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A global superpower with a quiet voice: China 'not as loud or influential' beyond the Global South

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China's annual Two Sessions gathering is underway in Beijing, with thousands of political delegates discussing the country's 5 percent growth target and broader structural transition, including demographic decline, slower consumption, and renewed tensions with the US. Chinese leaders are seeking to balance domestic stability with an unpredictable global landscape, amid ongoing conflict in the Middle East.

As China’s annual “Two Sessions” gathers thousands of political delegates in Beijing, Oliver Farry is pleased to welcome Jean-François di Meglio, Honorary Chair of Asia Centre. Beyond the 5 percent growth target, China is undergoing a broader structural transition: demographic decline, slower consumption, renewed tensions with the US and the long-term effects of the real estate crisis. As conflict rages in the Middle East, Chinese leaders seek to balance domestic stability with an unpredictable and rapidly shifting global landscape.

A global superpower with a quiet voice: China 'not as loud or influential' beyond the Global South

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