French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping review the guard of honour during a welcoming ceremony in Beijing, China on January 9, 2018 [Thomas Peter/Reuters]
By Sophie Richardson, Aljazeera, 2.2.2018
Where is China headed in 2018? President Xi Jinping promised “world peace” for the new year – but his 2017 track record suggests otherwise. Remember the singular stain of the July death of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, surrounded by state security? Many condemned China’s conduct, but such interventions are fewer and further between these days. Increasingly, abusive Chinese authorities are garnering international support for their principles and policies.