Beijing, January 24, 2026 — GEI was honoured to be invited to the 2026 Global Governance Forum and book launch at Renmin University of China, bringing together senior academics, diplomats, and policy experts.
NBS 2025 Report: The headline says “Steady Progress” & GDP growth of 5.0%. But digging deeper reveals an economy in a profound, high-stakes transformation.
Cai Tongguan -The global system is in flux. Geopolitical tensions, “de-risking,” and a fragmenting economic landscape are challenging long-held assumptions.
By denying China access to EUV, Washington believed it had a durable choke point. Recent reports suggest that assumption merits reconsideration.
China’s economic ascent was engineered by a single, formidable piston: massive investment in physical assets. Today that engine is spluttering. This marks the painful, precarious end of an era and the start of a challenge to forge a new one.