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For those who feel they ought to know more about China, I highly recommend the Economist's excellent podcast Drum Tower. This week's episode "Tick tock for TikTok" presents China's side of the TikTok debate (a viewpoint that I feel is undercovered in Western media). Stepping back from all the hype and politicisation, does Chinese ownership of TikTok really pose a threat to America? #tiktok #china #dataprotection #socialmedia https://lnkd.in/eyqQriDz

https://lnkd.in/dkY7G4Zr Outcomes of China’s Third Plenum: A Conversation with Scott Kennedy Center for Strategic & International Studies 1 Aug 2024 ChinaPower In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Scott Kennedy joins us to discuss the major themes from China's long-anticipated Third Plenum and what it signaled for China’s economic trajectory in the coming decade. Dr. Kennedy highlights the continuity that the Third Plenum presented, with no drastic economic measures introduced. However, he underscores the idea that Chinese leadership’s statist approach may pose additional challenges in addressing domestic issues. Dr. Kennedy also discusses China’s linkage between national security and economic progress and its shift toward high-tech development to build resilience and decrease foreign reliance. Finally, Dr. Kennedy provides predictions on where China’s economic growth will be in the next two years.

Don't miss this insightful podcast where our Public Policy and Global Affairs Head of Department, Kei Koga, discusses Japan’s strategic approach to the Pacific Island countries. They delve into China's growing influence, Australia and its allies' strategic objectives, and the broader outlook amid the US-China rivalry. Tune in to gain a deeper understanding of the region's evolving dynamics. https://lnkd.in/g5ePe2Gm

CHINA IN MENA At a time when China’s global footprint is getting deeper and deeper, it has never been more important to understand its foreign policy and the Middle East is one of the world’s most consequential regions: home to major religions, diverse cultural and social heritage, central to global energy markets, and of course, geopolitics, linking people and markets in Asia, Africa and Europe. This show will help you understand what China is doing in the region, and how the region is engaging with China as an increasingly important external power.

New ReConnect China -podcast out! Link to the podcast: https://lnkd.in/dDvzPbuC Connectivity initiatives have become a major instrument in the competition among major powers. How should the EU position itself in this context? In this episode, Mario Esteban, Senior Analyst at Elcano Royal Institute, talks with Aurelio Insisa, Senior fellow at the Istituto Affari Internazionali about their recent ReConnect China Policy Brief in which they argue that a geopolitical framing of the EU’s Global Gateway is counterproductive for the EU. They discuss why this is the case, and how a more positive framing of the initiative can help improve the Global Gateway’s standing in the Global South. Link to the Policy Brief https://lnkd.in/dFsteNTG ReConnect China - Horizon Europe Research Consortium Elcano Royal Institute IAI - Istituto Affari Internazionali Centre for East Asian Studies (CEAS)

👉 New Episode Alert! 🚨 The Rise of the Far-Right in Europe: Implications and Impact 🚨 In part 1 of the latest episode of 'India's Global Impulse,' I sit down with Pyotr K., host of The Global Gambit to discuss the substantial gains of far-right parties in Europe and their potential to reshape continental policies. 🌍 We also dive into the possibilities of the French elections now that the first round of elections is over. We also explore whether the media is overhyping the rise of the far-right or if a significant shift is happening in European politics. Link - https://lnkd.in/eitDdQDX Join us for an in-depth analysis and share your thoughts on this pressing issue. Your insights and feedback are always welcome! Do not forget to like, comment and share the video and subscribe to my channel #PoliticalAnalysis #FarRight #Europe #MarineLePen #Meloni #FrenchElections #IndiasGlobalImpulse #Podcast

We all need to get out more. Keyu Jin has just published a book on the Chinese economic model - which I am about to get given how excellent this overview is. My recent Grimshaw cities podcast with Michael Keith was in part about the separate stories of cities and their development strategies in Asia compared with the European/US/Australian models. She points to an unexpected trend which is how China's model has combined political centralisation - which we know about - with local government economic innovation - which we know less about. The UK in particular has gone in the opposite direction: political decentralisation and economic centralisation! How's that going?

NEW VIDEO - "CHINA and the WORLD: New Era of Stabilization or Continued Tension?" ROBERT DALY in conversation with Klaus Larres. https://lnkd.in/eFd22Yhe It's a great and insightful conversation. Robert has many interesting things to say about China's foreign relations and the country's internal policies. I hope you enjoy watching it. And here is a link to a SINICA podcast, run by Kaiser Kuo, on "The Ukrainian Factor in Chinese Grand Strategy: two years since the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion" with Vita Gogol, Bartosz Kuwalski, Xiaoyu Lu, and Klaus Larres (moderated by Kaiser Kuo) https://lnkd.in/ewDBgfkC

#ChinaShortCuts #Podcast Lead story of this episode is China’s foreign direct #investment from January to July ( 📉 29.6%)