Nuanced Understanding
The year 2021 is a big year for the People’s Republic of China. Mid-year will see the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. It will also mark one of the nation’s centennial goals, referred to over the last few years, when the country achieves a moderately prosperous status. A lot of planning has already gone into how things will happen in July. At least, within China, there will be a lot going on.
A torrid year
Internationally, though, China had a torrid year in 2020. After the novel coronavirus disease struck, and the global outbreak, the tone of diplomacy generally changed. Part of this was due to the Donald Trump presidency, and the way
