The SCO Summit showcased China's leadership role within an institution it created. Less known but more impactful to its southeastern #Borderlands, is the Lancang Mekong Cooperation created in 2015. Learn more about it in the following essay by Hoang Thi Ha. strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-state...

In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...

China does not always rely on charm offensives to shape the behavior of its Borderlands neighbors but has also regularly used economic coercion. Read Audrye Wong, @vikingbohman.bsky.social and @victoraferguson.bsky.social's new study. strategicspace.nbr.org/pressure-on-...

Excited to be featured alongside two scholars I truly admire, @jleibold.bsky.social and @robbiebarnett.bsky.social, in conversation with @rollandnadege.bsky.social. "100 Years of CCP Borderland Policies." Please give it a listen (and maybe even assign to your undergrads?). tinyurl.com/yhktwu9h

Khyle Eastin discusses the foundations of China’s #spacesector, space engagement in the context of #China's larger national modernization, and space as a frontier of science and its role in helping achieve national technological self-reliance: strategicspace.nbr.org/a-domain-of-... #longmarchrockets

Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat specialising in European affairs, has been appointed as the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department. Studied in France, served in French embassy, was director of MFA's dept of European Affairs

While in Urumqi last week, Xi urged local officials to "foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation." Find out what this means and why it is so important for the CCP to control China's #Borderlands: strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

1/3 I appear on Asia Insight (NBR) discussing “Documenting China’s Borderlands: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies.” Benno Weiner & Robert Barnett join. Listen (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin... @nbr.org @bennoweiner.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social

3/3 Thanks to Nadège Rolland for probing questions and for producing a deeply informative series. If you work on policy or research in this area, this episode should change how you frame the problem. Full episode (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin... @rollandnadege.bsky.social

A Chinese court sentenced to death 16 members of a criminal gang that established scam centers in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China. For context on China's growing law-enforcement presence in SEA #Borderlands, read Simon Menet's paper: strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...

New article from Simon Menet: China has quietly been cementing its law-enforcement presence in its southern #Borderlands. These efforts have begun to reshape regional security governance in ways that align with Beijing's policy ambitions. strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...

Military parade done, Xiangshan Forum next. Beijing will host defense and security reps from over 100 countries for the 12th Xiangshan Forum starting today. This year's theme is "jointly safeguarding the international order, promoting peace and development."

You and me both, tapisserie.

Always a treat to spend some time with Aaron MacLean to dig into China's strategic thinking. We began with #Borderlands, but also veered into CCP discourse and vision for the world. Hope you'll enjoy this School-of-War episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

RMB internationalisation was always going to be significantly limited due to PRC aversion to that level of economic openness and its attendant vulnerability. But these sorts of moves with Russia could raise the profile of the RMB as a global currency.

Toujours un honneur de côtoyer les mêmes pages que Pierre Grosser. Merci @arnaudvaulerin.bsky.social www.liberation.fr/internationa...

Delighted to share the first episode of an audio-documentary miniseries on the geostrategic importance of China's #Borderlands, with contributions from Nicola Di Cosmo and Maria Adele Carrai strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

Very interesting paper that establishes a parallel between China's gray zone strategy in the China Seas and in the Himalayas: comprehensive military-civil approach to gradually alter the status quo. www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...

The Red Wind Howls, states @bennoweiner.bsky.social in this magnificent new review, "is a monumental literary achievement, an act of defiance that helps pierce a regime of forced forgetting." Tsering Döndrup's magnum opus is now available in English — read it! chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...

Appreciate the opportunity to comment on China's massive military parade and what it tells us about the future world order for @npr.org today. www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...

Hé les gars, si on se faisait une petite greffe d'organes pour régner jusqu'en 2095 ? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

My new essay for @nbr.org that explores the convergence of geopolitical space and propaganda in China's "external periphery." To learn what (and where) that is, read on...

Since 2015, a new concept has emerged in the PRC propaganda sphere: "peripheral communication" (周边传播). For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors. strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...

Excited to see our database mentioned in @economist.com today alongside comments by Rebecca Arcesati and @mmaggiori.bsky.social The China Sanctions Monitor, developed with @victoraferguson.bsky.social and Audrye Wong, tracks more than 200 cases of China’s economic sanctions from 2010 to today ...

China's border provinces are crucial actors of the its diplomatic engagement with its immediate neighbors. Karuna Nandkumar examines the central-local diplomatic management system and rhetoric that govern China's provincial diplomacy towards its #Borderlands. strategicspace.nbr.org/diplomacy-at...

Project lead @rollandnadege.bsky.social discusses what sparked NBR's Borderlands research effort, how the project defines #China’s #borderlands, which areas of Chinese statecraft will be examined, and what we can expect from the project's dashboard, essays & podcasts. www.podbean.com/ew/pb-865r2-...

“Kim’s daughter effectively made her diplomatic debut by accompanying him to the Russian Embassy to celebrate Russia’s Victory Day, which is consistent with her growing public prominence.”

🧵 An update on the project I've been leading at @nbr.org on China's #StrategicSpace. We now turn our attention to the #Borderlands, the proximate strategic space Beijing has labeled sanbian 三边 (frontiers 边疆 + borders 边境 + periphery 周边) since 2021. strategicspace.nbr.org/borderlands-...

It is wrong to assume that Xi Jinping is the sole creator of China’s grand strategy. In this new article ‘Thinker, Lawyer, Soldier, Spy’ I introduce key individuals who have helped to shape Xi’s grand strategy. (And yes, I’m quite proud of the title too) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Un rapport de l’Assemblée nationale qui reprend les éléments de langage de la propagande chinoise, ou comment nos élites politiques sont tellement ignorantes de la réalité la RPC d’aujourd’hui qu’elles gobent sans vergogne son agit-prop. Éduquez-vous, bon sang.

Très heureuse d’avoir pu évoquer les liens entre puissance et espace tels qu’envisagés par la communauté stratégique chinoise. Merci @alexjubelin.bsky.social

Après une semaine dernière consacrée à l'OTAN, #LeCollimateur se tourne aujourd'hui à nouveau vers la Chine et vers la vision chinoise de l'espace stratégique, avec Nadège Rolland (NBR news). Retrouvez cet épisode sur #LeRubicon lerubicon.org/collimateur-...

"Ultimately, strategic autonomy is not merely about possessing industrial strength or military assets; it fundamentally depends on having the independent analytical capacity to understand, anticipate, and decisively respond to your most pressing external challenges." thediplomat.com/2025/07/euro...

NEW: A ChinaFile investigation into China's powerful, but leaky, internet censorship system at locknet.chinafile.com 1/21

Bit of a stern comment by PLA Barbarian handler Zhou Bo: PLA live fire drills in Tasman Sea should provide some "soul searching about what [Australia] has done to China"... www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8Ns...

This week, China published its first white paper on "national security in the new era." My colleague @batesgill.bsky.social kindly offered his analysis of the document and what it reveals about Beijing's current priorities. open.spotify.com/episode/6ucU...

Forensic investigation of a critical issue that no doubt affects all higher education institutions across the U.S. and beyond stanfordreview.org/investigatio...

April 29: a delegation including Admiral John C. Aquilino (U.S. Navy, ret.), NBR President Michael Wills, and NBR Special Advisor and Senior Fellow Roy Kamphausen met with Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in Taipei. Meeting recap and video of President Lai’s remarks: english.president.gov.tw/News/6948.

The DeepChina Substack account is controlled and directed by the United Front Work Department, and was created specifically to spread propaganda and conduct “opinion and cognitive warfare” in support of the CCP’s ethnic affairs work. buttondown.com/collectivest...

"The 10-month investigation also reveals how the United Nations has become a staging ground for China’s transnational repression under Xi Jinping’s regime — and how Chinese authorities abuse Interpol red notices for political ends." www.icij.org/investigatio...

Welcome to the new kid on the Bluesky block 😍

Central Conference on peripheral diplomacy 周边工作 closes today in Beijing. Last one was in October 2013. The use of "periphery" (translated as "neighborhood" in state media reports) is intentional and revealing of Beijing's ambitions. See www.nbr.org/wp-content/u...

Latest example of PRC overseas interference: Chinese diplomats pressured African lawmakers to quit Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China apnews.com/article/chin...

Sweden detains man suspected of "having illegally collected information and intelligence on people in the Uyghur environment on behalf of the Chinese intelligence service" www.reuters.com/world/europe...

Ukrainian troops have captured two Chinese nationals who were fighting in the ranks of the Russian military against Ukraine, according to President Zelenskyy. kyivindependent.com/ukraine-capt...

Aiming at building a "world -class military" by 2027 and achieving full mil mod by 2035, China is boosting its defense spending by 7.2% this year to $249 bn. India's defense budget is $81bn; Japan's $33.5bn. www.reuters.com/world/china/...

The fate of Uyghurs rarely make international headlines anymore. This report highlights that all of the policies that led to accusations of mass atrocities continue. Some are even expanding.

È davvero un grande piacere vedere il mio articolo sulla visione di Pechino della #HealthSilkRoad e gli implicazioni sullo scacchiere internazionale pubblicato sulla rivista Healthcare Policy. healthcarepolicy.it

#China and Pakistan will upgrade and reconstruct Pakistan's railway network and further develop its Gwadar port, while Chinese companies can invest in the South Asian nation's offshore oil and gas developments. www.voanews.com/a/china-paki...