Will China be the new champion of globalisation amid US protectionism?
Words may grab headlines, but China's actions show it has neither the appetite nor the capacity to take up the charge for a transparent, fair and rules-based global economy.
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AS China's Premier Li Keqiang delivered his state of the nation report to the country's National People's Congress (NPC) on Sunday, the impact of the Trump presidency on the global economic order loomed large in Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People.
Faced with growing "instability and uncertainty" in the world, China will stand opposed to protectionism and play a greater role in global governance, Mr Li told some 3,000 delegates gathered for the annual meeting.
Although he did not mention Donald Trump by name, his comments were clearly channelled at the new US administration.
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