Yucong Wang, University of Newcastle; Clive Schofield, University of Wollongong, and Warwick Gullett, University of Wollongong Earlier this month,
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Human Rights & China: November 26, 2024
Xi Tells Biden Human Rights ‘Red Line’ In his November meeting with President Joe Biden, Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) said that the issues of
Cut Cables in the Baltic Echo Taiwan’s Experience
On Sunday an undersea communications cable linking Lithuania and Sweden through the Baltic Sea stopped working. Then early on Monday morning, the same
How Chinese State Narratives Will Adapt to Trump 2.0
When U.S. President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping (習近平) on the sidelines of APEC on Saturday, observers guessed that Xi was really
Human Rights & China: October 16, 2024
Shanghai Halloween Crackdown Young people wearing costumes were briefly detained and moved on by police in Shanghai during the weekend prior to
Untangling the Web of American Technology Influence in the Middle East
The Middle East is the new strategic battleground for U.S.-China competition in artificial intelligence. Not only does the region have access to the
Election Shock in Key U.S. Ally Japan Could Embolden China, Other Rivals
A shock election result in Japan, Washington’s key Asian security ally, and the United States’ potentially destabilizing presidential election next
Will Japan Impose Further Chip Restrictions?
This month, the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party penned a letter to Japanese ambassador to the U.S., Shigeo Yamada, imploring
Human Rights & China: October 16, 2024
This roundup of human rights issues in China focuses on school teachers being told to hand in passports and the structure of China’s state
The U.S. Isn’t the Only Country Voting on November 5. This Small Pacific Nation Is Also Holding an Election — and China Is Watching
Graeme Smith, Australian National University The United States isn’t the only country with a big election on November 5. Palau, a tourism-dependent
It’s Time for the United States to Drop the Debt-Trap Narrative
Despite an exhaustive body of empirical research that disproves the existence of Chinese “debt-trap” diplomacy, it continues to have salience among US
China’s Balancing Act With Developing Countries
At the U.N. General Assembly last month, China presented itself as the voice of developing countries. “China is always a member of the Global South