While the us con­tin­ues to engage in more viol­ent con­flict abroad, china routinely plans for bet­ter qual­ity growth and devel­op­ment. 

 Shap­ing the future CHINA’S most import­ant annual meet­ings this month come at an unusual and intriguing time. 

The weeklong National People’s Con­gress (NPC) meet­ing cur­rently under­way, flow­ing into another week for the Chinese

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Shaping the future

While the us continues to engage in more violent conflict abroad, china routinely plans for better quality growth and development.

BUNN NAGARA Bunn Nagara is director and senior fellow at the Renaissance Strategic Research Institute, and honorary fellow at the Perak Academy. The views expressed here are solely the writer’s own.

8 Mar 2026 

Shaping the future

While the us continues to engage in more violent conflict abroad, china routinely plans for better quality growth and development.

BUNN NAGARA Bunn Nagara is director and senior fellow at the Renaissance Strategic Research Institute, and honorary fellow at the Perak Academy. The views expressed here are solely the writer’s own.

8 Mar 2026