Why North Korea is wary of China’s ‘Market Leninist’ model
In Kim Jong-Un’s attempt to unleash the economy and hold on to his dictatorship, he seems to be taking a lesson from China’s Communist Party: change, or die, the New… Read more »
Category: Asia
China’s coercive economic measures targeting democratic states
Most of Beijing’s unilateral coercive economic measures are aimed at democratic states, according to a new analysis. In part, China uses coercion against these states because bribery, corruption, and… Read more »
Media crackdown raises fears for Pakistan’s democracy
The abduction of newspaper columnist and prominent critic of the military, Gul Bukhari (left), came just a day after the army’s chief spokesman declared that social media users who… Read more »
Vietnam protests bigger than ‘anti-China’ nationalism
Thousands turned out in major Vietnamese cities on Sunday and Monday to protest government plans to grant long-term leases for foreign companies operating in special economic zones (SEZs), prompting clashes… Read more »
Bipartisan call for ‘comprehensive strategy’ to counter China’s covert influence ops
A bipartisan group of 12 senators has written a letter to senior Trump administration officials, urging them to craft a “comprehensive strategy” to counter covert Chinese interference in democracies around… Read more »
North Korea’s human rights abuses won’t be raised at Singapore summit
The No. 1 topic at Tuesday’s summit between President Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un will undoubtedly be the reclusive regime’s nuclear weapons, the Los Angeles Times reports: That’s… Read more »
Europe feels China’s growing sharp power
China’s growing sharp power and influence over Europe is beginning to receive closer scrutiny, thanks in large part to the work of researchers such as those at the Mercator Institute… Read more »
Competitive Strategies Against Authoritarian Political Warfare
Disinformation is only one of a range of tools deployed by Russia and China in practicing a unique form of authoritarian political warfare: comprehensive coercion, according to a new analysis… Read more »
North Korea: Prioritize Dire Rights Situation
North Korea remains one of the world’s most repressive states despite recent diplomatic openings with South Korea, the United States, and other countries, Human Rights Watch said today in a… Read more »
Congress takes Australia’s lead on countering China’s influence operations
Senior Australian government ministers accused China on Tuesday of exerting undue pressure on Qantas Airways Ltd to change its website to refer to Taiwan as a Chinese territory. Australian Prime… Read more »