Editor's Note: The year 2023 witnessed many changes in the international landscape and also saw more voices from the Global South on the global stage. It was also a year in which the US continued to forcefully impose its ideology on other countries, Japan's nuclear-contaminated wastewater dumping was...More

Chinese citizens used to be envious of Western values and ideals, now they know: The grass isn't greener. They're better off at home. Casual observers in China see visible evidence of many lifestyle improvements. In cities this is manifested by large shopping centers, car parks full of cars,...More