Why North Korea is wary of China’s ‘Market Leninist’ model
In Kim Jong-Un’s attempt to unleash the economy and hold on to his dictatorship, he seems to be taking a lesson from China’s Communist Party: change, or die, the New… Read more »
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China’s coercive economic measures targeting democratic states
Most of Beijing’s unilateral coercive economic measures are aimed at democratic states, according to a new analysis. In part, China uses coercion against these states because bribery, corruption, and… Read more »
Congress takes Australia’s lead on countering China’s influence operations
Senior Australian government ministers accused China on Tuesday of exerting undue pressure on Qantas Airways Ltd to change its website to refer to Taiwan as a Chinese territory. Australian Prime… Read more »
China must account for ‘ghosts’ of Tiananmen massacre
The United States urged China to account for the “ghosts’” of a crackdown on student-led pro-democracy protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989 as tens of thousands in… Read more »
China deploying ‘Orwellian technologies’ in disinformation ops
China is employing programs of direct propaganda and disinformation, similar to Russian disinformation efforts, according to a new analysis from the RAND Corporation. Beijing’s Communist authorities are likely to “step… Read more »
China ‘donor bombshell’ reveals Beijing’s sharp power influence ops
A Chinese-Australian real estate developer “co-conspired to bribe” a senior United Nations official, according to claims made in Federal Parliament: Andrew Hastie, who chairs the powerful intelligence and security committee,… Read more »
Pay up: China’s investment comes at sharp cost to human rights and governance
China’s vast foreign investment program comes at a sharp cost to human rights and good governance, analysts Richard Fontaine and Daniel Kliman write for Foreign Policy. Beijing frames its engagement… Read more »
Do cyber adversaries threaten the fabric of democracy?
Do cyber adversaries threaten the very fabric of democracy or is cybersecurity so unimportant that the National Security Council can pick up the slack created by not filling the White… Read more »
Silent Invasion: China’s sharp power undermining democracy
The mayor of an Australian city has admitted that, at the request of a Chinese official, its local council got rid of a Taiwanese flag that some school students painted… Read more »
Countering Gray Zone Tactics: Russia’s hybrid threats to Western democracies
Britain’s MI5 spy chief accused Russia on Monday on attempting to subvert Western democracies by sowing disinformation and spreading lies, Reuters reports. “The Russian state’s now well-practised doctrine of blending… Read more »