Newsletter By 2026-08-28
It is rather straightforward for China to construct national scenic byways, as the physical conditions have already been established by past infrastructure surges. The primary tasks involve planning, certification, targeted investment, and promotion to integrate roads, villages, culture, and facilities into a comprehensive system. Implemented gradually, this approach will significantly enhance Beijing’s regional reputation, noted
ANBOUND’s founder Kung Chan in an
article published in the
CEOWorld Magazine.
Future urban renewal in China’s remote areas should shift from “building places that look like major cities” to “building places that major cities cannot replace”. Bigger urban centers sell efficiency, opportunities, and convenience, while remote areas can offer time, space, nature, and spiritual experiences. Truly successful renewal is not about turning mountain villages into cities, but about enabling urban residents to rediscover the value of mountain villages, in the opinion of
He Yan, researcher at ANBOUND.
>>In the age of information pollution, technologies such as digital provenance, watermarking, authentication, and deepfake detection will become more important. The same principle applies outside the digital world. Pharmaceuticals, fresh produce, luxury goods, and critical industrial components all depend on being able to establish where something came from and whether it has been altered or substituted. In a market where consumers and businesses are increasingly exposed to fraud, proof of authenticity can itself become a product, suggested
Yang Xite, Research Fellow at ANBOUND, in an
article published in
Modern Diplomacy.
As global competition extends from resource endowments to climate adaptation capabilities, Gulf nations are working to transform their resilience strategies into international competitiveness. This evolution creates significant opportunities for international partnerships, particularly with China that holds scale and industrial advantages in photovoltaics, energy storage, power grid equipment, desalination, and digital infrastructure. Meanwhile, the Gulf offers capital, markets, and robust green investment demand, in the view of
Zhou Chao, Research Fellow for Geopolitical Strategy programme at ANBOUND, in an
article published in
Modern Diplomacy.
The use of AI should be disciplined. This is not to restrict the use of AI, but to ensure that humans always retain key capabilities in a sense of direction, problem discovery, logical reasoning, independent judgment, and value selection, and that they remain consistently within the chain of responsibility, according to
Chen Li, Economic Research Fellow at ANBOUND.
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