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The world can gain from a self-confident China
Hong Kong’s people, especially the young generations, would start re-bonding with China and perhaps, one day, see it as the land with whom they can forge a common and shared destiny.
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A tram passes through Wanchai district in Hong Kong, China, on Nov. 24, 2023. (AFP/Peter Parks)
T
hough I disagree with many of the policies taken by China and by President Xi Jinping over the last few years, I still believe that China can be a force for good not only for the Asia-Pacific but also for the whole planet.
Living in a country that borders it, I realize first-hand how China’s financial might and spirit of cooperation and friendship can benefit emerging and developing nations.
While it is true that there are shortcomings in the way China has pivoted to the world, including some aspects of its Belt and Road Initiative, China’s multidimensional global cooperation has been a game-changer. A multipolar world in which China plays a key role can be good for humanity.
If China, together with a more vigorous European Union, a more democratic Gulf, a stronger Japan and South Korea, a more developed India, an integrated Southeast Asia with a dynamic Brazil and the United States, can rid of its internal problems, it can solve the most intrinsic problems we face.
China, despite the strategic and geopolitical rivalries with some of the aforementioned players, should foster cooperation on essential issues.
The coming months could become a source of tension and destabilize some positive developments that have recently occurred; therefore I wrote this letter.
Dear President Xi,
