In our new publication in CJIP, @pguer.bsky.social and I analyze the BRI through a technopolitical lens, tracing how it connects China’s frontier governance with regional integration, thus reshaping both China’s domestic peripheries and peninsular Southeast Asia. academic.oup.com/cjip/article...

#China govt's #Tibet dam prompts objections from scientists at state-run research facilities to courageous communities like #Khuntok to #climate experts. Required reading here, #TurquoiseRoof. Beijing's policies inflict a huge cost under guise of going green. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Myanmar's Escalating Civil War and the Limits of Chinese Intervention by @davidbrenner.bsky.social uscnpm.substack.com/p/myanmars-e... #China #Myanmar

While changes to China’s foreign aid patterns in the Pacific are likely to benefit its influence enterprise, they also offer opportunities to the West.

As pressure increases on the military junta in Myanmar, rumors are circling that China could be considering a larger role in the country.

“the philological insistence that [Sun Tzu’s] work must be tied to historical context crowds out worthy efforts to to apply Sunzi’s axioms to practical problems of strategy.” Why shouldn’t it be tied to its historical context? Sure, you can still adapt it to new circumstances …

In the 🧵 below, you will find all China-related starter packs that I know of, reverse sorted by number of people today. I occasionally search for new ones, but won't find them if the post (!) which introduces them doesn't contain certain keywords. Adding #Chinastarterpack facilitates search.