Members of the Chinese Unification Promotion Party — a gang linked party in Taiwan — are using their status at the nexus of organized crime and politics to advance Beijing’s interests on the island. A gift link to our The Washington Post investigation: wapo.st/4pQNRxI

China’s commercial space sector has proliferated over the last decade thanks to political prioritisation and extensive venture-capital funding. Whilst it has not yet fulfilled Beijing’s aim of surpassing the US as a space power, this industry is now a key strength for China.

I did a translation of all 6 related announcements here. Today's actions go way beyond semiconductors. You company needs drill bits for oil and gas drilling? You will need a PRC license... The PRC just showed that it can control the supply chains for "new quality productive

Amid the intensifying United States–China trade and technology competition, Beijing has transformed export controls on critical minerals from a niche regulatory tool into a core instrument of economic statecraft. In April 2025, China exerted its dominant market position over

Dependencies on Chinese supply chains are deeper than past vulnerabilities, such as Russian gas. Read the latest analysis by Dr Maria Shagina, Meia Nouwens 温玫雅 and Erik Green 林艾力: ➡️ go.iiss.org/4eq8sDo 🌐 #GSISHamburg2025 | Join industry leaders, policymakers and security

"Jingye, the Chinese owners of British Steel, offered to waive the £1 billion compensation that they claim to be owed by the British government for the steelworks in Scunthorpe if the embassy is given the go-ahead." thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

China’s rare-earth and critical-mineral export controls are no longer ad hoc measures. Rather, they have evolved into a flexible, scalable and highly targeted geopolitical tool. Read the latest analysis by Dr Maria Shagina, Meia Nouwens 温玫雅 and Erik Green 林艾力: ➡️

Great work by 中国人事观察 detailing the seating arrangement at today’s fourth plenum👇 so useful to see like this.

Our latest IISS News analysis on last week’s Fourth Plenum. IISS - The CCP’s Fourth Plenum: policy continuity amid widespread personnel changes iiss.org/online-analysi…

The significant and widespread removal of personnel reflects the Party’s increasing use of anti-corruption as a governance mechanism over the PLA under Xi. The Fourth Plenum also suggests this level of activity will continue apace, with the communiqué promising ‘unending

Policy continuity and personnel changes defined the CCP’s recent Fourth Plenum, demonstrating the Party’s confidence in its current toolkit of economic and governance policies. ➡️ Read the latest analysis by Erik Green 林艾力 and Olivia Parker: go.iiss.org/4owP23y

The significant and widespread removal of personnel reflects the Party’s increasing use of anti-corruption as a governance mechanism over the PLA under Xi. The Fourth Plenum also suggests this level of activity will continue apace, with the communiqué promising ‘unending

The People’s Liberation Army has steadily expanded its participation in joint bilateral and multilateral military exercises with partner militaries over the past decade, using them to deepen its defence ties abroad, strengthen its capabilities and demonstrate its modernised

The People’s Liberation Army has steadily expanded its participation in joint bilateral and multilateral military exercises with partner militaries over the past decade, using them to deepen its defence ties abroad, strengthen its capabilities and demonstrate its modernised

Latest analysis for IISS News with Rupert Schulenburg examining the PLA’s bilateral and multilateral military exercises 2015-‘25

Nice to see our IISS News research on China's activities and policies towards Kinmen quoted in this article. My analysis of the 'Kinmen Model' and the CCP's current strategy for 'peaceful reunification' can be found here: iiss.org/online-analysi…

The People’s Liberation Army has steadily expanded its participation in joint bilateral and multilateral military exercises with partner militaries over the past decade, using them to deepen its defence ties abroad, strengthen its capabilities and demonstrate its modernised

Xi’s plan to seize Taiwan without firing a single shot | ✍️ Richard Spencer Just 12 miles long and six miles from mainland China, Kinmen island is an unlikely staging post for an invasion without a war thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

Xi’s plan to seize Taiwan without firing a single shot | ✍️ Richard Spencer Just 12 miles long and six miles from mainland China, Kinmen island is an unlikely staging post for an invasion without a war thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

Really pleased to see my research on China’s Kinmen strategy reported in today’s Times Newspaper by Richard Spencer. The article discusses the CCP’s ‘Kinmen Model’ 金门模式 and ‘Island Control Model’ 控岛模式.