China Huawei, the CSSA and beyond: “Latent networks” and Party influence within Chinese institutions July 5, 2019 0 Written by Martin Thorley. Image Credit: Red Chinese Flags by Peter Barwick/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Both the ongoing debate into Huawei’s position in the West and…
China Why Taiwan should be worried by ‘Emperor’ Xi Jinping February 27, 2018 1 Written by Courtney Donovan Smith. With the announcement of the proposed changes to the Chinese constitution, the world has been rightfully alarmed by the section…
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Environmental Disasters Social and Political Challenges of Beijing’s Water Crisis December 13, 2017 1 Written by Charlie Campbell and Joseph Chang. Beijing is one of the most water-scarce cities in the world and water management will play a crucial role in defining its future as a global city. Decreasing water…
China Would China go to war over U.S. Navy port calls in Taiwan? December 12, 2017 0 Written by J. Michael Cole. Li Kexin, speaking at the embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Washington last week told hundreds of people assembled at…
Uncategorized China’s ambition burns bright – with Xi Jinping firmly in charge October 28, 2017 3 Written by Nick Bisley. The most important political event of 2017, the 19th Chinese Communist Party Congress, has concluded. And while there was much to digest,…
China What will Xi Jinping say about Taiwan at the 19th Party Congress? October 10, 2017 0 Written by Richard C. Bush. No, I have not been given a draft text of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s report to the 19th Chinese Communist Party…
China The true nature of Xi Jinping’s power February 25, 2016 2 Written by Kerry Brown. The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein was fond of using a simple drawing of what he called a `duck-rabbit’. From one angle, it…
