📖Nick Hopkinson discusses new book, 'The Policies and Power of Public Diplomacy', about Wilton Park's role in shaping global policy since 1946. He will also discuss how discourse around #China has evolved with @bkerrychina.bsky.social as part of #ChinaWeek2025. Register: kcl.ac.uk/events/book-...

China's military parade in early September: what's its meaning for international relations: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

China broadcast its might on Wednesday. Tens of thousands of spectators in Beijing looked on as the People’s Republic its latest military kit. More in Time Magazine time.com/7314427/chin...

Our Director, @bkerrychina.bsky.social, spoke to ABC News about China's military parade and how significant this moment is for the world's second largest economy. Listen: www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Completely scaring the wits out of myself by reading 'Empire of AI' by tech journalist Karen Hao. Highly recommended. And this stuff is meant to be our salvation!!

Fifty Percent off the audio book, `The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power' A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present www.audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/p...

Fifty Percent off the audio book, `The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power' A vivid history of the relationship between Britain and China, from 1600 to the present. music-malling-ltd.paperturn-view.com/mwc1841-mam-...

Coming in early 2026 with Reaktion Books. An extended essay on the story and meaning of Mao Zedong.

Taiwan faces a precarious future – whether or not US and China continue on path to conflict. Article in The Conversation: theconversation.com/taiwan-faces...

Glad the Lau China Institute, King's College London is hosting this exhibition at King's College Bush House on the Chinese who fought with Britain in the Second World War, during which China was its ally.

We are pleased to announce that Journal of Current Chinese Affairs run by the GIGA and the Lau China Institute has been selected for inclusion in the Web of Science Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) and will receive an Impact Factor in 2026. journals.sagepub.com

'On Taiwan, China just has to win the psychological war. And for that, it needs no landing barges or hi-tech ballistics. It just needs the West to carry on ripping itself apart.' Article in Time Magazine. time.com/7304355/chin...

Delighted to announce Sir Vince Cable as our Opening Keynote for this year's #ChinaWeek. Sir Vince will discuss his new book 'Eclipsing the West: China, India and the forging of a new world' with @bkerrychina.bsky.social. Registration opens Sept: kcl.ac.uk/china-week @manchesterup.bsky.social

Article on Trump and China from the latest edition of the Foreign Office magazine.

15th language my work has been published in. 'Xi: A Study in Power' in Greek.

The British Parliament Foreign Affairs Commiittee had an enquiry on UK China relations. In the submission I prepared for @lauchinainst, I argued that Britain needed three elements: narrative, knowledge and strategic consistency. The evidence is here: committees.parliament.uk/writtenevide...

Out this month with Agenda Publishing, 'Talking to China: the Future of UK China relations.' £10 discount when you use the code KB40 on this website: agendabookshop.com/products/fut...

Event between the Lau China Institute, King's College London and the British Chamber of Commerce, Beijing at King's College, 3rd March from 6.30pm on the current economic situation in the world's second largest economy: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/british-ch...

'In telling The Taiwan Story, Kerry Brown has foregrounded the lived experience of the Taiwanese and the ideals they share with the international community.' Review of The Taiwan Story in the Taipei Times. www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...

Kerry Brown has produced the most accessible and informative primer on Taiwan that is available to the market.' Kind review of The Taiwan Story from Caleb Weingarten in the Iowa State Daily. iowastatedaily.com/318865/opini...

Discussing Xi Jinping this week on the Spectator podcast. Porn Britannia, Xi’s absence & no more lonely hearts? www.spectator.co.uk/podcast/porn...

How did semiconductors become so central to Taiwan’s economic progress? Article for Economic Observatory. www.economicsobservatory.com/how-did-semi...

Excellent to see the beautiful cover of The Taiwan Story in its Polish edition.

Why Taiwan Matters Steve Yates speaks with Kerry Brown, professor of Chinese Studies at King’s College London and author of Why Taiwan Matters. youtu.be/bLAluBP11f8?...

Chinese education and the plan for technology dominance China's 5 million STEM graduates are its greatest asset and key to its plan for a high-tech, developed economic model. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/chinese...

A great honour to meet today with former president of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-wen.

Taiwan's Trump Trouble: fee.org/articles/tai...

Great to be on home territory at the huge London Defense Conference discussing the largely woeful current global state of affairs. But for whatever other challenges there are, this is a great time for thinking now most assumptions that help to now are breaking down.

In Florence with Giulio Pugliese and Bill Emmott to discuss Taiwan. www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

Debut for Fox News. Economically, China might be hurting from Trump's tariffs. But politically, Xi Jinping is getting a harvest from what Washington is doing: x.com/WillCainShow...

I don't think Chinese companies want to sabotage the British economy. But they want quick returns, and sometimes they might not be patient. Interview on ITN news. www.youtube.com/embed/OjqyxW...

Interview with South China Morning Post in Chinese.

Discussion at Science Po in Paris, Changing China: the Party, the State and its global role in Xi Jinping Era. m.soundcloud.com/ceri-5/chang...

Daily Telegraph Battle Lines podcast. China recently completed some surprise live-fire drills around Taiwan. Historian and author Kerry Brown explains how worried we should be and gives his assessment of the landing barges that have recently been revealed. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

In the South Morning China Post: China may be stunned by Trump’s lack of caution and understanding: ex-diplomat Kerry Brown King’s College, London professor says he ‘cannot think of a worse tactic’ than threatening Beijing and presenting ‘zero-sum’ options. www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

Why the tariffs and the current economic turbulence make the China Taiwan issue even more critical to manage well: www.thesun.co.uk/news/3434556...

An essay in Cha Literary Journal on Ezra Pound and Chinese language and literature. chajournal.blog/2025/04/04/e...

China-Taiwan relationship hinges more on political outlook than territory. Review of The Taiwan Story in Business Standard. www.business-standard.com/amp/book/chi...

It's always good to see former doctoral students doing good work. Li Linxi completed her PhD at the Lau China Institute a few years back. She has now published her translation in Chinese of the story of George Hogg, a journalist and humanitarian who worked in China in the Second World War.

China’s 2025 'Two Sessions' emphasised stability and strategic focus, avoiding major surprises despite the volatile global landscape. Article on this year's meeting of the Chinese Parliament for East Asia Forum: eastasiaforum.org/2025/03/23/n...

Audiobook of 'The Great Reversal: Britain, China and the 400-Year Contest for Power' on 50 per cent discount from Audiobooks.com. www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

Discussion with Ryan Faulkner-Hogg on Taiwan and the current geopolitics. #TheTaiwanStory #WhyTaiwanMatters youtu.be/4MWFzPXQPY8

Will 2027 invite conflict for Taiwan? Interview with @ryanl_hass at @BrookingsInst www.brookings.edu/articles/wil...

Review of 'Why Taiwan Matters' in The Wall Street Journal. A 'lively and accessible history of Taiwan'. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Who influences President Xi Jinping? Talk for the excellent @KeeleWorldA4rs in early February. m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGPY...

"The unpredictable nature of Mr Trump, China’s nationalist leadership, and Taiwan’s pro-independence government...have created unprecedented risks, the analysis warns." The Telegraph highlights our new paper with @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social, by @bkerrychina.bsky.social & Shefali Shah

The Return of @realDonaldTrump and impact on US China relations. Talk with @wjhurst @londonvinjamuri and Andrew Peuple with the @lauchinainst and @policyatkings at @KingsCollegeLon m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZOb...

US China relations - where exactly do we stand today? New report between @lauchinainst and @policyatkings www.kcl.ac.uk/news/taiwan-...

“In this game, there are few more dangerous bargaining chips than the status on Taiwan” @bkerrychina.bsky.social on our new report with @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social: US–China relations under Trump 2.0 ➡️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/taiwan-... 🧵⬇️

英国外交部长拉米前日在伦敦与到访的中国外交部长王毅会面，这是中国外长时隔10年首访英国。受访学者分析，美国总统特朗普回锅带来的高度不确定性，是推动中英两国改善关系的因素之一，双方从中各得其所。 www.zaobao.com.sg/news/china/s...