Dec

06

Brief #98: sanctioning Lithuania, Didi delisting, China-Africa forum

1. Sanctioning LithuaniaBeijing has escalated its “retaliation” against Lithuania by removing it from China’s customs registry system, effectively barring

Dec 6, 2021

5 min read

Dec

01

Brief #97: Solomon Islands, domino theory, Lithuania

1. Solomon IslandsIn the Solomon Islands last week, anti-government protests broke out, with protestors burning Chinatown in the capital Honiara.

Dec 1, 2021

4 min read

Nov

26

Brief #96: history resolution, rally round the flag, Wang Liqiang, beauty standards

1. History resolutionAt the recent 6th Plenum, the Party Central Committee adopted a resolution on history. The Party made this

Nov 26, 2021

7 min read

Nov

19

Brief #95: US-China, ideology, Peng Shuai

1. US-China relationsSummitBiden and Xi held a virtual summit [US readout | PRC readout (in Chinese)]. While the US readout is

Nov 19, 2021

6 min read

Nov

16

Brief #94: 6th Plenum outcomes, climate, Keating, Peng Shuai

The 6th Plenum concluded on Thursday with a communiqué that held little surprises: Xi was lionised and history whitewashed.

Nov 16, 2021

8 min read

Nov

09

Brief #93: 6th Plenum preview, PLA, focus on China, esports

1. Sixth Plenum previewThe Sixth Plenum is currently underway in Beijing and will run until Thursday. For background on plenums

Nov 9, 2021

5 min read

Nov

03

Brief #92: UN, trade resilience, Chinese Australians, songs, MeToo

Happy Diwali! 1. UNThe UN system is very important to China, more so than for countries such as Australia. Last

Nov 3, 2021

7 min read

Oct

26

Brief #91: climate, history, Digicel, news sources, Li Yundi

1. Climate policyThe Chinese Government is getting very serious about climate change. A few days ago (just before the Glasgow

Oct 26, 2021

8 min read

Oct

19

Brief #90: Hong Kong, common prosperity, LinkedIn, WeChat, marriages

1. Democracy for Hong KongI haven’t been writing about the human rights situation in Hong Kong for a while.

Oct 19, 2021

7 min read

Oct

11

Brief #89: CN language media in Aust, censorship, US-China trade, BRI debt, Taiwan flights

1. Chinese language media in AustraliaTwo recently published papers shed some insights on Chinese-language media in Australia: Waning Sun’s

Oct 11, 2021

8 min read