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Carnegie China Commentaries
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Beyond the Putin-Kim Alliance: How Can the International Community Engage China to Contain Nuclear Risks Over the Korean Peninsula?

Faced with an increase in strategic maneuvering by Moscow and Pyongyang, Beijing will not sit idly by and allow Putin and Kim to shape the security environment on its behalf.

· July 10, 2024
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What Does Xi Jinping Want From Central Asia?

China’s growing attention to Central Asia is perceived as a harbinger of tectonic shifts in regional geopolitics.

· July 5, 2024
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Beijing’s Chen Shui-bian Playbook for Lai Ching-te: A View from Southeast Asia

Taiwan faces a more forceful PRC and a need to further consolidate its democracy. These will be the true tests of Lai Ching-te’s political acumen and that of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) team around him.

· June 6, 2024
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The Possibility of a China-Philippines Conflict in the South China Sea

In the current conflict with the Philippines, Beijing’s strategy appears to be maximally leveraging gray zone tactics to exhaust the survival of the Filipino vessel on the Second Thomas Shoal.

· June 3, 2024
Southeast Asia
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New Leader, New Approach to China?

Over the past three years, Southeast Asia has witnessed a series of important leadership transitions. How will these new leaders approach China and how will they differ from their predecessors?

  • Lak Chansok
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· May 23, 2024
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Prabowo’s Diplomatic Debut in China and Japan

Indonesia’s foreign policy will not fundamentally change except in one respect—it will have a more active president managing its foreign policy.

  • Rizal Sukma
· April 18, 2024
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The Potential Chinese Responses to a U.S. Ban on TikTok

Beijing’s reaction to Washington’s proposed ban on TikTok could manifest in three distinct scenarios.

· April 11, 2024
Q&A
China’s Evolving Economic and Security Role in the Middle East

The advantage that China has over other global powers, especially America, is that its foreign policy is closely aligned with those of many of the Middle Eastern countries.

· March 20, 2024
Q&A
China-Europe Relations, Two Years After Russia Invaded Ukraine

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a turning point in the EU-China relationship, and evolution of the China-Russia relationship will continue to impact EU-China relations.

  • Yifan Ding
  • Alice Ekman
· March 11, 2024
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China and Russia’s Overlapping Interests in Central Asia

Russia has its Eurasian Economic Union, and China has its Belt and Road Initiative. For both projects, Central Asia is important.

· February 22, 2024
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Taiwan’s Voters Have Spoken. Now What: Implications of Taiwan’s 2024 Elections for Beijing and Beyond

Quiet but important shifts in Taiwan’s politics that will have critical implications for cross-strait ties.

· February 9, 2024
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How Chinese Financing Shapes the Pacific

One reason Pacific Island countries continue to borrow from China is their huge demand for infrastructure.

· February 8, 2024