China foreign policy

For China, the pandemic was more burden than opportunity. 

Unconventional – and often overlooked – practices form a key part of China’s international influence.

Blamed as the cause of the pandemic, China now has to confront severe political, diplomatic, and economic challenges.

By shipping medical supplies to European countries, China is seeking to boost its image as a responsible global leader.

Which countries received China’s praise – or its scorn – over their COVID-19 assistance ultimately boils down to diplomatic interests more than reality.

With Beijing turning inward to battle the new disease, progress on the foreign policy front may be delayed.

What should we expect from Beijing this lunar year?

“China-U.S. relations can’t go back to the past”.

The time of “hiding and biding” is over, but is China ready for the burdens of global leadership?

Managing asymmetry is China’s next big problem, but Beijing has ample historical experience doing so.

A perilous cycle of misunderstanding means Beijing could react to world events in panic for the first time since 1989.

China’s expanding economic ties with the two sides of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict give Beijing important leverage to push for quick resolution.