China The CCP’s model of social control goes global December 20, 2018 1 By Martin Hála and Jichang Lulu. One of the most striking aspects of Xi Jinping’s “New Era” is the rapid externalisation of systems and policies…
International Relations What’s the matter with Chinese Think Tanks? June 15, 2016 1 Written by Silvia Menegazzi. Think tanks are defined as non-state actors. As such they are usually independent of states, generally classified as advocacy-led, policy research…
China Cultural Statecraft in the Russian and Chinese Contexts April 13, 2016 0 Written by Jeanne L. Wilson. In the last decade, the Russian and the Chinese leaderships have come to focus on cultural and civilizational factors as a…
China Chinese Perspectives on Events in Ukraine: Implications for Sino-Russian Relations April 12, 2016 0 Written by Christopher Marsh. Much of the focus on Sino-Russian relations relates to the two nations’ economic, political, military, and social interactions. But there is…
North Korea China’s Korean dilemma: influence and power on the Korean Peninsula March 30, 2016 0 Written by James Hoare. The Chinese–Korean relationship has puzzled Westerners. While the Korean kingdom claimed to be independent, at the same time it seemed to…
China Selling China in the South Pacific: is anyone buying? March 29, 2016 0 Written by Graeme Smith. As the game show If You Are The One proves, soft power may emanate from China despite the Chinese government. Although contestants…
China When Xi’s gone home: Where now for the UK-China relations? November 6, 2015 0 Written by Rod Wye. As some of the dust settles after the State visit, it is worth considering what the future holds for Britain’s relationship…
International Relations The Debate on China’s Grand Strategy May 4, 2015 2 Written by Lukas K. Danner. In the past couple of years a heated debate on what China’s grand strategy is, or should be, has flared up…
International Relations Is China part of the solution or part of the problem in the Arab-Israeli peace process? March 2, 2015 0 Written by Sam Chester. Much ink has been spilled in recent years on speculation that the Chinese state, buoyed by its growing economic imprint and…
China-Middle East Signal Left – Turn Right: Changing Chinese Attitudes towards the Palestinians February 27, 2015 0 Written by Yitzhak Shichor. A few years ago I was talking in Jerusalem with two visiting researchers from the China Institute of International Studies (China’s…