After years of passive diplomacy, China wants to play a substantive role on the global stage. Under the banner of the “Chinese dream”, Xi Jinping has abandoned Deng Xiaoping’s dictum to “hide our capabilities and lie low” and is pursuing a “proactive” foreign policy. “One Belt, One Road” is the signature slogan of China’s new diplomacy – but what does it mean?

Wednesday, April 22, 1:30pm-3pm
“China’s New Silk Road: Commercial Trade Route or Smokescreen for Strategic Control?”
Tom Miller, Senior Asia Analyst, Gavekal Dragonomics
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China
British Embassy (Residence) | 80 RMB | Registration

After years of passive diplomacy, China wants to play a substantive role on the global stage. Under the banner of the “Chinese dream”, Xi Jinping has abandoned Deng Xiaoping’s dictum to “hide our capabilities and lie low” and is pursuing a “proactive” foreign policy. “One Belt, One Road” is the signature slogan of China’s new diplomacy – but what does it mean?

Tom Miller is Senior Asia Analyst at Gavekal Dragonomics, an independent research firm in Beijing, and author of China’s Urban Billion. He is writing a new book about China’s ambitions in Asia.

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