In our new publication in CJIP, @pguer.bsky.social and I analyze the BRI through a technopolitical lens, tracing how it connects China’s frontier governance with regional integration, thus reshaping both China’s domestic peripheries and peninsular Southeast Asia.
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China and Laos in legal tussle over hydropower project A Chinese state-owned company is suing the national power utility of Laos for $555 million in unpaid fees from a hydropower project, according to an arbitration filing reviewed by Reuters.

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China pushes ahead with huge — and controversial — dam in Tibet Beijing has approved plans to dam a gorge in the Himalayas that is three times as deep as the Grand Canyon, despite concerns about the impact on Tibet and India.

#China govt's #Tibet dam prompts objections from scientists at state-run research facilities to courageous communities like #Khuntok to #climate experts. Required reading here, #TurquoiseRoof. Beijing's policies inflict a huge cost under guise of going green. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/1...

Myanmar's Escalating Civil War and the Limits of Chinese Intervention by @davidbrenner.bsky.social

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China Is Learning to Be a Better Aid Partner in the Pacific. The West Can Too. Beijing’s politically focused aid gives the United States a unique opportunity, as it maps where Beijing’s interests are deeply sown or where China is trying to expand its influence.

While changes to China’s foreign aid patterns in the Pacific are likely to benefit its influence enterprise, they also offer opportunities to the West.

China Reportedly Ponders Bigger Role in Myanmar As pressure increases on the military junta in Myanmar, rumors are circling that China could be considering a larger role in the country. The announcement last month that China is considering a joint ...

As pressure increases on the military junta in Myanmar, rumors are circling that China could be considering a larger role in the country.

“the philological insistence that [Sun Tzu’s] work must be tied to historical context crowds out worthy efforts to to apply Sunzi’s axioms to practical problems of strategy.”

Why shouldn’t it be tied to its historical context? Sure, you can still adapt it to new circumstances …

In the 🧵 below, you will find all China-related starter packs that I know of, reverse sorted by number of people today.

I occasionally search for new ones, but won't find them if the post (!) which introduces them doesn't contain certain keywords.

Adding #Chinastarterpack facilitates search.