Martin Thorley

北京欢迎你[完整版MV] YouTube video by shirley3w

for no reason at all Youtube sent me the Beijing Olympics song "Beijing welcomes you". 78 celebrities from China, HK, TW, Singapore sang the song in 2008. and the comment section, wow, it's all nostalgia.
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The G. B. Lee Archive

#China #1980s
In case you are not aware of it, you can find my podcasts and historical, China films (8mm) on The G.B. Lee Archive on Youtube.

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Beware! Britain is selling out to China Martin Thorley, in All That Glistens, reveals that in Westminster and Whitehall, the City and our universities, Beijing has acquired a ‘critical mass’ of influence

With news of the Chinese 'mega' embassy approval in London, time to re-up @edwardlucas.bsky.social's review of @methorley.bsky.social's new book, 'All That Glistens' in @thetimes.com

Order your copy at 25% off w/code GLISTENS25 ➡️ tinyurl.com/34wdtpp2

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Yalda Hakim and I discussing things on her show.

Yesterday evening I joined @yaldahakim.bsky.social to discuss her colleagues’ report on unrest in China as well as transnational repression. One eye on an expected UK PM visit to China later this month.

A selection of books in a bookstore, including ‘All That Glistens’.

A selection of books in a bookstore, including ‘All That Glistens’.

A photo sent over by a friend - taken at Piccadilly Waterstones in London. First time seeing All That Glistens out in the wild…
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Matt Frei on LBC UK - Catch Up | Global Player Catch up on the last 7 days of shows from Matt Frei on LBC UK

🎙️'As with Russia, an authoritarian state of this nature will push until it encounters resistance.'

@methorley.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk discussing the latest Chinese hacking scandal and his book All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain👇
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#histbookchat #China New arrival! All That Glistens: China Party-State Influence in Britain by Martin Thorley
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A box containing newly printed copies of “All That Glistens”.

Received a special delivery: ‘All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain’ with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social

Expect to see some reviews and interviews next week.

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One month today, my book 'All That Glistens: Chinese Party-State Influence in Britain' is published with @hurstpublishers.bsky.social. I’m including some of the quotes from the back cover. More info available via the link. www.hurstpublishers.com/book/all-tha...

The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia's Struggle Against Autocracy And Beijing

A 2 day mini book tour to promote my new @columbiagr.bsky.social slim volume, Tuesday talk at the Hoover (video already up here www.hoover.org/events/milk-... ) & then Wednesday at @cwclub.bsky.social (event co sponsored by @dissentmag.bsky.social (podcast to come)

3/3 More feedback:

“‘A stylish narrative on the rise and fall of Chinese Communist Party political reach in Britain over a decade”

2/3 More feedback:

“Thorley’s analysis, that the UK is a corrupt enabler of authoritarian politics makes original and disturbing reading”

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We’ve started to receive early feedback:

“One of the most important books to have been published on the UK-China relationship”

1/3 @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off my book if pre-ordered by Thursday:
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3/3 The book at @Waterstones can be found via this link. Remember to use the code ‘SUMMER25’ for the 25% discount.
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2/3 Early feedback for the book:

1/3 @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off my book if pre-ordered by Thursday:
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Job opportunities | Careers with the Global Initiative We always welcome expressions of interest from experts in different forms of transnational organized crime or with a geographic speciality, for limited-time cooperation.

The GI-TOC is hiring in Asia.

Field Coordinators in:
Cambodia,
Laos,
Thailand
Vietnam;

Legal Consultant in Malaysia.

Further details about the positions are available via the link. globalinitiative.net/about-us/jobs/

JIED Special Issue: Geocriminality – state instrumentalization of criminality abroad This special issue will explore the concept and its wide-ranging ramifications for crime and crime prevention. While state instrumentalization of crime in general is as old as statehood itself, the fo...

A reminder that GI-TOC is running a special issue of our LSE Press academic journal JIED on the topic of geocriminality

We’ll need a short letter of intent by Monday 21 April if you’d like to contribute to the debate on state use of criminality abroad.

globalinitiative.net/announcement...

Of kingdoms and crooks: The rise of geocriminality Globalization, state–crime collaboration and tense geopolitical conditions have given rise to a troubling new phenomenon. More needs to be done to better understand this emerging threat and its implic...

1/6 Introducing geocriminality. In my latest short article, I highlight a change we’re witnessing in state instrumentalization of criminality. While states have used criminal networks in various forms since their genesis, this relationship is transforming. globalinitiative.net/analysis/the...

JIED Special Issue: Geocriminality – state instrumentalization of criminality abroad This special issue will explore the concept and its wide-ranging ramifications for crime and crime prevention. While state instrumentalization of crime in general is as old as statehood itself, the forces of globalization and adversarial geopolitical conditions have led to an evolution in its form. Just as rapid progress in fields of communication, travel and technology have underpinned development in business, so too has it nurtured capacity in state-crime relationships.

6/6 We’d be fascinated to hear from potential contributors to this special issue on geocriminality in the GI-TOC’s academic journal JIED – with London School of Economics Press @lsepress.bsky.social. Details of the call can be found via the link.
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5/6 When regimes that face little scrutiny at home face increased constraints operating abroad, the use of criminals by the state becomes more attractive. But plenty of questions remain – as well as the article in the first post, we have issued a Call for Papers:

4/6 Just as globalization has transformed politics and business, it's impacts (e.g. advances in travel, internationalization of markets and the erosion of capital flow boundaries) have also transformed the state-crime landscape. New challenges abound…

Russia's Use of Organized Crime as an Instrument of Statecraf Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 has increased Moscow’s engagement with the underworld, for example to help circumvent sanctions by smuggling licit products that contain dual-u...

3/6 Colleagues and partners of the GI-TOC were making similar findings – that this relationship had evolved. Take for example, @markgaleotti.bsky.social’s excellent research into crime and the Russian state. globalinitiative.net/analysis/gan...

China's new model of global governance and its impact on the fight against organized crime The characteristics of the Global Security Initiative (GSI) are best understood in the context of China’s domestic approach to crime prevention, in which the party-state is vested with vast powers and...

2/6 Typically, state use of crime was considered an element of clandestine diplomacy but my own research into the use of criminal networks by the People’s Republic of China suggested a deeper, novel relationship at the state-crime nexus. For example from 2024 globalinitiative.net/analysis/chi...

Of kingdoms and crooks: The rise of geocriminality Globalization, state–crime collaboration and tense geopolitical conditions have given rise to a troubling new phenomenon. More needs to be done to better understand this emerging threat and its implic...

1/6 Introducing geocriminality. In my latest short article, I highlight a change we’re witnessing in state instrumentalization of criminality. While states have used criminal networks in various forms since their genesis, this relationship is transforming. globalinitiative.net/analysis/the...

👇 Publishing June 10, with a few additions in the form of at least three bits of advance praise, deeply gratifying blurbs by @eosnos.bsky.social Emma Larkin & Thongchai Winichakul

U.S. Embassies Halt Air Quality Monitoring Abroad Since 2008, embassies and other diplomatic posts had been publishing data about local air quality. In many countries, it was the only reliable source of such information.

Not an exaggeration to say this was pound-for-pound the most effective piece of US public diplomacy in China. Twitter was blocked, but U.S. embassy pollution tweets forced Beijing to start publishing its own pollution data, which fed public outrage. Result: millions breathing vastly less toxic air