Latest Stories
Electronic Frontier Foundation
-
The House Intelligence Committee's Surveillance 'Reform' Bill is a Farce
December 08, 2023
-
In Landmark Battle Over Free Speech, EFF Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Texas and Florida Laws that Let States Dictate What Speech Social Media Sites Must Publish
December 07, 2023
-
Think Twice Before Giving Surveillance for the Holidays
December 07, 2023
-
EFF Reminds the Supreme Court That Copyright Trolls Are Still a Problem
December 07, 2023
The Intercept
-
Our Bombshell on India’s Assassination Program — and the Story Behind the Green New Deal
December 10, 2023
-
Secret Indian Memo Ordered “Concrete Measures” Against Hardeep Singh Nijjar Two Months Before His Assassination in Canada
December 10, 2023
-
Vermont Niceness Is Not the Answer to the Shooting of Three Palestinians
December 10, 2023
-
For Palestinians Who Just Left Gaza, Witnessing the War From Afar Evokes Helplessness and Grief
December 09, 2023
VTDigger
-
Vermont gifts for VTDigger members
December 10, 2023
-
Joan Shannon wins Democratic nomination for Burlington mayor
December 10, 2023
-
Young Writers Project: Point of view
December 10, 2023
-
Hyde Park road crew sets salt brine example
December 10, 2023
Mountain Times -- Central Vermont
-
Mountain Times – Dec. 6-12, 2023
December 07, 2023
-
It shouldn’t have snowed
December 06, 2023
-
Senior Scene: Reflecting on the holiday season
December 06, 2023
-
Living the Dream: What’s in your car?
December 06, 2023
NEW YORK – I recently attended the China Development Forum in Beijing, an annual gathering of senior foreign business leaders, academics, former policymakers, and top Chinese officials.
This year’s conference was the first to be held in person since 2019, and it offered Western observers the opportunity to meet China’s new senior leadership, including new Premier Li Qiang.
The event also offered Li his first opportunity to engage with foreign representatives since taking office. While much has been said about Chinese President Xi Jinping appointing close loyalists to crucial positions within the Communist Party of China and the government, our discussions with Li and other high-ranking Chinese officials offered a more nuanced view of their policies and leadership style.
Prior to becoming premier in March, Li served as the CPC secretary in Shanghai. As an economic reformer and proponent of private entrepreneurship, he played a crucial role in convincing Tesla to build a mega-factory in the city. During the COVID-19 pandemic, he enforced Xi’s strict zero-COVID policy and oversaw a two-month lockdown of Shanghai.
(more)
READ MORE: Project Syndicate