. The collection includes reports, speeches, talks, addresses, articles, and instructions that collectively provide unprecedented insight into China’s governance approach.

Hassan Omar Hassan, Secretary-General of Kenya’s United Democratic Alliance, characterized the volume as “an extraordinary foundation” for socioeconomic transformation based on “an experiment on governance that actually worked.” He suggested the Chinese model presented in the text offers “a template that many countries can adapt into their national contexts.”

Academic perspectives highlighted the theoretical contributions of the work. Luis Paulino, Professor at São Paulo State University, noted the volume represents China’s “development of Marxist theory” while characterizing Chinese Communists under Xi’s leadership as “the most creative practitioners of Marxist theory.”

Helga Zepp-LaRouche, Chairperson of Germany’s Schiller Institute, identified the Communist Party’s distinctive approach as its “adherence to integrating the basic principles of Marxism with China’s specific realities and with the fine traditional Chinese culture.”

Several analysts pointed to the practical applications of China’s development experience. Colin Cruywagen, a senior official in South Africa’s Presidency for Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, observed that Xi’s works demonstrate “consistent, systematic and forward-looking nature of China’s policies and concepts” that help explain the country’s maintained growth momentum despite complex international conditions.

Asian perspectives emphasized the volume’s relevance to regional development. Wirun Phichaiwongphakdee, Director of Thailand’s China Research Center for the Belt and Road Initiative, described the book as containing “valuable experience gained from the practice of 1.4 billion people” while noting China’s actions in pursuing “common interests of all humankind” amid global challenges.

The symposium also examined China’s recent Global Governance Initiative (GGI) proposed by Xi during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Tianjin Summit in September. Robert Lawrence Kuhn, Chairman of the Kuhn Foundation, characterized China’s global initiatives – including GGI, Global Development Initiative, Global Security Initiative, and Global Civilization Initiative – as “a complete architecture that embodies Xi’s vision of building a community with a shared future for humanity.”

Italian analyst Vito Petrocelli, President of the Italy BRICS Institute, noted that China-proposed initiatives advocate for “a more inclusive international system through dialogue, cooperation and mutual benefit,” bringing diverse perspectives into global governance structures.

Marta Montoro, Vice Chairwoman of Spain’s Catedra China Foundation, concluded that China now plays “a key role in global governance” by promoting “a fair, stable, just, and sustainable international system” that offers humanity the possibility of collective progress.

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Denmark’s Defense Intelligence Service has issued a stark assessment of shifting global power dynamics in its latest annual report, highlighting the United States’ increasingly assertive use of economic leverage and military threats under the Trump administration. The comprehensive analysis details how Washington’s unilateral approach is reshaping international relations with both allies and adversaries.

The report identifies growing great power competition in the Arctic as particularly concerning for Denmark, a NATO and EU member. This regional tension has intensified since President Trump expressed interest in acquiring Greenland, Denmark’s mineral-rich semi-autonomous territory—a proposition strongly opposed by Russia and European nations. The assessment notes that Russia is simultaneously strengthening its military capabilities in response to NATO’s Arctic activities.

This analysis aligns with the Trump administration’s recently released national security strategy, which characterizes European allies as weak while emphasizing America’s renewed dominance in the Western Hemisphere. The Danish intelligence service observes that this approach has created uncertainty among global partners, with many nations now considering strategic agreements with China as a viable alternative to American partnerships.

The report further notes that the United States has demonstrated willingness to employ military force against allies, citing Trump’s refusal to rule out military action in Greenland despite the existing U.S. military presence there. Additionally, the administration’s deadly strikes against alleged drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and Pacific have raised concerns about adherence to international law.

This strategic shift has created opportunities for regional powers to maneuver between American and Chinese influence, fundamentally altering the global balance of power and challenging Western hegemony.