In The News
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Foreign policy scholars examine the China-Russia relationshipMIT News | 18 Nov 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick says, “The partnership with Russia is big priority for China despite the fallout for certain foreign policy goals from the war in Ukraine, and that’s because there’s a certain amount of interdependence between China and Russia, shared goals, despite differences in many areas.”
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US DoD report a warning of China’s AI war powersAsia Times | 24 Oct 2023
Kevin Pollpeter and other writers in an October 2021 report characterize intelligent warfare as the extensive application of AI in all military applications, stressing the importance of data, algorithms and computing power.
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China’s thirsty chipsHinrich Foundation | 17 Oct 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick writes, China's path to technological self-reliance comes at a high environmental cost to its water resources. As we prepare to launch next Tuesday the Hinrich-IMD Sustainable Trade Index, which among other measures ranks economies on wastewater treatment and energy intensity, we survey the sustainability of industrialization on essential resources.
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In China's Calls for Mideast Peace, Hamas Assault Goes UnmentionedThe Wall Street Journal | 16 Oct 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick says, “They are doing the same thing they did with Ukraine.” She said that such stands contrast with Beijing’s pledges to play a constructive force in global affairs.
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Global South, sympathetic to Palestinians, aligns with China as US seeks support for Israel against Hamas in GazaSouth China Morning Post | 16 Oct 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick says, the latest round of Israel-Palestine conflict would “contribute to the fracturing of the international community”.
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Brothers Forever: Unpacking China-Russia RelationsAsia Society | 13 Oct 2023
Vladamir Putin is looking for a signed agreement on the Power Two Siberia gas line.
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Will Xi’s Military Modernization Pay Off?Foreign Affairs | 04 Oct 2023
David Finkelstein writes, “For months, all eyes have been on the high-level personnel turmoil in the Chinese military. Chinese Defense Minister Li Shangfu has not been seen in public for weeks, raising questions about whether he still holds his position.”
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Chinese Singer Denounced Over Video at Bombed-Out Ukrainian TheaterThe New York Times | 10 Sep 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick says “It was a shocking display. This kind of stunt puts China in a difficult spot and tarnishes its so-called neutral image and its support of sovereignty.”
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Xi Remade China’s Military to His Liking. Now a Purge Threatens Its Image.The New York Times | 07 Aug 2023
David Finkelstein says, “Whatever is happening with the former leadership of the P.L.A., Rocket Force will remain mostly opaque to the outside world. Either way, the message to the force will be: ‘No one, however high in rank, is beyond the long reach of the party when lapses in discipline have occurred.’”
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China Taking Hard Line on Military Flybys, Freedom of Navigation Operations, Says PanelUSNI News | 27 Jul 2023
Josiah Case says that by publicly announcing its intercepts at sea and in the air, Beijing is sending messages not only to the United States and its allies and partners but also to the Chinese public. The Chinese Communist Party “is really concerned in sending the right message to its people.”
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How Advanced is Russian-Chinese Military Cooperation?War on the Rocks | 26 Jun 2023
Dmitry Gorenburg, Elizabeth Wishnick, Paul Schwarts and Brian Waidelich write, "there is widespread consensus among analysts that, although Russia and China have been moving toward closer cooperation through the entire post-Soviet era, the trend has accelerated rapidly since 2014."
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China’s mysterious spaceplane returns to Earth — what we knowNature.com | 18 May 2023
Kevin Pollpeter says, “I think the inclination is to release less information rather than more information, because even if they are using it for something like satellite servicing and repair, it doesn’t mean that it couldn’t be used for more offensive or more military activities.”
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Navigating a New Silk RoadThe Astana Times | 03 May 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick says that Central Asia “is not just a land of opportunity, this is an area of risk.”
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Why China is trying to mediate in Russia’s war with UkraineAssociated Press | 26 Apr 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick said in an email: “I wonder if Xi’s call was set up quickly to deflect attention” from the uproar over the Chinese ambassador’s remarks.
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China’s Influence in Central Asia Spreads as US LagsVoice of America | 22 Apr 2023
Elizabeth Wishnick says that in Kazakhstan, a recent study showed China as the least preferred partner. "That doesn't mean Kazakhstan is not going to engage with China. It will, but unwillingly, leave opportunities for others."
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Commentary: China’s space success is ready to launch - with or without foreign partnersChannel News Asia | 13 Mar 2023
Brian Waidelich wrote, “In 2016, a Chinese astronaut participated in an ESA astronaut training course. The next year, two European astronauts carried out sea survival training with their Chinese counterparts. But after 2017, the budding human spaceflight cooperation between the two sides hit a snag.”