Why does the world look to China in 2017?

Prof Zheng Yongnian, Director of the East Asian Institute at NUS, discussed that amid the political uncertainty in the West, the world is looking to China in the hope that it can become the new front-runner for globalisation. He opined that 2017 will be a political year for China as any changes in their internal affairs or foreign policies will have a major impact on the interests of other countries.

• Lianhe Zaobao, 21 February 2017, p28