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Africa is China’s Testing Ground for Overseas Military Missions

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China’s military activities in Africa—including its first overseas military base—have become entrenched. China has ambitions for a deeper African presence.

. The Growth of China’s Military Presence in Africa   Africa has long played a prominent role in the PRC’s concept of its foreign policy . But only in the last two decades has Africa also become ... in Africa is a significant shift in its foreign policy after decades of criticizing the West as “expansionist military powers” for having overseas bases. The PRC maintains roughly 4,100 PLA ... in this time of global shocks. The PRC uses the sale of arms in conjunction with other types of military aid and assistance to complement its foreign policy initiatives, gain a profit from sales

Elections in South Korea and the Philippines: Opportunities for Deeper U.S. Security Cooperation

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James Bellacqua discusses how elections in South Korea and the Philippines could lead to greater security cooperation with the U.S.

have significant differences on other foreign policy issues. Lee seeks continuity: maintaining and upgrading ties with Washington while engaging with Pyongyang and pursuing a pragmatic approach ... Manila's foreign policy away from Washington's orbit, Marcos has described U.S.-Philippine ties as a "special relationship" and the defense treaty between them as "very important." Marcos has also ... that his own family's less-than-exemplary history with Washington would not affect his foreign policy. (Marcos is not permitted to travel to the U.S. due to a 2012 U.S. court judgement against his

To Counter China’s Economic Threat to US Industry, Seek Resilience, Not Deterrence

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Economic deterrence, a priority in the National Defense Industrial Strategy, is vague and difficult. To compete with China, economic resilience is preferable.

National Defense Industrial Strategy (NDIS) is what DOD describes as a “first of its type” document for strengthening the defense industrial base. By clearly articulating industrial policy objectives ... order ” or stop trying to deploy “adversarial foreign investment ” against US companies—is insufficient. The multifaceted nature of economic competition, where competitor behaviors can run the gamut ... if an economic red line were visible to Beijing, “fear of materially reduced access to US markets” might not be a sufficient deterrent. Beijing views acquisition of advanced foreign technology and dominance

What a Stronger U.S.-Philippine Alliance Means for Beijing

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James Bellacqua examines the impact of greater security cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines on Beijing and the Indo-Pacific region.

forms of security cooperation with the U.S. as part of a broader reorientation of Philippine foreign policy away from Washington’s orbit. No new initiatives were announced, multiple training events were ... in the Philippines’ foreign policy orientation toward the U.S. and China. Such a shift is troubling to Beijing for a number of reasons: First, closer U.S.–Philippine security cooperation could suggest ... these locations in a contingency involving these potential flashpoints. A PRC Foreign Ministry spokesperson stated on April 12 that based on their locations, “the intention behind those sites is more than

The AUKUS Submarine Agreement

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President Biden announced the creation of a new trilateral defense partnership to develop a nuclear-powered submarine fleet for Australia between the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, called AUKUS.

National Security Strategic Guidance . This report marked a dramatic departure from the previous administration’s approach to foreign policy. It emphasized the importance of building ... and export bans, malign foreign influence in Australian domestic politics, and more. “We should call the first submarine in this new category the ‘Xi Jinping,’ because no person is more responsible for Australia going down this track than the current leader of the Chinese Communist Party,” said Peter Jennings, head of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute. Highlighting the importance

China, Malaysia and the South China Sea

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On June 1, the Royal Malaysian Air Force announced that 16 People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) aircraft, flying in “tactical formation,” had entered Malaysia's Flight Information Region.

back. The Malaysian Air Force described the incident as a “serious matter that threatens national security and aviation safety,” while the country’s foreign minister, Hishammuddin bin Hussein, said it was a “breach of…Malaysian airspace and sovereignty.” A spokesperson for China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the other hand, stated “it was a routine training conducted by China's air ... diplomacy ” in an effort to avoid antagonizing Beijing and to maintain what many Malaysians believe is a “ special relationship ” with China. Malaysia’s China policy has traditionally

All In on Africa

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Kaia Haney examines the Biden Administration’s recent diplomacy in Africa and how it ties into strategic competition on the continent.

by Foreign Policy correspondent Howard French, the U.S. is not the only potentially valuable partner for African nations. The U.S. should avoid reacting to other countries’ activities ... the opportunities and dynamism of the continent rather than its challenges. Yet in other ways, the strategy is a continuation of U.S. policy, insofar as the Biden administration is still working to counter China ... the pace of senior officials’ visits to Africa. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has conducted three diplomatic tours of Africa since July 2022. The war in Ukraine and Russia’s increasing isolation

What China's Ukraine Position Paper Tells Us

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Elizabeth Wishnick examines China’s position paper on the Russia-Ukraine war, and what it tells us about how Beijing uses diplomacy to advance its interests.

actually reveals quite a bit about China’s priorities in the conflict and broader foreign policy goals. Above all, China aims to prevent its fence-sitting from damaging its reputation in the Global South ... to the day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the PRC Foreign Ministry issued a position paper on “the Political Settlement of the Ukraine crisis.” At a time when China has faced criticism ... , followed by a virtual meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky , the Foreign Ministry document seeks to position China as a potential mediator. Zelensky had long sought a meeting with Xi

China's Party Congress Report Highlights New Challenges

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Xi Jinping’s report celebrated China’s recent accomplishments but warned of new challenges from the United States and global economic conditions.

scored across a host of domestic and foreign policy initiatives since the 19th Congress in 2017. These include the assertions that the party has completed the eradication of poverty and met its goal ... Finkelstein and other CNA experts, watch the YouTube video of our National Security Seminar Situation Spotlight: The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party: Foreign Policy, Technology ... a direct military threat to the PRC. Judging “ peace and development” as the keynote of the times has provided a rationale for the basic direction of China’s domestic policies, foreign policies

China and the Solomon Islands: Drivers of Security Cooperation

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Christopher Cairns and April Herlevi examine the security agreement between China and the Solomon Islands, and its implications for other Pacific island nations.

the PRC-Solomon Islands agreement, it is helpful to consider the Solomon Islands' foreign policy decision making through three different levels of analysis often applied by international relations scholars ... states have signed onto agreements with the PRC. First, individual-level explanations describe how the personal incentives and proclivities of individual leaders weigh heavily in a state's foreign policy. Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has been criticized for his close ties to Beijing. After Sogavare switched the Solomon Islands' diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to the PRC