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Li Qiang

The Diplomat

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Human Rights Due Diligence May Repeat the Limitations of CSR

Emerging frameworks still rely heavily on corporate disclosure and monitoring systems – like CSR initiatives, which often fail to make fundamental...

18.03.2026 8

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Li Qiang

How Western Companies Helped Create Their Chinese Competitors – Like Labubu

Labubu’s success draws on capabilities derived from Western branding and advertising practices over the past two decades – combined with China’s...

17.01.2026 10

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Li Qiang

Why China’s Exploitative Labor System Gives It a Strategic Edge

China’s decisive source of global competitive advantage lies in its weak labor protections. And it’s driving a race to the bottom for labor rights.

07.01.2026 10

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Li Qiang

China’s Low Rights Model Goes Global

China achieved manufacturing dominance thanks to its weaker protections for workers, communities, and the environment. Now it’s exporting that model.

27.11.2025 10

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Li Qiang

If Workers Can’t Speak, CSR is Just PR

Corporate social responsibility has failed because it has sidelined the people it claims to protect: the workers

21.11.2025 10

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Li Qiang

International Labor Standards: The Missing Link in China-US Trade Negotiations

The low-cost advantage of labor exploitation remains China’s unshakable core – and also underpins Beijing’s ambitious vision of technological...

26.07.2025 8

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Li Qiang

Before the US Realizes the Cost, China Is Rapidly Gaining Soft Power Ground

Washington realized the value of VOA Persian Service too late. Can it change course on other areas of soft power influence?

26.06.2025 7

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Li Qiang

Tariffs Put Extra Pressure on Workers in Both China and the US

Revitalizing U.S. manufacturing and improving ordinary Americans’ lives requires a structural solution. Raising global labor standards – including...

18.06.2025 10

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Li Qiang

Europe Must Beware of Potential Risks in the China-US Strategic Competition 

The EU must confront a hard truth: the evolving policies of both Washington and Beijing raise questions about their reliability as enduring strategic...

07.06.2025 5

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Li Qiang

Don’t Be Fooled: The China-US Trade War Is Here to Stay

The tariffs may be lower, but the structural tensions at the heart of the trade conflict remain unchanged.

13.05.2025 10

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Li Qiang

The Real Threat Behind Trump’s Trade War: China’s Currency Offensive

China has been steadily working to elevate the international profile of the RMB. Though progress has been gradual, it carries real risks to the U.S....

24.04.2025 9

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Li Qiang

China Doesn’t Fear Tariffs. It Fears a Credible US Industrial Strategy.

Tariffs alone cannot undo decades of offshoring. Without a complementary labor strategy and industrial policy in the United States, China's...

11.04.2025 4

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Li Qiang

The Disappearance of Voice of America Is a Failure of American Values

For decades, VOA has not only brought accurate information to China, but has served as a rare conduit for Chinese activists to speak to the world. 

21.03.2025 5

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Li Qiang