Coronavirus and trade war pushing China to focus on fixing economy rather than leading world order

The notion that China will emerge stronger from the crisis and seek to fill the void in global leadership left by a retreating United States has become conventional wisdom among Western commentators. Judging by the long-delayed meeting this year of the National People’s Congress, though, Chinese leadership is more focused on managing its own economic woes than leading the world. Beijing holds its conservative maxim that no matter how complicated the international situation has become, China…

from South China Morning Post https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3087713/coronavirus-and-trade-war-pushing-china-focus-fixing-economy-rather