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The top most competitive cities that are changing the world

The recently published Global Urban Competitiveness Report analyses how advanced cities drive progress around the world and alter development patterns.


Opinion

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The researcher surveys the dividends of ‘Made in China 2025’ and shares why he thinks Trump’s contradictions could benefit bilateral relations.


The US-China rivalry doesn’t have to be a zero-sum game: Jessica Chen Weiss

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NGO founder explains how mapping initiative helps hold authorities and companies accountable for carbon emissions and cover-ups.


Historian Jay Winter on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed

US historian Jay Winter explains how the nature of war shifted after WWI and WWII, and the impact it has on the world today.


Middle East ‘the best place’ for China and US to cooperate, observer says

Prominent academic Pan Guang gives his view on Beijing’s role in conflict mediation, its engagement with the Global South, and belt and road security.


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How the world's most competitive cities drive progress and change

The recently published Global Urban Competitiveness Report analyses how advanced cities drive progress around the world and alter development patterns.