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.
From fictitious capital to fascism: financial capital turns to violent extraction abroad and digital repression within. The crisis of capitalism unmasked.
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China’s satellite constellation, a state-driven New Digital Silk Road, exposes a fundamental, 21st-century truth: control over data flows is sovereignty.
Cai Tongguan -The global system is in flux. Geopolitical tensions, “de-risking,” and a fragmenting economic landscape are challenging long-held assumptions.