Dec
17
Brief #101: arts & literature, YouTube influencers, American attitudes
5 min read
brief
analysis of Chinese current affairs
Dec
14
Brief #100: Nicaragua, democracy, press freedom
1. Nicaragua
Nicaragua switched
[https://www.el19digital.com/articulos/ver/titulo:123654-nicaragua-reconoce-a-larepublica-popular-china-como-unico-gobierno-legitimo]
diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China on Thursday,
5 min read
Dec
10
Brief #99: Olympic boycott, Asia Power Index
3 min read
Dec
07
Brief #98: sanctioning Lithuania, Didi delisting, China-Africa forum
1. Sanctioning Lithuania
Beijing has escalated its “retaliation” against Lithuania
[https://www.neican.org/brief-97/] by removing it from China’
5 min read
Dec
01
Brief #97: Solomon Islands, domino theory, Lithuania
1. Solomon Islands
In the Solomon Islands last week, anti-government protests broke out, with
protestors burning Chinatown in the capital
4 min read
Nov
26
Brief #96: history resolution, rally round the flag, Wang Liqiang, beauty standards
1. History resolution
At the recent 6th Plenum, the Party Central Committee adopted a resolution on history. The Party made
7 min read
Nov
19
Brief #95: US-China, ideology, Peng Shuai
1. US-China relations
Summit
Biden and Xi held a virtual summit [US readout
[https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/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.
8 min read
Nov
09
Brief #93: 6th Plenum preview, PLA, focus on China, esports
1. Sixth Plenum preview
The Sixth Plenum is currently underway in Beijing and will run until Thursday.
For background on
5 min read
Nov
03
Brief #92: UN, trade resilience, Chinese Australians, songs, MeToo
Happy Diwali!
1. UN
The UN system is very important to China, more so than for countries such as
Australia.
7 min read