China and Britain — Thawing ties, underlying tensions

China and Britain — Thawing ties, underlying tensions

Sir Keir Starmer described his recent trip to China as a chance to end the ‘ice age’ in the two countries’ ties and build a more ‘sophisticated’ relationship. But despite the announcement of visa free-travel to China for British visitors, and the lifting of sanctions on six British MPs and peers, Starmer has been criticised by political opponents for failing to secure the release of publisher and British citizen Jimmy Lai, recently found guilty of sedition and national security offences in Ho...

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What drives the US Republican Party’s agenda on China?

What drives the US Republican Party’s agenda on China?

The Republican politician who chairs Washington’s Select Committee on China, Mike Gallagher, has said that he views the ruling Chinese Communist Party as "as an enemy of the United States." Other memb...

27 Kesä 202314min

Xi Jinping’s quarrel with liberal values

Xi Jinping’s quarrel with liberal values

Xi Jinping challenges the liberal values of the west and hopes to forge a new world order which does not denigrate China’s Communist party system. This has major implications for China’s role within i...

20 Kesä 202314min

How will Joe Biden handle China if he wins a second term?

How will Joe Biden handle China if he wins a second term?

President Biden is pursuing re-election for a second term, urging voters to give him four further years. He has promised a thaw in relations with China, yet intense competition between the superpowers...

13 Kesä 202315min

Canada’s Clashes with China

Canada’s Clashes with China

There are allegations that China has been interfering in the Canadian political system and preventing free speech. In the spring of 2023, Canada expelled a Chinese diplomat, alleging that he had been ...

6 Kesä 202313min

Will there be a thaw in US-China relations?

Will there be a thaw in US-China relations?

When Joe Biden went to Hiroshima for the G7 summit in May, he declared that there will soon be a thaw in relations between the US and China. Dialogue has increased but some fundamental disagreements s...

30 Touko 202314min

De-risking and decoupling - what do the terms really mean?

De-risking and decoupling - what do the terms really mean?

Every field has its jargon and the field of Sinology - or China studies - has many special terms. Two terms which are in common use at the moment are de-risking and decoupling but their precise meanin...

23 Touko 202313min

China’s fraught relationship with the G7

China’s fraught relationship with the G7

Previous summits of G7 leaders have rebuked China’s actions in Xinjiang and Hong Kong, and have berated its relationship with Russia. In this podcast, Dr. Moritz Rudolf from Yale Law School’s Paul Tsa...

16 Touko 202314min

What is South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol's view on China?

What is South Korea’s president Yoon Suk Yeol's view on China?

South Korea’s President Yoon Suk Yeol received widespread praise in the international media for his historic five day state visit to the United States in April 2023. Joe Biden reassured Mr Yoon that A...

9 Touko 202314min

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