Safeguarding socialism: The origins, evolution and expansion of China’s total security paradigm
The CCP’s strategy of preemptive defense of its core values at transnational scale is a fundamental institutional characteristic of the party-state.
2020
Wei Jingsheng: What Tiananmen taught Hong Kong and the CCP
The doyen of China’s democracy movement on how the world has changed since his release from prison two decades ago.
The detention of Alim Sulayman and the campaign to save him
In contrast with efforts at quiet diplomacy, some relatives of victims of the CCP’s crackdown in Xinjiang believe that it’s actually public attention that can help.
China’s win-win at the UN Human Rights Council: Just not for human rights
Countries that care about human rights should oppose China’s tabled resolution when the Council resumes in mid-June.
The pandemic as a symbolic end to three decades of buoyant globalization
The past is over, and the future’s not what it used to be.
What does the coronavirus mean for EU-China relations?
A contribution to the latest ChinaFile Conversation.
Handing over infrastructure for China’s strategic objectives: ‘Arctic Connect’ and the Digital Silk Road in the Arctic
Policy brief presented at the conference “Beyond Huawei: Europe’s adoption of PRC technology and its implications”, organised by Sinopsis.
China’s “economic diplomacy” in the Czech Republic: From promises of investment to threats of retaliation
Translation of a PRC embassy letter, endorsed by the Czech president’s office, threatening consequences if the chairman of the Senate visited Taiwan.
5G and the Internet of Things: Chinese companies’ inroads into ‘digital Poland’
Policy brief presented at the conference “Beyond Huawei: Europe’s adoption of PRC technology and its implications”, organised by Sinopsis.