My new book ORDERS OF EXCLUSION examines nine pivotal moments in history when powerful countries had the opportunity to rewrite the foundational rules of international relations. In a new piece for The Ambassador's Brief, I highlight some of its key arguments. {THREAD}

What impact could a war with Taiwan have on Chinese politics? We spoke to Penn State’s Joseph Wright about the impact of military conflicts and other crises on autocratic regimes’ behavior and likelihood of collapse. fisc-china.org/politics-of-a-…

60% off The Political Thought of Xi Jinping (audio) audiobooks.co.uk/promotions/pro…

Many said there's little new at the Third Plenum. True. But it's also true that pressing on with #XiJinping 's economic vision is a revolutionary change in the making. See Ch. 5 of The Political Thought of Xi Jinping. #CCP #China #politics #3rdplenum

What to know about Third Plenum Decisions of the 19th and 20th Congress in the context of mentioning Xi Jinping's name? The shift between 2018 and 2024 >>> 🧵

How does #XiJinping ensure that cadres comply? Wen-Hsuan Tsai and Wang Zhou studies the role of party regulations in reinforcing cadre loyalty. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108… Chicago Journals

See Holly Snape's article on the rise of the "Party law" system in China, which explains how #XiJinping puts the notion of "the Party leads everything" into practice Holly Snape journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.108…

Much has been written about hardening US perceptions of China, there is limited available analysis on BJ’s own shift in strategic thinking under intensifying China–US competition. My Chatham House research paper aims to fill the gap. A thread summary 🧵chathamhouse.org/2024/07/china-…

The next three books on my reading list: Sentinel State (Minxin Pei), Orders of Exclusion (Kyle Lascurettes), Frenemies (Mark L. Haas). Wish everyone a lovely summer.

New Book! So excited to share my work with 閭丘露薇 on China's Wolf Warrior Diplomacy! We trace the evolution of China's diplomacy since Mao and offer a large-scale analysis of China's diplomatic language and media reactions to WW diplomacy in the Global South.

As many ask what the #Olympics mean to #China, now is a great time to (re)listen to Matthew Syed’s podcast series “China’s Ping Pong Power." Proud to be part of the production. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0… Matthew Syed Novel BBC Radio 4 #Sideways

In this new research article, Steve Tsang and I examine #XiJinping’s “whole-nation” approach to acquire strategic #technology from the #West. Read here: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007/s… #China #EV #innovation #scientist #antimonopoly

Thank you, Christopher Ruane, for reviewing my book “Factional-Ideological Conflicts in Chinese Politics” for Asian Affairs. Read here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… The eBook is free: aup.nl/en/book/978904… #China #MaoZedong #Deng Xiaoping #JiangZemin #HuJintao #XiJinping

Olivia Cheung Important research on China's tech acquisition strategies. A multi-faceted approach that's reshaping global EV innovation and tech dynamics. Worth a read! #China #Innovation #EV