China Brief

08/16/2018

A Reappraisal of China-Iran Ties After US JCPOA Withdrawal - Jamestown

US JCPOA withdrawal has implications far beyond the Middle East. Roie Yellinek digs into why the Iranian regime may face headwinds in its ties with China post-JCPOA https://t.co/fNWZSzYWc8

On May 8, after weeks of negotiations with European leaders, US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal signed between Iran and several other world powers, citing concerns that the JCPOA had failed to constrain Iran’s progress in...

08/16/2018

China’s New Missile Force: New Ambitions, New Challenges (Part 1) - Jamestown

Space Force? Try Rocket Force. @batesgill1 and @adam_ni bring you Part 1 of a deep dive on the PLA's new Rocket Force, and why it matters to Xi Jinping's dreams of regional military supremacy. https://t.co/fmRiXT67Ex

At the end of 2015 the missile branch of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Second Artillery Force (第二炮兵部队), was formally elevated to a full service and renamed the Rocket Force (火箭军; PLARF) part of a sweeping drive to improve the PLA’s joint operations, command and contro...

08/16/2018

Risky Business: A Case Study of PRC Investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - Jamestown

[email protected] intern extraordinaire @perezagruzil dives into the data on Belt and Road investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. One takeaway: despite debt trap fears, PRC cash is still more than welcome. https://t.co/dbtWxZSdUq

China’s “New Silk Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) has reached Central Asia in resounding fashion. As a result, the republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have seen large increases in Chinese presence and investment. Although both countries have overlapping needs, the degree and c...

08/16/2018

Xi’s Grip Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis - Jamestown

W***y Lam is at his tea leaf-reading best in this issue of @ChinaBriefJT. Read his analysis of why pressure from the Sino-US trade war may be opening up cracks in Xi Jinping's grip on power. https://t.co/cLw4o9NBIY

A spate of unusual reports in Hong Kong and overseas Chinese-language media lend credence to the idea that, while Xi Jinping remains China’s undisputed paramount, his authority seems somewhat diminished. A moratorium of sorts appears to have been called on the relentless personality cult construct...

08/16/2018

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08/16/2018

Domestic Criticism May Signal Shrunken Belt and Road Ambitions - Jamestown

A new wave of domestic criticism of "foreign aid" may signal China's ready to clip the wings of Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative. @tombschrader explains why. https://t.co/oNJuDamMdS

In the past two weeks, obvious signs of discontent with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ambitious policy agenda have emerged into public view. (W***y Lam explores these signs and their policy implications in “Xi’s Grip on Authority Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis”, also in this is...

08/15/2018

A Reappraisal of China-Iran Ties After US JCPOA Withdrawal - Jamestown

US JCPOA withdrawal has implications far beyond the Middle East. Roie Yellinek digs into why the Iranian regime may face headwinds in its ties with China post-JCPOA https://t.co/fNWZSzYWc8

On May 8, after weeks of negotiations with European leaders, US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal signed between Iran and several other world powers, citing concerns that the JCPOA had failed to constrain Iran’s progress in...

08/15/2018

China’s New Missile Force: New Ambitions, New Challenges (Part 1) - Jamestown

Space Force? Try Rocket Force. @batesgill1 and @adam_ni bring you Part 1 of a deep dive on the PLA's new Rocket Force, and why it matters to Xi Jinping's dreams of regional military supremacy. https://t.co/fmRiXT67Ex

At the end of 2015 the missile branch of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Second Artillery Force (第二炮兵部队), was formally elevated to a full service and renamed the Rocket Force (火箭军; PLARF) part of a sweeping drive to improve the PLA’s joint operations, command and contro...

08/15/2018

Risky Business: A Case Study of PRC Investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - Jamestown

[email protected] intern extraordinaire @perezagruzil dives into the data on Belt and Road investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. One takeaway: despite debt trap fears, PRC cash is still more than welcome. https://t.co/dbtWxZSdUq

China’s “New Silk Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) has reached Central Asia in resounding fashion. As a result, the republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have seen large increases in Chinese presence and investment. Although both countries have overlapping needs, the degree and c...

08/15/2018

Xi’s Grip Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis - Jamestown

W***y Lam is at his tea leaf-reading best in this issue of @ChinaBriefJT. Read his analysis of why pressure from the Sino-US trade war may be opening up cracks in Xi Jinping's grip on power. https://t.co/cLw4o9NBIY

A spate of unusual reports in Hong Kong and overseas Chinese-language media lend credence to the idea that, while Xi Jinping remains China’s undisputed paramount, his authority seems somewhat diminished. A moratorium of sorts appears to have been called on the relentless personality cult construct...

08/15/2018

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08/15/2018

Domestic Criticism May Signal Shrunken Belt and Road Ambitions - Jamestown

A new wave of domestic criticism of "foreign aid" may signal China's ready to clip the wings of Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative. @tombschrader explains why. https://t.co/oNJuDamMdS

In the past two weeks, obvious signs of discontent with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ambitious policy agenda have emerged into public view. (W***y Lam explores these signs and their policy implications in “Xi’s Grip on Authority Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis”, also in this is...

08/14/2018

A Reappraisal of China-Iran Ties After US JCPOA Withdrawal - Jamestown

US JCPOA withdrawal has implications far beyond the Middle East. Roie Yellinek digs into why the Iranian regime may face headwinds in its ties with China post-JCPOA https://t.co/fNWZSzYWc8

On May 8, after weeks of negotiations with European leaders, US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal signed between Iran and several other world powers, citing concerns that the JCPOA had failed to constrain Iran’s progress in...

08/14/2018

China’s New Missile Force: New Ambitions, New Challenges (Part 1) - Jamestown

Space Force? Try Rocket Force. @batesgill1 and @adam_ni bring you Part 1 of a deep dive on the PLA's new Rocket Force, and why it matters to Xi Jinping's dreams of regional military supremacy. https://t.co/fmRiXT67Ex

At the end of 2015 the missile branch of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Second Artillery Force (第二炮兵部队), was formally elevated to a full service and renamed the Rocket Force (火箭军; PLARF) part of a sweeping drive to improve the PLA’s joint operations, command and contro...

08/14/2018

Risky Business: A Case Study of PRC Investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - Jamestown

[email protected] intern extraordinaire @perezagruzil dives into the data on Belt and Road investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. One takeaway: despite debt trap fears, PRC cash is still more than welcome. https://t.co/dbtWxZSdUq

China’s “New Silk Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) has reached Central Asia in resounding fashion. As a result, the republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have seen large increases in Chinese presence and investment. Although both countries have overlapping needs, the degree and c...

08/14/2018

Xi’s Grip Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis - Jamestown

W***y Lam is at his tea leaf-reading best in this issue of @ChinaBriefJT. Read his analysis of why pressure from the Sino-US trade war may be opening up cracks in Xi Jinping's grip on power. https://t.co/cLw4o9NBIY

A spate of unusual reports in Hong Kong and overseas Chinese-language media lend credence to the idea that, while Xi Jinping remains China’s undisputed paramount, his authority seems somewhat diminished. A moratorium of sorts appears to have been called on the relentless personality cult construct...

08/14/2018

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08/14/2018

Domestic Criticism May Signal Shrunken Belt and Road Ambitions - Jamestown

A new wave of domestic criticism of "foreign aid" may signal China's ready to clip the wings of Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative. @tombschrader explains why. https://t.co/oNJuDamMdS

In the past two weeks, obvious signs of discontent with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ambitious policy agenda have emerged into public view. (W***y Lam explores these signs and their policy implications in “Xi’s Grip on Authority Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis”, also in this is...

08/13/2018

A Reappraisal of China-Iran Ties After US JCPOA Withdrawal - Jamestown

US JCPOA withdrawal has implications far beyond the Middle East. Roie Yellinek digs into why the Iranian regime may face headwinds in its ties with China post-JCPOA https://t.co/fNWZSzYWc8

On May 8, after weeks of negotiations with European leaders, US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal signed between Iran and several other world powers, citing concerns that the JCPOA had failed to constrain Iran’s progress in...

08/13/2018

Xi’s Grip Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis - Jamestown

W***y Lam is at his tea leaf-reading best in this issue of @ChinaBriefJT. Read his analysis of why pressure from the Sino-US trade war may be opening up cracks in Xi Jinping's grip on power. https://t.co/cLw4o9NBIY

A spate of unusual reports in Hong Kong and overseas Chinese-language media lend credence to the idea that, while Xi Jinping remains China’s undisputed paramount, his authority seems somewhat diminished. A moratorium of sorts appears to have been called on the relentless personality cult construct...

08/13/2018

Risky Business: A Case Study of PRC Investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - Jamestown

[email protected] intern extraordinaire @perezagruzil dives into the data on Belt and Road investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. One takeaway: despite debt trap fears, PRC cash is still more than welcome. https://t.co/dbtWxZSdUq

China’s “New Silk Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) has reached Central Asia in resounding fashion. As a result, the republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have seen large increases in Chinese presence and investment. Although both countries have overlapping needs, the degree and c...

08/13/2018

China’s New Missile Force: New Ambitions, New Challenges (Part 1) - Jamestown

Space Force? Try Rocket Force. @batesgill1 and @adam_ni bring you Part 1 of a deep dive on the PLA's new Rocket Force, and why it matters to Xi Jinping's dreams of regional military supremacy. https://t.co/fmRiXT67Ex

At the end of 2015 the missile branch of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Second Artillery Force (第二炮兵部队), was formally elevated to a full service and renamed the Rocket Force (火箭军; PLARF) part of a sweeping drive to improve the PLA’s joint operations, command and contro...

08/13/2018

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08/13/2018

Domestic Criticism May Signal Shrunken Belt and Road Ambitions - Jamestown

A new wave of domestic criticism of "foreign aid" may signal China's ready to clip the wings of Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative. @tombschrader explains why. https://t.co/oNJuDamMdS

In the past two weeks, obvious signs of discontent with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ambitious policy agenda have emerged into public view. (W***y Lam explores these signs and their policy implications in “Xi’s Grip on Authority Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis”, also in this is...

08/12/2018

A Reappraisal of China-Iran Ties After US JCPOA Withdrawal - Jamestown

US JCPOA withdrawal has implications far beyond the Middle East. Roie Yellinek digs into why the Iranian regime may face headwinds in its ties with China post-JCPOA https://t.co/fNWZSzYWc8

On May 8, after weeks of negotiations with European leaders, US President Donald Trump withdrew the US from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear deal signed between Iran and several other world powers, citing concerns that the JCPOA had failed to constrain Iran’s progress in...

08/12/2018

China’s New Missile Force: New Ambitions, New Challenges (Part 1) - Jamestown

Space Force? Try Rocket Force. @batesgill1 and @adam_ni bring you Part 1 of a deep dive on the PLA's new Rocket Force, and why it matters to Xi Jinping's dreams of regional military supremacy. https://t.co/fmRiXT67Ex

At the end of 2015 the missile branch of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), the Second Artillery Force (第二炮兵部队), was formally elevated to a full service and renamed the Rocket Force (火箭军; PLARF) part of a sweeping drive to improve the PLA’s joint operations, command and contro...

08/12/2018

Xi’s Grip Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis - Jamestown

W***y Lam is at his tea leaf-reading best in this issue of @ChinaBriefJT. Read his analysis of why pressure from the Sino-US trade war may be opening up cracks in Xi Jinping's grip on power. https://t.co/cLw4o9NBIY

A spate of unusual reports in Hong Kong and overseas Chinese-language media lend credence to the idea that, while Xi Jinping remains China’s undisputed paramount, his authority seems somewhat diminished. A moratorium of sorts appears to have been called on the relentless personality cult construct...

08/12/2018

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08/12/2018

Domestic Criticism May Signal Shrunken Belt and Road Ambitions - Jamestown

A new wave of domestic criticism of "foreign aid" may signal China's ready to clip the wings of Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative. @tombschrader explains why. https://t.co/oNJuDamMdS

In the past two weeks, obvious signs of discontent with CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping’s ambitious policy agenda have emerged into public view. (W***y Lam explores these signs and their policy implications in “Xi’s Grip on Authority Loosens Amid Trade War Policy Paralysis”, also in this is...

08/12/2018

Risky Business: A Case Study of PRC Investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan - Jamestown

[email protected] intern extraordinaire @perezagruzil dives into the data on Belt and Road investment in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. One takeaway: despite debt trap fears, PRC cash is still more than welcome. https://t.co/dbtWxZSdUq

China’s “New Silk Road” or “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI) has reached Central Asia in resounding fashion. As a result, the republics of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have seen large increases in Chinese presence and investment. Although both countries have overlapping needs, the degree and c...

08/11/2018

Retweeted Mr. Sune H. Sorensen AKA The Librarian (@LibrariumViews):

@tombschrader & the rest of the insightful @ChinaBriefJT team's latest '#China Brief' is out w. some good granular insights in2 the state of #OBOR, #Iran & China relations, China's push 2 increasingly replace #Russia via #OBOR in #CentralAsia & much more: https://t.co/W4T2UvG0CC https://t.co/LnTKismB56