17 Ergebnisse
Sortierung:
Blog: China Dialogues
South Korea's 22nd General Elections, held on April 10th, resulted in a sweeping victory for the opposition Democratic Party (DP) securing 175 out of the 300 seats of the National Assembly. President Yoon's ruling conservative party, the People's Power Party (PPP) kept its minority status at 108 seats. President Yoon now faces the uphill battle … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
China has been showing an unprecedented activism in global security, taking on a more direct role in global security. Since its rise to global power status, the country has attempted to reconcile its image of "responsible great power" with its narrative of "peaceful rise", developing a "cautious" approach that avoids meddling in foreign conflicts and … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
“China has done a lot to respect and protect the cultural heritage of Tibetan people.” Such glowing praise for the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) reign over Tibet would not be misplaced in a speech by General Secretary Xi Jinping. Yet in fact China’s state-run news agency Xinhua was quoting Alexander Birle, an office manager of … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
On Saturday 12 January, Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) under William Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was elected to an historic third term of executive power. While Lai received 40.05% of the vote out of the three candidates, the DPP lost its majority in the Legislative Yuan. With its newly-won eight seat caucus, the Taiwan People's Party … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
As observers of international relations, we often ask ourselves what the future of great power competition might bring. With 'epoch-defining' events such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the wars in Ukraine and Gaza seemingly occurring every month, it is even understandable that many of us indulge in forecasting the impact of structural change more and … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
It's been a busy time for those speculating about Xi Jinping during a summer of economic angst in China. Yet, as the days start to close in again, the economy at least looks as though it may be stabilising temporarily as monetary stimulus and easier regulations for property developers and homeowners take effect. In international … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
In early 2023, the Turkish government expressed exceptionally open public criticism of China concerning the rights of the Uyghur Muslim minority in China's Xinjiang region. Notably, in his end-of-year press conference in December 2022, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mevlüt Cavuşoğlu, said that bilateral relations between Turkey and China had deteriorated because Beijing was "disturbed" … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
The decision of the BRICS to invite Argentina to become a full member in 2024 came as a surprise even to the Argentine government. President Alberto Fernández had lobbied to enter the club, but the expectations were so low he did not even send a high-level official to Johannesburg, unlike the other five newly invited … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
China has changed dramatically since 1989. Yet, our understandings of protest in this huge, diverse country remain fixated on this one year — and just one location. Despite the violent repression of protesters, both in Beijing's Tiananmen Square and across the country, the events of 1989 did not lead to a reduction in protest. Between … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
After 7 years of rupturing diplomatic ties between Saudi Arabia- Iran, the motivations, implications and prospects for the durability of the resuming relation between the two countries are still in debate. The agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran to renew their diplomatic relations, facilitated by China, Iraq and Oman, announced on March 10, was welcomed by … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
This article is the second post on China’s stance on Ukraine. For the first text in this series, click here. The content and tone of the Chinese proposal for the settlement of the war in Ukraine is one of pro-Russia "neutrality". China has interests in bringing the war to an end and in presenting itself … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
This article was originally published on China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE) on 23 Feb 2023. Moscow has secured drones and munitions supply from Iran and North Korea, but only China could truly bolster its warfighting capabilities. Beijing appears to have delivered some technology and parts, but many Chinese scholars urge caution about the next … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
China's road to peace seems to be a dead end. Immediately after the Munich Security Conference, the Foreign Minister-turned-Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China (中央外事工作委员会办公室主任), Wang Yi 王毅, travelled Eastwards and met his former counterpart Sergei Lavrov, acting Russian Foreign Minister, to later also meet … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
Recent discussions about de-dollarisation are less about the decline of the US dollar, but rather about the perceived rise of the Chinese yuan. In this article, I argue that fears of a more important renminbi drive the debate about a less potent US dollar, in particular given the emerging partnership between China and Russia. … Continued
Blog: China Dialogues
For Part One of this blog, click here. Peace offensive Wang Yi goes travelling Xi's own personal relationship with Putin and China's close ties to Russia did not however imply agreement on everything. Moreover, it was clear that the longer the war went on the more likely it was that China would become more involved … Continued