China in Africa
China in Africa examines the complexity of China's engagement with the African continent and covers critical issues such as Chinese soft and hard power, energy and arms relations and China's bilateral relations with African countries.
China's Quasi-Superpower Diplomacy: Prospects and Pitfalls
Senior Fellow Willy Lam's occasional paper examines the ways in which Beijing is waging quasi-superpower diplomacy to bolster China's pre-eminence in the new world order.
The Rising Dragon: SCO Peace Mission 2007
This occasional report examines historic counterterrorist exercises organized by the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which was held in China and Russia from August 9-17, 2007.
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The Politics of Disaster Relief: China, Taiwan and the Haitian Earthquake
February 4, 2010 02:08 PM
After a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, the aftershock reached China in ways that few observers could have anticipated. After all, the link between the world’s most powerful rising economy and one of its most troubled states is tenuous. China and Haiti are worlds apart in almost every conceivable sense: profoundly separated by geography, levels of development, language and culture. Moreover, Beijing and Port-au-Prince are diplomatically estranged, as Haiti remain...
The Strategic Implications of the Turkmenistan-China Pipeline Project
February 4, 2010
On December 14, 2009, China and Turkmenistan formally opened the longest natural gas pipeline, which runs from Turkmenistan through Central Asia to China. This pipeline, financed by China National Petroleum Corporation...
PLAN Shapes International Perception of Evolving Capabilities
February 4, 2010
After more than a decade of sustained naval modernization, China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) stands at a historic crossroads. While it’s no “blue water navy” by Western standards, the Chinese Navy has closed important...
Beijing Bones up its Cyber-Warfare Capacity
February 4, 2010
While the furor over cyber attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to intensify in the near future. This is...
The Modernization of China's Border and Coastal Defense Infrastructure
February 4, 2010
From January 29 to January 31, the National Committee on Border and Coastal Defense of the People's Republic of China (PRC) held its fourth meeting in Beijing. The meeting was attended by the top echelons in the Chinese Communist...
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Beijing Bones up its Cyber-Warfare Capacity
February 4, 2010 01:51 PM
While the furor over cyber attacks against Google has lapsed somewhat, the Sino-American confrontation over the larger issue of Internet security and global digital warfare is expected to intensify in the near future. This is particularly in light of the deterioration of bilateral ties due to issues ranging from the value of the renminbi to U.S. arms sales to Taiwan. Even more significant is the fact that despite Washington’s criticism of Beijing’s censorship of the Internet—as well as China-ori...
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The Modernization of China's Border and Coastal Defense Infrastructure
February 4, 2010 01:45 PM
From January 29 to January 31, the National Committee on Border and Coastal Defense of the People's Republic of China (PRC) held its fourth meeting in Beijing. The meeting was attended by the top echelons in the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Liberation Army (PLA). The Committee is under the directive of the Chinese State Council and Central Military Commission (CMC) and was previously convened in 1994 under former President Jiang Zemin. Charged with the coordination of China's v...
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Who's Who in the Somali Insurgency: A Reference Guide
September 30, 2009 02:45 PM
The ongoing struggle for control of Somalia is one of the world’s most complicated. With the country already effectively split into three parts, it may be too late to speak of a Somali nation. While the popular conception of this conflict pits al-Qaeda associated Islamists against a presumably Western-friendly Transitional Federal Government (TFG) that has the support of major Western powers and the United Nations, the reality is far more complex. Somalia is beset by separatist forces, clan riva...