Heine Publishes Op-Ed on the Future of Chinese Foreign Policy
Jorge Heine, Research Professor at Boston University’s Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies and Interim Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, has published an op-ed in the Argentinian daily Clarin on the significance of Qin Gang’s appointment as China‘s new foreign minister.
In his article, titled “Nuevo año y nuevos vientos en la diplomacia china (New year and new winds in Chinese diplomacy),” Heine elaborates on what Qin Gang’s appointment means Chinese foreign policy, particularly regarding Latin America. The former Chinese ambassador to the United States, Heine got to know Qin Gang very well during his diplomatic posting in Beijing. With his appointment, Heine argues that China will continue displaying “Host Diplomacy,” a term coined in his book Xi-Na in the Century of the Dragon: What Everyone Should Know About China. He predicts that China will once again become a major diplomatic capital, convening heads of state and setting the agenda for world governance. With the BRICS expanding and Latin America gaining new momentum, he foresees the Global South receiving preferential attention from China going forward.
The full article can be read on Clarin’s website.
Ambassador Jorge Heine is a Research Professor at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. He has served as ambassador of Chile to China (2014-2017), to India (2003-2007), and to South Africa (1994-1999), and as a Cabinet Minister in the Chilean Government. Read more about Ambassador Heine on his Pardee School faculty profile.