US prepared to escalate after China’s retaliatory sanctions
Along with @IRIglobal @NDI & @freedomhouse, we stand in solidarity with those in Hong Kong & China who aspire to live in a free society w/ democratic rights, access… Read more »
Category: China
China sanctions pro-democracy politicians, NGOs
Others on the sanctions list included Senators Josh Hawley, Tom Cotton & Pat Toomey & Rep Chris Smith, @NEDemocracy President Carl Gershman, @NDI‘s @AmbDMitchell @IRIglobal @DCTwining @hrw @KenRoth @abramowitz @freedomhouse… Read more »
How long-term pandemic fallout could erode democracy
What will be COVID-19’s longer-term impact on democracy? Recent research points to the causal pathways that can lead to democratic breakdown — as a result of the global economic fallout from the pandemic,… Read more »
China’s Grand Strategy: A ‘Carl Schmitt moment’?
New RAND research describes four possible scenarios for China in 2050: 🇨🇳 triumphant China 🇨🇳 ascendant China 🇨🇳 stagnant China 🇨🇳 imploding Chinahttps://t.co/98Tb97F1Tb — RAND Corporation (@RANDCorporation) August 3,… Read more »
NBA ‘prostitutes itself for the Politburo’ as China sanctioned over Uyghur genocide
China has employed high-tech surveillance tools and thousands of law enforcement officers to lock down the restive Xinjiang province in a bid to halt the largest outbreak of Covid-19 since… Read more »
Can alliance of democracies counter China’s ‘bankrupt, totalitarian ideology’?
In his July 23 address at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that 50 years of engaging China had failed, denounced Chinese leader Xi Jinping… Read more »
Genocide or not, Uighurs need urgent international support
Fetishizing the labels we give to acts of horror skews our responses to other atrocities, says a prominent expert. In recent days the horrendous treatment of the Uighur community by… Read more »
Can ‘democratic security diamond’ contain China’s sharp power?
I’m looking forward to taking part in this event on July 28, at @fiu_sipa: “China’s Sharp Power: Beijing’s Growing Repression in Hong Kong, Xinjiang and Around the World” https://t.co/NfxD2y9KZ5… Read more »
How COVID-19 saps China’s Deep State
China’s political system was instrumental both in plunging the country into the COVID-19 crisis and aiding its recovery, but its pandemic management has not endeared it abroad, notes analyst Richard… Read more »
How the Chinese Communist Party campaigns to shape global narratives
How do state actors with full-spectrum propaganda capabilities put them to use in modern-day information operations? a new report asks. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has long prioritized disinformation to… Read more »