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"The Status Dilemma In World Politics: An Anatomy Of The China–India Asymmetrical Rivalry" - By CWP Alum Xiaoyu Pu
"Who Does What? Chinese Command And Control In A Taiwan Scenario" - By CWP Alum Joel Wuthnow
'Crossing The Strait: China’s Military Prepares For War With Taiwan' - Edited By CWP Alum Joel Wuthnow
"Through The Prism Of Migration: History Of Migration And Contemporary Chinese Engagement With Thailand" - By CWP Alum Enze Han
The China Questions 2: Critical Insights Into US-China Relations Edited By CWP Alum Maria Adele Carrai
“How Will China’s National Power Evolve Vis-À-Vis The United States?” - By CWP Alum Andrew Erickson
NCUSCR Podcast 'Ten Years Of China's Belt And Road: Reflections And Recent Developments' With CWP Alum Min Ye
"Making Sense Of China’s Belt And Road Initiative: A Review Essay" By CWP Alum Todd H Hall & Alanna Krolikowski
"Peace By Piece: China’s Policy Leadership On Peacekeeping Fatalities" By CWP Alum Courtney J Fung
"Chinese Perspectives On US Strategy In Asia, 2017–2021" By CWP Alum Joel Wuthnow
"China’s Village Bank Collapses Could Cause Dangerous Contagion" By CWP Alum Zongyuan Zoe Liu
"High-Profile Infrastructure And China’s Global Influence Gamble" - By CWP Alum Austin Strange

Observers frequently contend that China’s international influence is growing in lockstep with its economic rise. This includes the US Department of State, which recently suggested that after four decades of rapid growth, China’s ‘global reach and international influence have expanded accordingly’ (Office of the Secretary of State 2020: 40). While scholars in international relations and other fields have been more cautious, policy and popular debates have shed nuance in favour of a linear narrative that pegs China’s influence to its global investments (Goh 2016; Kastner and Pearson 2021).

CWP Alum Hong Zhang Named Co-Editor Of New Journal: Global China Pulse

Global China Pulse (GCP) is an open access biannual publication that focuses on China’s international engagements in their various manifestations. Alongside the informational infrastructure The People’s Map of Global China provides, GCP offers a new space to publish content in a variety of styles and, possibly, experiment with different approaches and formats. GCP rests on two pillars: the conviction that today more than ever it is necessary to bridge the gap between the scholarly community, civil society, and the general public; and the related belief that…

"The Adaptation Advantage" By CWP Fellow Eyck Freymann

On an August day last year, Xi Jinping visited Saihanba National Forest Park to inspect the trees and flowers.  Spanning nearly 200,000 acres northwest of Beijing, the old imperial hunting ground turned to desert in the 19th century amidst deforestation and overuse. With no trees left to catch the wind, violent sandstorms rolled in from Inner Mongolia, filling Beijing’s air with choking sediment. But in 1962, Chinese authorities began a multi-decade project to restore the region into a “Great Green Wall” defending the capital.  More in this series: The Diplomatic Deadlock It worked…

"India's Special Relationship With Abe Shinzo" - By CWP Alum Manjari Chatterjee Miller

Abe personally strengthened India’s bilateral relationship with Japan by enticing India, a notoriously reluctant and cautious actor in global politics, to join his vision of the Indo-Pacific.

Shortly after the shocking news of the assassination of Japanese former prime minister, Abe Shinzo, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the following day, July 9, would be a day of national mourning in India for the slain leader. The show of respect was an appropriate statement for the loss of Abe, who was a transformative figure in Japan-India relations. Abe strengthened India’s bilateral…