The CCP’s Grand United Front abroad
Paper presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Are we real friends? Albania-China relations in the Xi Era
United front work plays an important role in Xi Jinping’s “New Era” foreign policy. Like water on limestone, united front work will seek out the cracks and weak spots in each society. As each society has different fault lines, so the vectors of united front work may be different. Albania is an interesting case study for understanding how CCP united front work adapts, but also, how societies respond to it. Albania and China were famously close in the Mao and Hoxha years, until an ideological split in 1977 ruptured relations.
Mapping the footprint of Belt and Road influence operations
Paper presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
China’s Xinjiang work in Turkey
Paper presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The Human Rights Council Advisory Committee: A new tool in China’s anti-human rights strategy
Paper presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
A discreet P2B (Party to business) model: Tianjin, a Czech corporation and “economic diplomacy”
A recent high-level CCP visit shows the enduring importance of the links between Tianjin party politics and Czech big business in the country’s relationship with China. Once again, the visit was kept secret.
Recent PRC influence operations to counter public demands for a more effective response to the Chinese régime’s political interference in Canada
Policy brief presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Bilateral dialogue with the PRC at both ends: Czech-Chinese “friendship” extends to social credit
A secretive meeting between Czech and Chinese officials illustrates the links between the CCP’s Soviet-inspired system of “friendship” associations and the Czech business and political élite. A topic of the talks: “building the social credit system”.
CCP and proxy disinformation: Means, practices, and impact on democracies
Policy brief presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
The Central United Front Work Leading Small Group: Institutionalising united front work
Paper presented at the workshop “Mapping China’s footprint in the world II”, organised by Sinopsis and the Oriental Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences.