Summer Davos: Which topics China discusses (almost) exclusively with the Global South

(190809) -- BEIJING, Aug. 9, 2019 -- Aerial photo taken on July 1, 2019 shows the opened Jiefang Bridge in Tianjin, north China. Nighttime economy has become a hot word this summer. It refers to business activities between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the service sector. Many Chinese cities, especially metropolises such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, have rolled out plans to support nighttime consumption to drive economic growth. China s GDP grew by 6.3 percent in the first half of this year, and consumption accounted for 60 percent, which continued to be the first driving force for the country s economic growth. Among them, nighttime consumption shows giant potential, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Nighttime economy has become a new engine to enhance the city s vitality and promote China s development. It meets peo PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxCHN

Western politicians have become extremely rare guests at the Summer Davos in Tianjin. Beijing uses the meeting all the more eagerly as a stage for its own version of globalization under China's wing.

Marcel Grzanna

Last updated: 24. July 2025

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