TTIW CHINADAILY Wednesday, December 27, 2017 \ I I 1W S 9 2017 YEAR-END: Politics Robert Lawrence Kuhn hen future historians recon- representing a new kind of multilateral described four views of the future: a world struct the long history of Chi- _ global governance. There are complexities: > that is safe and free of fear; prosperous and na, they will likely circle 2017 political instabilities in Brazil and South ¢ free of poverty; open, inclusive and free of as ayear of significance. I've Africa; the growing, comprehensive cooper- isolation; and environmentally clean and seen it all this year, and attended or even ation between Russia and China; the sen- | beautiful. participated in the major events. I’ve con- sitive, multifaceted relationship i) At the “Fourth World Internet Confer- versed with Chinese leaders and experts, between India and China. 7 > fl ence’; Xi asserted how the internet posed and searched for meaning. Throughout the year, events on the pear Be , \ ~ new challenges for sovereignty, security and I didn’t appreciate the opportunity I've Korean Peninsula continued to t 6 6 K P Re: 0 = development. had until I began reviewing the year from intrude. While China continued to =< . () \/ iY = \ ) \ j At the “2017 Fortune Global Forum’; Xi China’s domestic perspective, seeking call for denuclearization and dia- 4 6 ? ey ia , = Ww > | called for openness and innovation to themes and trends, discerning from what logue, just hours before Xi gave j y (] os, = Ec R 1 \ \— enhance global economic growth, pledging we know about the recent past to what we the opening speech at the BRICS | 6 . hi Y = F N ob an to liberalize and facilitate trade and foreign might forecast about the near-term future. Summit, the Democratic People’s ae A = R yh investment in China. It takes no flash of insight to see the leader- __ Republic of Korea detonated its o = CS ny A ee = | ‘ea = And at the “South-South Human Rights ship and vision of President Xi Jinping most powerful nu