Echoing Joanna Chiu recommendation to buy Bethany 貝書穎 eye-opening new book investigating how CCP leaders have worked hand-in-hand with Western elites in order to both enrich themselves & position China atop the global hierarchy, which I reviewed for Booksin5 below! 1/5

🔊 S5 E11 - China’s 🇨🇳 Role in Africa (Joshua Eisenman Joshua Eisenman / 马佳士 🇺🇦🎗️) China’s influence in Africa extends beyond trade. Josh and I examine the cultural and political dimensions of China-Africa relations. 🔗podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bey…

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Thank you Joe Biden!

We're hiring a senior office coordinator -- someone with strong interpersonal and organizational skills who will maintain a welcoming environment for diverse audiences. Come work with us! go.nd.edu/60672e

In case you’re curious which candidate Beijing is supporting….👇

China Policy Monitor No. 1606 PRC hackers infect Russian government agencies; China admits its ship destroyed key Baltic gas pipeline; China’s AI-driven bot network aims to "deepens polarization"; U.S. adds 42 PRC firms to its trade restriction list; Man punished for browsing

My new piece in Foreign Affairs (w/Wilfred Chow) discusses the implications of our recent findings on the effectiveness of whataboutism in the international arena to US FP in general & the USG habit of criticizing other countries behavior in particular🧵 foreignaffairs.com/united-states/…

Here’s my painting of the great Henry Aaron in late May of 1957, taking in the action at Wrigley. Love how big and red that #44 came out—my eyes go there immediately. Based on the photography of George Silk.

Chinese creditors resumed lending to African countries in 2023, ending seven years of consecutive declines, according to new data from Boston University Global Development Policy Center. Chinese lenders issued 13 loans to borrowers in eight African countries and two regional financial institutions last year, totaling

In 1858, as China was losing the Second Opium War, the Russian Empire forced it to conclude an unequal treaty, seizing over 600,000 km² of Outer Manchuria under the threat of invasion. This colonial land grab was justified using the language of security concerns: 🧵

Taiwan president says China should take back Russian land if it wants territorial integrity taiwannews.com.tw/news/5929203

“The heady days of big lending are done. What comes next won’t be as big as before . . . it's going to be more profitable.” Joshua Eisenman / 马佳士 🇺🇦🎗️ tells Bloomberg that Xi Jinping wants bigger returns, fewer headaches from African debt deals. go.nd.edu/6ff2d1

I've read through Oliver Kim and Jen-Kuan Wang's paper. In short, this empirical study is groundbreaking. It provides evidence for what some historians have been arguing: Taiwan's land reform success has been exaggerated and turned into a miracle narrative. Thread (1/15)

Xi Jinping's clout brings African elites to Beijing. China expert Joshua Eisenman / 马佳士 🇺🇦🎗️ provides timely analysis on the unfolding summit for Bloomberg: The Asia Trade. Part of China's larger push to build influence in Africa & the Global South. youtu.be/-0woZWjy91A Bloomberg

Interested in the China-Africa Forum #FOCAC2024? 🤔 Listen to me this morning on CNA 👇 channelnewsasia.com/listen/daily-c…

Listen to AFPC senior fellow for China studies Joshua Eisenman / 马佳士 🇺🇦🎗️'s recent interview with NPR's All Things Considered on China's expanding influence in Africa. bit.ly/3zcHfEb

Keough School professor Joshua Eisenman / 马佳士 🇺🇦🎗️ provides valuable analysis on China-Africa relations for NPR. "There's certainly an important political agenda here to set forward China as a leader and a protector of the Global South." n.pr/3z50nE9