Assessing the impact of China on global governance in the age of power diffusion

Global China

Assessing the impact of China on global governance in the age of power diffusion

The Context and Premises of China’s ‘New Silk Road’

Giovanni B. Andornino
Global China T.notes

Not only will the Belt & Road initiative allow China to foster mutual trust with its neighbors; it may even allow it to act in their interest

Oct 4, 2015

“Una cintura, una via”: la connettività euroasiatica secondo Pechino

Global China OrizzonteCina

Annunciata in due fasi dal presidente Xi Jinping e dal premier Li Keqiang, la strategia “Una cintura e una via” è il nuovo orientamento della politica estera di Pechino su cui oggi sembrano concentrarsi quasi tutte le discussioni tra esperti d’Asia. Presentata al mondo prima nel settembre del 2013 ad…

Sep 15, 2015

I dilemmi della Cina tra crescita sostenuta e sviluppo sostenibile

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Nell’autunno dello scorso anno veniva coniata in Cina l’espressione “Apec blue” (Apec lan, Apec 蓝). Inserita dal China Daily nell’elenco delle espressioni più rilevanti del 2014, stava a indicare il colore del cielo, reso azzurro dalla riduzione dello smog durante il vertice dell’Asia-Pacific economic cooperation (Apec), tenutosi nella capitale…

Jul 15, 2015

Due assemblee per molte riforme: decifrare il discorso pubblico cinese

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] Le “due sessioni” (liang hui, 两会) – ovvero le sedute annuali dell’Assemblea nazionale del popolo e della Conferenza nazionale politico-consultiva, rispettivamente il supremo organo legislativo e il supremo organo consultivo della Repubblica popolare cinese (Rpc) – si sono tenute quest’anno tra il 3 e il 13 marzo, con la…

May 15, 2015

Quarant’anni di relazioni Ue-Cina: bilanci e rilanci

Global China OrizzonteCina

[IT] La fine della guerra fredda, l’ascesa economica della Cina e l’allargamento della Comunità europea a nuovi membri e la sua trasformazione in Unione europea hanno aperto nuove possibilità allo sviluppo delle relazioni Europa-Cina. In particolare, il partenariato strategico siglato nel 2003 ha avuto importanti implicazioni internazionali. Da quel momento,…

Mar 15, 2015

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    Global China in the Media

    • Andrea Ghiselli

      Research Fellow

      9 October 2025

      “I think there was this idea that China should do more in the Middle East, but it seems like the Chinese experts are not able to spell out what “something else” is. There was no appetite for developing any regional partner or for building a relationship like the one that the United States has with Israel. There was no real appetite for military intervention. And so, at the end of the day, many were saying “we should do more, but we’re not sure about what we should do”.”

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