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Challenging China’s two faces
At this moment in time, Beijing appears positively benign – or at least, that is what it would like us to think.
17 hrs ago
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Gray Sergeant
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Beijing nudged Tehran towards ceasefire
Taiwanese politician calls for ‘reconciliation’; Washington considers further chip controls
Apr 9
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Grace Theodoulou
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Beijing’s peace efforts for Afghanistan and Iran conflicts
China invites KMT chairwoman to PRC; Chinese vessels allowed through Strait of Hormuz
Apr 2
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Grace Theodoulou
March 2026
American commission finds China’s AI advantage
Beijing urges peace talks over Iran; changes to national security laws in Hong Kong and Macau
Mar 26
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Grace Theodoulou
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The ‘Two Sessions’ and the 15th Five-Year Plan
What the metadata tells us
Mar 24
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Charles Parton
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China’s National People’s Congress 2026, Five-Year Plan, and the economy
Guidelines and faultlines
Mar 23
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George Magnus
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Beijing to provide Havana with energy supplies amid blackout
Serbia purchases Chinese missiles; Trump asks for Xi’s help in Strait of Hormuz
Mar 19
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Grace Theodoulou
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China’s aims for a supercomputing nation
Foreign ambassadors in Beijing laud the ‘Two Sessions’; Beijing to Pyongyang direct train links
Mar 12
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Grace Theodoulou
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The Iran conflict
A China scorecard
Mar 11
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Charles Parton
5
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Five spies for China in Britain
Beijing stockpiled Iranian crude oil before war; CCP sets lowest GDP target in decades
Mar 5
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Grace Theodoulou
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The 15th Five-Year Plan
A geopolitical reading
Mar 3
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Charles Parton
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February 2026
Iran to purchase Chinese supersonic missiles
Brussels bans Beijing from Horizon research programmes; IMF asks PRC to halve industrial subsidies
Feb 27
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Grace Theodoulou
3
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