Charles Parton
Honorary Fellow
Charles Parton OBE is Chief Adviser to the Council on Geostrategy’s China Observatory, as well as a fellow at the Royal United Services Institute and Mercator Institute for China Studies. He served as a diplomat for 37 years, spending 22 of these working in or on the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. For his final posting, he was seconded to the European Union’s Delegation in Beijing as First Counsellor.
Plateau China: Reform in the ten years after the Third Plenum of 2013
Negotiating with Chinese – some practical considerations
After the ‘Two Sessions’: China in 2023 and beyond
The ‘10 Be Clears’: Clarifying relations with China
Is China a threat?
The 20th Party Congress: What it means for the CCP and the world
The CCP’s 20th Party Congress: What to look out for
Taiwan: Invasion is not likely, but deterrence remains vital
China: Between the National People’s Congress and the Party Congress