Dr. Bruce Bi Ⓥ

"Panda diplomacy" at its cutest 🐼 Panda Pingping and Fushuang are headed for Zoo Atlanta in the US under a 10-year conservation cooperation program, marking over two decades of the "panda bond" between the Chinese and American people.

China’s Great Pivot: From Scale to Substance China is attempting to redefine its role from a global supplier to a global stabiliser – a certainty anchor in an uncertain sea. Jianlu Bi✍️ thewire.in/economy/chinas…

China now tops US in global approval ratings: Gallup thehill.com/policy/interna…

China’s Great Pivot: From Scale to Substance fpif.org/chinas-great-p… @JianluBi in @FPIF

Always a pleasure to listen to Kishore Mahbubani's wisdom (@mahbubani_k, the legendary Singaporean diplomat and scholar). He argues that "European leaders should write thank you notes to China for investing in Africa" instead of criticizing China for their investments there, which he says "shows how incredibly stupid European leaders are." He's right, this is a fantastic example of Europe's strategic blindness. As he points out, demographic projections show that Africa may have as much as 4.2 billion people by 2100 (saisreview.sais.jhu.edu/how-a-populati…). What could possibly be more important for Europe, the continent next door, than help ensure that population has economic prospects at home? You cannot possibly imagine that you'll live peacefully next to a continent with 10 times more people than you if those people have no opportunities where they are. It's quite literally the definition of insanity: complain about a problem - illegal immigration - whilst actively fighting against that problem's only viable long-term solution, all the more when in that instance that solution is funded by someone else. Sure, it also means more Chinese influence in Africa which - from Europe's standpoint - they consider a problem. Fine. But Chinese influence in Africa is a fait accompli at this point, Europe cannot stop this and if they try to they earn the resentment of both China and Africans. So Europe ends up with Chinese influence in Africa plus hostile relations with both parties. How is that better? In fact, if anything this probably strengthens Chinese influence in Africa as it leads Africans to believe that Europeans are actively opposed to their development.

My article for Foreign Affairs, entitled, "The Dream Palace of the West", addresses the West's continued inability to accommodate a rising Asia (and the Global South). Aptly, it was published just as the Lunar New Year of the Horse began. Do read: foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

“No one respects an adulterous priest who preaches marital fidelity in church. But this is how European leaders are seen in the global South,” writes @mahbubani_k. foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Wird die EU sich China zuwenden? ✍️ Jianlu Bi kritikbakis.com/de/wird-die-eu…

Although Washington cloaks these transactions in the language of “regional stability,” a deep analysis of the hardware and the timing reveals a predatory strategy. – Jianlu Bi / FPIF mronline.org/2026/01/05/the…

China’s Politburo is swapping emergency economic surgery for preventive care, writes Jianlu Bi. Last year’s meeting focused on survival, but now the emphasis is on unlocking factors to let the domestic economy thrive. scmp.com/opinion/china-…

Jianlu Bi writes that the US has ceded the robotics economy to China. Chinese gains in robotics show that nations wishing to compete must go beyond financial engineering to master their physical realities. scmp.com/opinion/china-…

In an article for the Tehran Times, Beijing-based award-winning journalist and current affairs commentator Jianlu Bi (@JianluBi) argues that China’s WWII remembrance is “a rightful reclamation — not revision.” Full article: tehrantimes.com/news/517658/Re…

The US may have removed Maduro through overwhelming force, but by turning regime change into a spectacle, it has likely forfeited Latin America’s trust for a generation Opinion l Jianlu Bi 🔗trt.world/ckx9

Trump’s Oval Office smackdowns reflect an alarming turn in US diplomacy, writes Jianlu Bi. The US president’s meeting with South Africa’s leader was the latest example of erratic American diplomacy, awash in conspiracy theories. scmp.com/opinion/world-…

Jianlu Bi: "Why the War in Iran Defies a Quick End" bit.ly/41hCCTz bit.ly/41hCCTz

Jianlu Bi writes that Trump’s compelling tariff narrative can’t mask real-world failures. The chaos created by Trump’s trade policies underscores the chasm between a compelling political story and the realities of a globalised economy. scmp.com/opinion/world-…

Behind Trump’s deportation theatre lies an American tragedy, writes Jianlu Bi. Far from instilling security, the raids produce fear and outrage, damage the economy and social cohesion, and leave America’s name in tatters. scmp.com/opinion/world-…

The SCO’s future isn't shaped by Washington's policies. Instead, it depends on how well its members can navigate their own complex relationships Opinion | Jianlu Bi

Tehran’s Decapitation and the End of an Era fpif.org/tehrans-decapi… Jianlu Bi in @FPIF

Why the War in Iran Defies a Quick End fpif.org/why-the-war-in… @JianluBi in @FPIF