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Minghao Zhao

Minghao Zhao

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Minghao Zhao, a senior fellow at the Charhar Institute in China, is a member of the China National Committee of the Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific.

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  1. Rebuilding the Infrastructure of Sino-American Relations
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    Rebuilding the Infrastructure of Sino-American Relations

    Nov 19, 2021 Minghao Zhao urges both sides to invest in the infrastructure supporting the increasingly brittle bilateral relationship.

  2. Will the US Strike North Korea?
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    Will the US Strike North Korea?

    Aug 10, 2017 Minghao Zhao weighs the Trump administration's options in response to increasing bellicosity from Pyongyang.

  3. China’s Road to Peace on the Korean Peninsula
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    China’s Road to Peace on the Korean Peninsula

    Mar 13, 2017 Minghao Zhao proposes steps to defuse regional tensions in the wake of North Korea's latest missile tests.

  4. Which Way for US-China Relations Under Trump?
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    Which Way for US-China Relations Under Trump?

    Nov 9, 2016 Minghao Zhao calls on the president-elect to forge a new major-power framework to avoid future conflicts.

  5. Xi of Arabia
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    Xi of Arabia

    Jan 29, 2016 Minghao Zhao notes the positive impact that China's economy-focused diplomacy can have in the Middle East.

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    How to Judge the New British Government’s First Budget

    Mohamed A. El-Erian

    If UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves tried to meet all the political demands that have been placed on her, her budget would likely result in disappointing growth and financial instability. Instead, the new government's first budget should be judged according to four longer-term criteria.

    lists four criteria for assessing the chancellor's attempt to meet a long list of unrealistic demands.
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    Outsourcing Our Future to For-Profit AI

    Katharina Pistor worries that we have already ceded control to self-interested private corporations and their shareholders.
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    Investments in Nature Will Decide Our Future

    Ambroise Fayolle

    At COP16 in Colombia this month, delegates from nearly 200 countries will discuss how to accelerate action to protect 30% of the planet’s land and maritime areas by 2030. Central to that goal will be unlocking more investment through public-private partnerships, de-risking mechanisms, and other innovative strategies.

    points out that biodiversity loss and ecosystem damage jeopardize all other global development goals.
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    The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem

    Robert Skidelsky calls attention to the conditions that lead African migrants to risk their lives crossing the Mediterranean.
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    The BRICS Still Don’t Matter

    Jim O'Neill thinks the grouping continues to show that it serves no purpose beyond generating symbolic political gestures.
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    Why Another Trump Term Would Be Worse Than the First

    Tom Ginsburg & Aziz Huq see a pattern of authoritarian movements becoming more effective when given a second shot at power.
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    The Case for Press Freedom Just Got Stronger

    Katrin Kivi highlights the findings of two new reports that illustrate the many benefits of protecting independent media.
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    China’s Pension Crisis Is Here

    Yi Fuxian argues that the country’s efforts to mitigate the effects of rapid demographic aging are too little, too late.
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    Why Must Indians Vote So Often?

    Shashi Tharoor argues that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proposal to hold all elections on the same day is a non-starter.

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