“European capitals are giving Beijing too much leeway to shape public perceptions of bilateral diplomatic exchanges,” says @grzegorzstec.bsky.social. He explains why readouts matter and discusses how European countries can make their messages clearer and more forceful: merics.org/en/comment/h...

On Wednesday at 1 pm, the CSIS China Power Project discusses the DOD's forthcoming report on the Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China—commonly known at the China Military Power Report (CMPR). Register:

Fascinating piece on China's expanding manufacturing footprint in Mexico. ig.ft.com/china-mexico...

Will be including this on my syllabus for my graduate course on Green Industrial Policy next semester.

Would you like to understand China better? You will struggle to find a better place to start than the work of Yasheng Huang. @yashenghuang.bsky.social I have finally finished my summary of our long conversations. Check it out! Summary in thread. 1/15 >> onhumans.substack.com/p/read-this-...

Thanks so much Benjamin. We're honoured

Episode 3, we went to Taiwan to investigate why the island sees its chip industry - the world's leader - as a "Silicon Shield" against attack from China. 护国神山https://www.ft.com/content/b200135f-7568-4561-8385-815e309c808a

Episode 2, we went to ASML in the Netherlands. This company makes the tools that make all of the world's most advanced semiconductors. Without doubt this is the most impressive tech company I've visited in more than three decades of journalism. Mind-blowing. www.ft.com/content/be19...

Great letter in this morning's @financialtimes.com

The wonderful FT podcast team and I just completed a four-part series on China and the geopolitics of chips. For the first episode we went to Pheonix, Arizona to see the biggest foreign investment in US history...the new plant by Taiwan's TSMC. Thanks to all. www.ft.com/content/3aa7...