Mapping China’s footprint in the world IV: CCP influence in the Nordic-Baltic region
Workshop on the CCP’s global influence, coorganised with the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute.
2021
Hijacking the mainstream: CCP influence agencies and their operations in Italian parliamentary and local politics
Policy brief by Sinopsis and the Global Committee for the Rule of Law “Marco Pannella”.
Panda bonds that tie: Poland’s ruling party sets its sights on Beijing
Poland’s government issues yuan-denominated bonds as it appears to seek closer ties with China.
The foundation of innovation under military-civil fusion: The role of universities
Policy brief on the involvement of universities in China’s military-civil fusion strategy and the implications for international cooperation agreements.
Waking up from the China Dream in Central and Eastern Europe
After a period of infatuation, promise fatigue and changing geopolitics have led to policy changes from Vilnius to Bucharest.
Covert propaganda operations in plain sight: The CCP united front system’s media network in Europe
Policy brief on the implications of the China News Service’s domination of Europe’s Chinese-language media space.
Xi’s China dream versus the Olympic dream: Beijing 2022 and the CCP’s ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship with the IOC president
A panel discussion on ‘Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal’ at the UN Human Rights Committee will further the win-win cooperation between the CCP and the International Olympic Council and undermine the principles and values of Olympism.
China’s Xinjiang propaganda and united front work in Turkey: Actors and content
Paper published in Monde chinois — Nouvelle Asie.
Unbundling systems: Foreign affairs reform in China’s provinces
An analysis of post-2018 bureaucratic reform at the province level sheds light on the Xi era’s compartmentalisation of the CCP foreign affairs and united front systems.
The CCP at its centenary: From the wrong side of history to redesigning the future for humankind
After many trials and yet more errors, the Party still leads everything.