China China’s Grand Project Threatens a New East-West Divide in Europe August 8, 2017 1 Written by Małgorzata Jakimów. The recent Belt and Road Forum in Beijing ushered in a new phase in China’s global repositioning. In his opening speech China’s president, Xi…
China How good is investing in Europe for Chinese Companies? July 10, 2017 0 Written by Roberta Rabellotti. After being the largest recipient of foreign direct investments (FDIs) among developing countries for more than two decades, China has become an…
China State-managed Buddhism and Chinese-Mongolian relations June 23, 2017 6 Written by Jichang Lulu. “No matter what the 14th Dalai Lama says or does, he cannot deny the Central Government's right to recognise reincarnations,” says…
China China’s Critical Year April 24, 2017 0 Written by William Hurst. In his Independence Day Speech, on 17 August 1964, Sukarno famously declared the start of what he called the “Year of…
China The Russian variable in post-Brexit UK foreign relations with China, the US and EU March 3, 2017 0 Written by Tim Reilly and Kun-Chin Lin. One of the most important questions regarding UK-China relations in the context of Brexit has been the UK’s…
China Targeting Northeastern Tigers: The Anti-Corruption Campaign in Liaoning February 23, 2017 2 Written by Adam Cathcart In assessing the depth and the impact of Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign, few provinces are as interesting as Liaoning (遼寧). The…
China Many Belts, Many Roads: How China’s Provinces Will Tweak a Global Project February 9, 2017 0 Written by Adrian Raftery. There are numerous interpretations of the rationale behind China’s “One Belt, One Road” initiative. At one end, OBOR is an economic instrument to…
China Complexities of Controlling the Gun: The PLA Role in CCP Politics December 6, 2016 0 Written by Christopher Lew. The status and composition of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) appears to be in a…
China How new is the ‘Belt and Road’? October 7, 2016 4 Written by Raffaello Pantucci. Back in the late 1990s, then-PRC President and Communist Party leader Jiang Zemin noticed that the country was facing an imbalance. Deng…
China China’s interests in Afghanistan September 5, 2016 6 Written by Angela Stanzel. China’s role in Afghanistan is gradually evolving towards more engagement in various areas. This increasing engagement reflects both China’s concerns about…
