Putting trade and investment with China into perspective
Charles Parton argues that while the UK should continue to trade and invest with Beijing, national security should come first
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China, science and technology: Advancing geopolitical aims
Charles Parton argues that the development of new science and technologies dominate China's strategy to lead a new international order.
Anti-Americanism will remain the foundation of the PRC’s foreign policy
Charles Parton argues that anti-Americanism is the foundation of the CCP's foreign policy doctrine and diplomatic initiatives
The assimilationist turn in Tibet policy in the Xi Jinping era
Matthew Akester analyses how the PRC is dialing back the nominal autonomy guaranteed to its Tibetan areas in the 1982 constitution
Understanding Xi Jinping’s ‘reform and opening up’
Charles Parton assesses what 'reform and opening up' means under Xi Jinping, and its implications for China's development trajectory
Could the South China Sea bubble over into conflict?
Charles Parton details the current tensions in the South China Sea between the PRC, ASEAN, the Philippines and its allies
The South China Sea: Historical and legal background
Bill Hayton analyses the CCP's territorial claims in the South China Sea from a historical and legal perspective
China: The top 10 priorities for early Labour government action
Charles Parton outlines 10 priorities for the Labour government in dealing with China. A paper published with the Coalition on Secure Technology
Xi Jinping sticks to his guns: The 2024 Third Plenum
George Magnus analyses the outcome of the PRC’s recent Third Plenum and discusses the likely implications for the Chinese economy
Four years on: Hong Kong after the National Security Law
Michael Mo examines the impact of the National Security Law on civil liberties, political freedoms, and the rule of law in Hong Kong