Charles Parton

Charles Parton OBE is a James Cook Associate Fellow in Indo-Pacific Geopolitics at the Council on Geostrategy. He spent 22 years of his 37-year diplomatic career in the British Diplomatic Service working in or on China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Charlie Parton

The 20th Party Congress: What it means for the CCP and the world

Charles Parton OBE assesses the 20th Party Congress and explains what it means for the Chinese Communist Party and the wider world.

The CCP’s 20th Party Congress: What to look out for

Charles Parton OBE dissects the workings of a Chinese Communist Party Congress and what to watch for at the 20th

Addressing Britain’s China challenge

Charles Parton OBE details how HM Government should set about dealing with the challenge posed by China in the short- and long-term

Taiwan: Invasion is not likely, but deterrence remains vital

Charles Parton OBE argues that an invasion of Taiwan by the CCP is still not likely despite rising tensions across the Taiwan Strait

‘Beidaihe meeting’: does it take place and does this matter?

Charles Parton OBE disputes the existence of a secret annual high-level meeting in the Chinese coastal resort Beidaihe

Charles Parton OBE discusses Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

Our Associate Fellow is interviewed on BBC Today about how the Chinese Communist Party might respond to Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan

The significance of Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong

Charles Parton OBE examines Xi Jinping’s visit to Hong Kong and where the city stands 25 years after the handover

China’s Communist Youth League: Eternally young at a hundred

Charles Parton OBE examines how Xi Jinping sees the Communist Youth League at 100 as crucial for winning the hearts and minds of the young

China: Between the National People’s Congress and the Party Congress

Charles Parton OBE explores the main political and social angles of the Chinese Communist Party’s ‘Two Sessions’ in 2022

After the invasion: The future of China-Russia relations

In the second part of this two-part series, Charles Parton OBE assesses the impact of the invasion of Ukraine on China-Russia relations