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China Power
China's rise inspires a mix of awe, fear and skepticism. But what will its global role be? Are we on the brink of a bipolar world? How will its neighbors respond? Will it all come crashing down? The Diplomat's daily China blog will try to find some answers.
January 16, 2020
The Taiwan Election’s Other Big Winner: Ko Wen-je’s Taiwan People’s Party
By Nick Aspinwall
The upstart TPP secured five legislative seats, a major win for a party formed only five months ago by a mayor with presidential ambitions.
January 16, 2020
China, US Sign ‘Historic’ Trade Deal
By Shannon Tiezzi
The Phase One deal is being hailed by both sides as a victory, but it leaves a lot of unfinished business.
January 15, 2020
Treading Choppy Waters: Cross-Strait Relations in Taiwan’s 2020 Presidential Election
By Pam Kennedy
Taiwan's presidential election was heavily influenced by cross-strait relations. What comes next?
January 14, 2020
China’s Shipbuilders Seek New Inroads in Arctic Shipping
By Trym Aleksander Eiterjord
New ship designs signal a growing Chinese interest in Arctic shipping.
January 13, 2020
China Tightens Grips on North Korean Defectors
By Tae-jun Kang
Arrests of North Korean defectors in China are up, even while Beijing moves to control North Korean propaganda within the Great Firewall.
January 12, 2020
Taiwan ‘Shouts Back’: President Tsai Wins Re-Election Despite China’s Pressure Campaign
By Shannon Tiezzi
Tsai Ing-wen won a landslide victory over her opponent, in a blow to Beijing's hopes.
January 11, 2020
China’s Iran Dilemma
By Bonnie Girard
Beijing begins to discover the price of international adventurism.
January 10, 2020
Taiwan Candidates Rally as KMT Official Accused of Attempting to Bribe Chinese Defector
By Nick Aspinwall
Wang Liqiang, the self-proclaimed Chinese spy, reportedly received death threats in an attempt to coerce him to recant his allegations and falsely implicate Taiwan’s DPP in corruption.
January 10, 2020
Foreign Students and China’s Soft Power: The Case of Uganda
By Benjamin Mulvey
The link between Ugandan students in China and Chinese influence in Uganda is more complicated than it appears.
January 10, 2020
What Does Taiwan’s Public Think About Election Interference From China?
By Timothy S. Rich, Madelynn Einhorn, Isabel Eliassen, Carolyn Brueggemann, and Alexandrea Pike-Goff
Polling shows Taiwanese interpret China's interference and disinformation campaigns through partisan lens.
January 09, 2020
Confucius Institutes in Brazil and BRICS Education Cooperation
By Wang Peng
Educational cooperation is an underanalyzed aspect of the BRICS grouping, and Confucius Institutes are leading the way in Brazil.
January 09, 2020
Election Aside, Taiwan’s Generation Gap Will Shape Relations With China
By Jeremy Huai-Che Chiang
Whatever the result of the election on Saturday, the surge in Taiwanese identity among young people is here to stay.