In the latest issue of @theworldtoday.org, @wmatthewschina.bsky.social and Ben Bland explain how Beijing might rule the #SouthChinaSea within a decade - and how to avoid it. Read the article 👇

Britain cannot deter China militarily over Taiwan. Instead, it should look to diplomacy, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for The Critic.

Donald Trump's economic demands put Washington's position at risk in the #IndoPacific, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for @asia.nikkei.com.

I wrote in The Critic about how diplomacy offers better prospects than military posturing for the UK to play a role in deterring Chinese aggression towards Taiwan: t.co/BhRFUhsVFA

I wrote in The Critic about how diplomacy offers better prospects than military posturing for the UK to play a role in deterring Chinese aggression towards Taiwan: t.co/BhRFUhsVFA

Britain cannot deter China militarily over Taiwan. Instead, it should look to diplomacy, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for The Critic.

Join us on Tuesday for an online discussion with @chathamhouse.org's Ben Bland, @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social, @wmatthewschina.bsky.social & @chietigj.bsky.social to discuss what the UK can do to develop a more effective & enduring #IndoPacific policy. Register here👇 chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...

China's dominance of the #SouthChinaSea is not inevitable. In their op-ed for @foreignpolicy.com, Ben Bland and @wmatthewschina.bsky.social explain why groupthink and short-termism are clouding judgements about these waters.

How can the UK develop a more effective and enduring approach to the #IndoPacific? Join our all-Chatham House panel: 🔹 Ben Bland 🔹 @oliviaosullivan.bsky.social 🔹 @wmatthewschina.bsky.social 🔹 Chair: @chietigj.bsky.social 📅 22 July ⏰ 09:30-10:30 BST 📍Online 🔗 chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...

A world of greater Chinese political influence demands a zero-tolerance approach to actions by Beijing that undermine the rights of UK citizens, including those with links to Hong Kong. Read @wmatthewschina.bsky.social's latest for Chatham House ⤵️

The close UK–US alignment that has been the norm for the past eight decades is now less consistently in the UK’s interests in a world of heightened US–China competition, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social in his new @chathamhouse.org paper. www.chathamhouse.org/2025/07/what...

My new paper making recommendations for UK China strategy is now published: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/07/what... It focuses on recommendations for UK resilience in the face of rising Chinese influence and China-US competition, covering malign influence, econ & tech policy, & relations with allies

Research paper | What the UK must get right in its China strategy The UK government needs a more systematic, clear-eyed and long-term strategy to deal with the challenges presented by 🇨🇳, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social (@chasiapacific.bsky.social). Read our new paper⬇️

🚨PUBLICATION ALERT🚨 What the UK must get right in its China strategy: Resilience, flexibility and autonomy as core principles for engagement Read the new paper by @wmatthewschina.bsky.social here👇 www.chathamhouse.org/2025/07/what...

The UK government is right to acknowledge the complex risks & opportunities presented by China. But its long-awaited China Audit has revealed little to the public about how it intends to navigate that complexity, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.

The UK government's China audit should be published to allow effective scrutiny of China policy. Without a transparent and systematic audit there is a risk of failure to develop a coherent approach to China

Chatham House. "This has profound implications for the UK’s ability to remain competitive, protect jobs, and access cutting-edge technology. An entire industrial strategy must be developed that prepares the UK to prosper economically in a world where China’s power is even greater than it is now.

It's time for a CRINK rethink. The idea of an 'axis of autocracies' between China, Russia, Iran and North Korea is misleading and obscures the long-term challenge posed by China, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for @nikkeiasia.bsky.social.

On Tuesday, the UK launched its Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) to bring transparency to foreign influence efforts in Britain. While Russia & Iran have been included for enhanced level monitoring, @wmatthewschina.bsky.social explains to @unherd.com why China & the US should be added too

In my new piece for @unherd.com I make the case for including China and the USA on Britain's new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme as a means of navigating great power competition

I wrote for @asia.nikkei.com abt how the idea of a China-Russia-Iran-N Korea axis is misleading, ignoring these countries' wider relations & the extent of China's influence in favour of familiar but inaccurate ideas about ideological conflict btwn democracies & autocracies

China’s dominance in renewable energy is expanding its global influence, and unless the United States rethinks its industrial strategy, it risks ceding long-term power to Beijing, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for The National Interest.

My new piece for the National Interest on China's dominance of renewables

I wrote for @unherd.com on the China audit and state of political debate on China strategy - based on what little's been published, the audit's conclusion seems to be 'it's complicated'. Given the very low bar for serious China thinking, that's an improvement. But there's a long way to go.

I spoke to @asia.nikkei.com about the UK govt's China Audit, rolled into the new National Security, Trade, and Industrial strategies. asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Int...

I spoke to @politico.eu on the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank's plans to open a London office in the context of UK-China and US-China relations. You can read the piece here: www.politico.eu/article/chin...

'The world will become more Chinese, and whilst that is difficult for any Western government, there needs to be sensible engagement from the get-go.' @wmatthewschina.bsky.social helps BBC InDepth unpack why the UK's Labour Party is strengthening ties with China.

Under Labour, UK engagement with Beijing is back, but a systematic China strategy remains lacking. In a world of growing Chinese influence & great power competition, the reactive approach of the past decade will not cut it, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social.

I wrote for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social about China's Global Security Initiative & why countries should challenge China's conception of sovereignty & 'legitimate security interests' if they want to seek the benefits of cooperation elsewhere - the GSI reflects China's domestic priorities

The CIA videos and their very public announcement feed directly into Beijing’s narrative that US spies are everywhere and are seeking to undermine Chinese society, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social (@chasiapacific.bsky.social) for @unherd.com.

I wrote for @unherd.com about how the CIA's new videos aiming to recruit CCP officials could backfire - they have already prompted accusations of interference from China's Foreign Ministry, and readily feed into Beijing's narrative of US insidiousness: unherd.com/newsroom/cia...

By restricting access to rare earth minerals, China could do serious damage to the US defence industry and undermine the Trump administration’s wider reindustrialization ambitions, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.

In a new piece for @asia.nikkei.com , I write about the need for US allies to learn the lessons from guarding against tech dependence on China & de-risk from US tech. Alternatives are needed to avoid reliance on superpower coercion from both sides asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/It-s...

A protracted trade war could seriously hurt the US defence industry & impact its military lead over China, thanks to Beijing's rare earth export restrictions, as I wrote here for @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/04/chin...

A protracted trade war could seriously hurt the US defence industry & impact its military lead over China, thanks to Beijing's rare earth export restrictions, as I wrote here for @chathamhouse.org: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/04/chin...

Beijing’s ability to prevent US access to rare earths puts Washington’s long-term strategic goals at risk, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.

In response to US tariffs, China has imposed restrictions on the export of seven rare earths. Beijing's ability to prevent US access to these critical minerals puts Washington's long-term strategic goals at risk, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social. www.chathamhouse.org/2025/04/chin...

Last week I spoke to @theipaper.com about China's rare earth restrictions and their potential to harm the US defence industrial base in a protracted trade war inews.co.uk/news/world/t...

US allies now face the prospect of coercion and political interference from two tech superpowers. De-risking from Washington should be as high on the agenda as de-risking from Beijing, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for @asia.nikkei.com.

China's critical mineral supply chain chokeholds, ranked by their "weaponizability" (e.g. China's hold on the market, importance to US supply chains, lack of alternative markets). Many of the minerals that top the list are now under some form of (heavy) export restriction. Ruthlessly strategic.

In a new piece for @asia.nikkei.com , I write about the need for US allies to learn the lessons from guarding against tech dependence on China & de-risk from US tech. Alternatives are needed to avoid reliance on superpower coercion from both sides asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/It-s...

In this piece I argue China is more committed to a vision of multilateralism than the current US govt. That doesn't mean it's committed to the *same* vision - as the article makes clear. Meanwhile, China is highly coercive incl. to Taiwan, something I frequently write and comment on.

From normalising military activity around Taiwan to deploying new landing barges, China is showing it's serious about taking the island should it deem it necessary. I wrote about this here: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/chin...

While China’s long-term strategy is to pressure Taiwan to unify without war, Beijing's recent pattern of behaviour suggests that it now believes force could be necessary.

Beijing’s ideal long-term strategy is to pressure Taiwan to unify without the need for conflict. But the emerging pattern of its actions suggests it believes that forceful intervention could be necessary, writes @wmatthewschina.bsky.social for @chathamhouse.org.

From normalising military activity around Taiwan to deploying new landing barges, China is showing it's serious about taking the island should it deem it necessary. I wrote about this here: www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/chin...

How does China see Trump's foreign policy? In the latest Independent Thinking podcast, hosted by Ben Bland, @chathamhouse.org experts Yu Jie, @wmatthewschina.bsky.social & @davidlubin.bsky.social discuss the view from China now that Donald Trump is in charge. Listen here👇

I spoke to @theipaper.com about the risks of war between China and the USA: inews.co.uk/news/world/f...

I spoke to @huffpost.com about the possibility of Europe engaging China in response to a US-Russia approach to Ukraine: www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-...

I'm skeptical of China's capacity/willingness to contribute to a Ukraine peace deal. So far both have seemed lacking. But @wmatthewschina.bsky.social is right to point out that the EU should engage Beijing more closely in the coming years. www.chathamhouse.org/2025/03/euro...