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During our latest Pathways to Peace Initiative, Salzburg Global Fellows from 14 countries gathered to discuss the pressing issue of global interaction with #China; they incorporated the perspectives of narrative frameworks, economic challenges, technology, and pathways for future engagement in light of rising geopolitical tensions. Follow the link below to read the summarized findings of the working groups: https://ow.ly/pSCT50RuG6L #SalzburgGlobal #PathwaystoPeace

☞ A pact of iron? China's deepening of the Sino-Russian partnership The Frontiers in Political Science has published a paper by Nuno Morgado and Takashi Hosoda titled "A pact of iron? China's deepening of the Sino-Russian partnership". The authors are esteemed senior research fellows at the Future Potentials Observatory's Geopolitical Frontiers Project. To characterize the bilateral partnership, this paper applies the neoclassical geopolitics approach. The authors first measure China's potential and the perception of Chinese geopolitical agents and placed within the international distribution of capabilities. This is followed by their analytical results on Sino-Russian relations in the spheres of potential, strategic culture, and geopolitical design. The paper concludes that while there is a strategic necessity for China to strengthen the partnership, the Sino-Russian relations are unlikely transforming into a traditional military alliance due to Beijing's self-interest to maintain trade relations with Western countries to avoid being tainted by Russia's deteriorating reputation, to grasp its goal of multipolar world order, and to spread positive narratives of China as a new global leader. The Sino-Russo relations has been shifting its nature from "marriage of convenience" to "marriage who pretend to be a good couple." To read the paper, please click on the following link: https://lnkd.in/dWd7z9xs

🔥 New ChinAffairs+ Issue: Mearsheimer vs. Yan Xuetong - Debating the Future of Global Order and China-U.S. Relations 🔥 In our latest edition, we delve into a thought-provoking discussion held on October 11, 2024, between John Mearsheimer, leading realist scholar, and Yan Xuetong, Dean of Tsinghua’s Institute of International Relations. This marks their third debate, following previous talks in 2013 and 2019. Mearsheimer reaffirmed his theory of "offensive realism," emphasizing that in a world without a supreme authority, nations seek regional dominance to ensure survival. He highlighted the ongoing and intensifying security competition between China and the U.S., with a particular focus on cutting-edge technology. On the other hand, Yan Xuetong argued that the core of U.S.-China competition lies in who can better shape the global order, particularly in a world trending towards anti-globalization, rather than a fight for mere survival. Don't miss the insights from this high-level debate and how it shapes perspectives on the future of global order! https://lnkd.in/gTviei_c

🔥 New ChinAffairs+ Issue: Mearsheimer vs. Yan Xuetong - Debating the Future of Global Order and China-U.S. Relations 🔥 In our latest edition, we delve into a thought-provoking discussion held on October 11, 2024, between John Mearsheimer, leading realist scholar, and Yan Xuetong, Dean of Tsinghua’s Institute of International Relations. This marks their third debate, following previous talks in 2013 and 2019. Mearsheimer reaffirmed his theory of "offensive realism," emphasizing that in a world without a supreme authority, nations seek regional dominance to ensure survival. He highlighted the ongoing and intensifying security competition between China and the U.S., with a particular focus on cutting-edge technology. On the other hand, Yan Xuetong argued that the core of U.S.-China competition lies in who can better shape the global order, particularly in a world trending towards anti-globalization, rather than a fight for mere survival. Don't miss the insights from this high-level debate and how it shapes perspectives on the future of global order! https://lnkd.in/gD33Q3BX

In this new Op-Ed, CCG senior research fellow Wang Yiwei discussed three factors characterize the centuries-old cultural exchanges between China and France (and the rest of Europe) https://lnkd.in/es4McsKx

New from Member of the Bundestag Rolf Mützenich: The Transatlantic Community and the Global South in the Age of Great Power Rivalry In 1980, the Independent Commission for International Development Issues, chaired by former German Chancellor Willy Brandt, published a landmark report entitled “North-South: A Program for Survival.” In the midst of the tensions of the Cold War, the “Brandt Report” addressed the entrenched disparities between industrialized and developing countries and called for reforms in global economic policies and greater participation of developing countries in the decision-making processes of international institutions. Furthermore, the report also addressed global challenges such as rising inequality, environmental sustainability, and arms control. Although the “Brandt Report” was never fully implemented, it significantly influenced the international development discourse and marked a pivotal moment in North-South relations. Even forty-four years later, many of its core principles remain relevant and can serve as valuable guidelines for reinvigorating relations between the Global South and North. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e6cfwDan Friedrich Ebert Stiftung - Washington DC

Some thoughts on the "Global South" with Professor Michael Tkacik https://lnkd.in/eUiQEZk2 This article is a follow-up to an excellent article by Professor Stephen Nagy on "Asian Values."

🌐 Positive Paranoia: Chinese Interpretations of Indo-Pacific Geopolitics 📄 This Focus Asia paper by Julie Yu-Wen Chen, University of Helsinki, Jagannath Panda, and Richard Ghiasy MPA, MBA, seeks to interpret Chinese narratives on Indo-Pacific geopolitics by reviewing Chinese state media and scholarly opinions on Indo-Pacific geopolitics. 🔎 For this purpose, the paper also examines the PRC’s interpretation of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (the ‘Quad’ comprising Australia, India, Japan, and the U.S.) and the interplay with the three middle-power Quad partners. Similarly, it explores China-Europe dynamics in Chinese state media and official discourse, given the expansion of the European Union’s strategic interest in Indo-Pacific geopolitics. 📈 "The success of China’s friendly relations with South Asian countries is interpreted as a result of China’s policy of not interfering in other countries’ internal affairs but rather focusing on delivering tangible economic and trade benefits to partners." This work is part of a Stiftung Mercator GmbH-funded project titled “Order in the Indo-Pacific: Gauging the Region’s Perspectives on EU Strategies and Constructive Involvement.” ➡️ You can also find the publication here: https://lnkd.in/dXWeMygy

XI’S CHINA: A CHAMPION FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND JUSTICE OR AN ASPIRING GLOBAL HEGEMON? 🇨🇳🌍 Chinese leader Xi Jinping has a plan for how the world should work and is escalating his push to challenge America’s global leadership to promote it. For decades, China has built its international influence around its economic clout, using its own rapid transformation from a deeply impoverished country to the world’s second largest economy as a model it could share with the developing world. But as China’s economic rise has come alongside geopolitical friction with the U.S. and its allies, Beijing has seen the need to expand its vision and tackle geopolitical issues as well. In this great power competition, the RPC is vying with the West to win over the rest of the world. To do so, it bets on two main arguments: the need to rebalance in favour of the Global South the current international system where a handful of wealthy, Western countries hold too much global power; peaceful and respectful cooperation is key to achieving worldwide stability and mutually beneficial prosperity. China insists it does not seek in any way to overturn the existing world order, but to revamp it in order to make it more equitable and more inclusive. Chinese officials also deny ambitions of dominance: “Everything we do is for the purpose of providing a better life for our people, all the while creating more development opportunities for the entire world,” a policy document released in September 2023 indicated. “There is no iron law that dictates that a rising power will inevitably seek hegemony.” Beijing’s flagship economic project, the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as its repeated calls for multilateralism and the reshaping of global governance have unsurprisingly been met with a mix of scepticism and hostility in the West. In the Global South, where China’s stands resonate the most, some countries (like Brazil) are not entirely sold, while others (like India or ASEAN members) want to stay away from Beijing’s rising influence. As former colonies and targets of Western imperialism, they have one nagging question in mind: Is China really trying to promote multipolarity and a fairer international governance — or does it just want to become a substitute for U.S. influence over the world?

US visit by Vietnam's To Lam to be showcase of great power balancing - if he meets Biden Carl Thayer, an emeritus professor at the University of New South Wales and an expert on Vietnam, said To Lam’s visit to New York City was “too good an opportunity” for Biden to let pass without meeting his Vietnamese counterpart. Such a meeting would reinforce commitments made by Biden and the late former Vietnam leader Nguyen Phu Trong last year and that bilateral relations would continue to be stronger, Thayer said. “Given that a new US president will take office in January 2025, it could be a long time before another opportunity arises for the leaders of Vietnam and the United States to meet”. “A Biden-Lam meeting would be a lasting legacy on US-Vietnam relations,” Thayer added… During his business meeting with corporate executives, Lam would likely give reassurance that Vietnam was committed to its long-term goal of becoming a modern industrial country with high income by 2045, Thayer said. While attending the UN Future Forum and addressing the 79th General Assembly, Lam would likely deliver a speech on issues of concern to developing countries in the Global South ranging from climate change to public health issues, he added. Maria Siow, South China Morning Post, September 20,2024 Dow Jones Factiva #To_Lam, #Joe_Biden, #Vietnam, #United_States, #China #Google, #Facbook,#United_National_General_Assembly, #Meta, #Alphabet, #US_corporations, #Zachary_Abuza, #comprehensive_strategic_partnership, #Carl_Thayer, #Univerasity_of_New_South_Wales, #Nguyen_Phu_Trong, #Alexander_Vuving, #Kamala_Harris, #Russia, #bamboo_diplomacy, #Vladimir_Putin, #science_and_technology, #energy, #climate_change, #health, #investment, #artificial_intelligencxe, #AI, #silicon_chip, #Pham_Minh_Chinh, #innovation,#semiconductor,