@andreaghiselli
Lived 10+ years in China, now University of Exeter and ChinaMed Project. Published a book on China, its military, and its interests overseas (OUP, 2021): https://shorturl.at/S2BjTo More at https://andreaghiselli.com/ 无巧不成书
My comments for the @wsj.com on China's approach to the conflict in Iran
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @exeterspspa.bsky.social
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Featuring analysis by Dr @andreaghiselli.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social
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Dr @andreaghiselli.bsky.social from @exeterspspa.bsky.social spoke to ABC News (Australia) about China's likely response to the situation in the Middle East
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Must listen of a Trivium podcast on the US-China agreement and the history of the rare hearth industry
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Next week, join me and Mohammed Alsudairi in this online event hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University.
We will present and discuss the findings of our recent CUP Element book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations.
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What a treat! Many thanks to @billhayton.bsky.social for joining my students and I to talk about history and Chinese politics and foreign policy.
Read his book “The Invention of China” 🔗 yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300....
@thediplomat.com has just published an interview with Mohammed Alsudairi and me discussing the findings of our CUP Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations.
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social
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Many thanks to Bonny Lin for having Mohammed Alsudairi and me on her ChinaPower podcast to present our CUP Element book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations, and discuss how China and regional powers look at each other.
@cais-exeter.bsky.social
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Do not forget to register here forms.gle/NbfQ71MsuHf6... (or send an email to chinamed@tochina.it) to attend @jonathanfulton.bsky.social's ChinaMed talk on the logic and limits of China's presence in the Gulf!
The event will take place on Friday (Oct10), 10:00 – 12:00 (CEST).
Do not forget to register here forms.gle/NbfQ71MsuHf6... (or send an email to chinamed@tochina.it) to attend @jonathanfulton.bsky.social's ChinaMed talk on the logic and limits of China's presence in the Gulf!
The event will take place on Friday (Oct10), 10:00 – 12:00 (CEST).
I look forward to visiting Glasgow!
My comments on Xi Jinping’s (virtual) BRICS speech, the SCO, and the Global Governance Initiative for The Straits Times
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
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My comments in this @telegraphnews.bsky.social article on China and Russia
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social
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Mohammed AlSudairi and I talked with Eric Olander about our new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element book on China-MENA relations (free here cambridge.org/core/element...).
It was a great fun! You can listen to our @chinagsproject.bsky.social discussion here
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You have to see the whole board. Trump's policies are a regime shift from the US as insurance provider to protection racket, creating The New Economic Geography.
It isn't just about any one tariff or Fed official - the implications are far broader
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Nice to see @abuaardvark.bsky.social reviewed my book alongside the excellent recent one from @andreaghiselli.bsky.social and Mohammed Alsudairi.
Mohammed Alsudairi and I wrote a book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations!
Permanently in OpenAccess as part of @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org's Elements in Middle East Politics series.
🔗https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/narratives-of-sinomiddle-eastern-futures/9ED65BBD5309CF1D7943B0B604E5F8A5
That said, Beijing can afford to keep its low-cost, no-big-strategy approach because the risk of some damage to its interests is also very low. Moreover, while countries might not trust it in moments of crisis, they still need its money and influence at the UNSC.
Thus, path dependence and little interest in investing resources mean that Chinese influence appears growing fast when things on the ground favor it but it can also evaporate quickly when the wind turns.
In essence, the argument is that the past and likely future ups and downs in China’s fortunes in the Middle East are closely related to how the region fits within Chinese diplomacy. It’s simply not a priority.
It builds on some ideas that I’ve had in my head for a while and that coalesced together during a workshop in Brussels last month.
In this new piece for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social I talk about how Beijing’s decision making shapes its actions and, thus, outcomes in the Middle East
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New post in Substack!
Does joining the Belt and Road Initiative help Chinese construction firms? Not always.
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New post on Substack!
I review a great paper published by Tyler Jost and Yucong Li on the promotion dynamics among senior Chinese diplomats.
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Like many, I've created a Substack. I will be mostly sharing reviews and comments on articles and books on China that I read.
If you publish something, share it with me! I'll include it in the review pipeline.
In the meantime, this is the first post.
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Submitted!
I was quoted in this South China Morning Post article on Li Qiang's recent visit to Egypt
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
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Will Iran get Chinese weapons? Never say never. However, two other experts and I are quite skeptical at the moment.
@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk
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