Influence

Russia as an influence proxy for China ?

Just as North Korea has long played the role of China's nuclear deterrent proxy and Beijing has been capitalizing on…

5 years ago

China’s Grand Strategy. An interview with Prof. Sarwar A. Kashmeri

China’s Grand Strategy: Weaving a New Silk Road to Global Primacy is the latest book by Sarwar A. Kashmeri, Adjuct…

5 years ago

China showcases its own brand of authoritarian capitalism

Shortly before entering the Golden Week celebrations of the PRC’s 70th anniversary, Chinese provincial authorities flexed their muscle by dispatching…

5 years ago

Singapore reaffirms its role as a global affairs fixer

Singapore has just strengthened its global position as an international affairs and trade intermediary, proxy and fixer. With the signing…

5 years ago

China’s inroads into Latin America have Japan take notice

China’s growing presence in Latin America and the Carribean (LAC) is having other Asia-Pacific economic powers take notice and, amongst…

5 years ago

China re-organizes its overseas “magic weapon”

From soft to sharp power... 80 years after Mao's original formulation, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's…

5 years ago

Great Power Politics: why China cannot rise peacefully

Been re-listening to a 2012 conference by Prof. John Mearsheimer, of University of Chicago, on why China cannot rise peacefully.…

5 years ago

An example of Chinese influence & soft power in Brazil

When the regional branch in the State of Bahia of Brazil's Associação das Empresas Brasileiras de Tecnologia da Informação (ASSESPRO…

6 years ago

LatAm calling for a reset in China relations

The China-Latin America relationship has cooled off recently, with several LatAm countries calling for a reset and Beijing's support for…

6 years ago

Rakuten shuns Huawei, chooses Nokia instead

Rakuten CEO Mickey Mikitani says he "cannot take 1% risk" on Huawei Technologies or ZTE Corporation... Goes for Nokia instead.…

6 years ago