Beijing Review

Strong Vitality

The rhetoric of “China’s collapse” rises every once in a while in the West, when politicians and media outlets try to discredit China on multiple fronts. The distorted picture painted in their “cognitive war” against China only serves to highlight the bias that exists in Western media outlets when it comes to China.

In reality, China has amazed the whole world with its astounding economic performance over recent decades, building experience that is benefitting many other members of the Global South.

Remaining resilient

Amid the global economic slowdown of the last few years, China has been able to sustain a rate of growth that many Western countries can

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