China and international relations

How is China's role within the international order evolving? How are relations between China and Italy, the EU and the liberal democratic world in general evolving?

China, the EU and Italy 2024

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/eu-china-relations-factsheet_en 07.12.2023

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/eeas/my-view-china-and-eu-china-relations_en

https://merics.org/en/comment/expert-opinions-about-eu-china-relations-2024

https://www.reuters.com/world/china-ready-work-with-eu-uphold-free-trade-multilateralism-foreign-minister-says-2024-02-20/

https://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-china/

https://www.limesonline.com/rubriche/meloni-italia-giappone-cina-15066171/

https://euractiv.it/section/mondo/news/italia-e-giappone-annunciano-future-esercitazioni-militari-nellindo-pacifico/

https://www.gmfus.org/news/watching-china-europe-february-2024

https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/eu-draws-up-economic-security-plans-with-mind-china-2024-01-24/

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/cina-italia-limpatto-del-ritiro-dal-memorandum-sui-rapporti-bilaterali-163542

https://www.ansa.it/sito/notizie/mondo/africa/2024/01/30/ambasciatore-cina-rapporti-con-litalia-guidati-dal-partenariato-globale_a75e890f-74b8-4365-9573-6f1691aa08a2.html

https://www.editorialedomani.it/politica/mondo/cina-ignora-italia-j9ek7a9l

China and the US 2024

https://www.brookings.edu/articles/us-china-relations-in-2024-are-stabilized-but-precarious/

https://www.csis.org/analysis/us-china-relations-2024-managing-competition-without-conflict

China and Russia 2024

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/china-pledges-to-deepen-russia-ties-and-criticises-us-obsession-with-suppressing-beijing

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/28/china-lauds-russia-relations-and-calls-for-strengthened-asia-pacific-role

https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3249104/will-china-russia-trade-keep-skyrocketing-ukraine-war-drags-2024

https://www.voanews.com/a/china-russia-double-down-on-ties-despite-complications-in-trade-relations/7488511.html

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-opposes-us-sanctions-chinese-companies-russia-related-reasons-2024-02-26/

China as a potential mediator

https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/29/china-ukraine-russia-war-peace-mediation-grain/

https://www.axios.com/2023/03/10/iran-saudi-arabia-resume-relations-china-mediation

https://www.newarab.com/analysis/can-china-serve-mediator-gaza-war

https://thediplomat.com/2023/12/understanding-chinas-position-on-the-israel-palestine-conflict/

China and the South China Sea

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/24/why-does-china-claim-almost-the-entire-south-china-sea

https://www.forbes.com/sites/outofasia/2017/08/22/making-sense-of-the-south-china-sea-dispute/?sh=5294180a1c3b See map

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/the-south-china-sea-is-warming-up-159106

China and the BRICS

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/28/china/china-brics-expansion-victory-intl-hnk/index.html

Space

https://spacenews.com/chinas-2024-space-plans-include-100-launches-and-moon-sample-return-mission/

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2024/03/11/us-space-force-budget-request-dips-as-china-threat-increases/

Cyber-security

https://merics.org/en/report/here-stay-chinese-state-affiliated-hacking-strategic-goals

https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/italy-cybersecurity

https://www.axios.com/2024/02/09/china-cyber-threats-targeting-us

https://www.cybersecurity360.it/news/cosi-la-cina-sorveglia-cittadini-e-obiettivi-stranieri-una-fuga-di-dati-svela-i-tool-di-hacking/

China and climate change

https://thediplomat.com/2024/03/the-political-calculus-behind-xi-jinpings-emphasis-on-climate-leadership/

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-00692-7

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/china/joint-press-release-following-fourth-eu-china-high-level-environment-and-climate-dialogue_en?s=166

https://unctad.org/system/files/official-document/gds2023d6_en.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fs6WokEuweU

https://www.economist.com/china/2024/03/12/is-china-a-climate-saint-or-villain

https://earth.org/chinas-energy-transition-is-the-worlds-largest-polluter-doing-enough/

Freedom in China

https://freedomhouse.org/country/china/freedom-world/2023

https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/asia-and-the-pacific/east-asia/china/report-china/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/01/31/china-religious-regulations-tighten-uyghurs

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/10/23/10-things-to-know-about-chinas-policies-on-religion/

https://freedomhouse.org/country/tibet/freedom-world/2024

https://chinachristiandaily.com/news/china/2024-01-19/china-ranks-top-19-in-countries-where-christians-face-the-worst-persecution-worldwide-open-doors--13657

https://www.economist.com/china/2023/11/23/chinas-enormous-surveillance-state-is-still-growing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_surveillance_in_China

https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/hong-kong-surveillance-02132024151623.html

China, the EU and Italy 2022-23

https://www.ilsole24ore.com/art/vertice-ue-cina-l-italia-si-riallinea-bruxelles-l-addio-via-seta-AFIeE9wB?refresh_ce=1

https://decode39.com/8382/italy-china-scientific-cooperation-protocol/

https://www.eeas.europa.eu/china/european-union-and-china_en?s=166

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2023/02/02/eu-china-relations-disintegrating-on-autopilot/

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/16/joint-public-letter-eu-should-prioritize-rights-relations-china-after-findings

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/-/edn-20220401-1

https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-joe-biden-meeting-washington-march-2023/

https://www.dentons.com/en/insights/articles/2023/february/20/us-eu-and-china-forced-labor-trade-restrictions-and-countermeasures

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CINA-REL-BILATERALI-ottobre-2021_ITA_EN.pdf

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/03/22/eu-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-sanctions-on-china-and-myanmar

https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-extends-human-rights-sanctions-including-chinese-officials-2021-11-24/

https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2443654/eu-set-to-renew-sanctions-on-chinese-officials-accused-of-human-rights-violations-in-xinjiang

https://www.csis.org/analysis/despite-beijings-charm-offensive-eu-china-investment-agreement-not-coming-back

https://www.politico.eu/article/ursula-von-der-leyen-joe-biden-meeting-washington-march-2023/

https://www.ft.com/content/9bfe7e7e-83b7-47f2-8d59-e180215d534a

https://sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com/eu-agrees-to-restrict-sensitive-exports-to-hong-kong/

https://www.ispionline.it/en/publication/italy-china-relations-2021-time-regroup-29162

https://ecfr.eu/article/still-a-sceptic-how-italys-new-government-could-influence-the-eus-approach-to-china/

https://decode39.com/5761/china-italy-bri-mou-renew/

https://www.avvenire.it/economia/pagine/dopo-la-pandemia-e-la-guerra-cosa-resta-della-via-della-seta

https://lavoce.info/archives/100199/inseguendo-scivolose-vie-della-seta-in-italia/

Italy and China (2022-23)

https://www.esteri.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/CINA-REL-BILATERALI-ottobre-2021_ITA_EN.pdf

https://www.affaritaliani.it/esteri/italia-cina-wang-yi-meloni-840404.html

https://www.startmag.it/mondo/governo-meloni-cina-intelligence/

https://www.italiaoggi.it/news/per-la-cina-il-progetto-della-via-della-seta-resta-attuale-lo-ha-spiegato-il-capo-della-diplomazia-cinese-2593579

https://finanza.lastampa.it/News/2022/11/16/g20-meloni-incontra-xi-rilanciare-scambi-italia-cina-/MTY1XzIwMjItMTEtMTZfVExC

https://decode39.com/5761/china-italy-bri-mou-renew/

https://www.railfreight.com/beltandroad/2023/02/15/whats-the-future-for-the-china-italy-relationship/?gdpr=accept

https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/202302/t20230219_11027122.html

https://tradingeconomics.com/italy/exports/china

https://www.ceicdata.com/en/indicator/italy/total-exports-to-china

https://oec.world/en/profile/bilateral-country/chn/partner/ita#:~:text=About,-%23permalink%20to%20section&text=Overview%20In%20December%202022%2C%20China,%242.67B%20to%20%242.18B.

https://www.geopolitica.info/governo-meloni-questione-taiwan-atlantismo/

Russia and China (2022-23)

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/02/22/economy/china-russia-economic-ties-ukraine-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/chinas-march-imports-russian-oil-may-hit-record-shiptracking-data-2023-03-02/

https://www.bbc.com/news/60571253

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/1/russia-vetoes-un-resolution-on-ukraine-annexation-china-abstains

https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/02/14/china-and-russia-fail-defund-un-human-rights-work

and voting on Ukraine at the UN

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/16/mapping-where-every-country-stands-on-the-russia-ukraine-war

China and the US (2022-23)

https://www.china-briefing.com/news/us-china-relations-in-the-biden-era-a-timeline/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2022-12-31/us-china-rivalry-will-shape-2023-for-the-whole-world-new-economy-saturday

https://www.cato.org/blog/2022-us-china-trade-data-shows-no-signs-widespread-decoupling

Other examples of recent events and topics that you could refer to:

https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/asia-and-the-pacific/east-asia/china/report-china/

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3153088/chinas-unfair-trade-practices-draw-heavy-fire-wto-trade-review

https://www.ncafp.org/2016/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/US_China-Tech.pdf

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-parliament-germany-industry-idUSKBN2B31T9

https://www.reuters.com/world/eu-extends-human-rights-sanctions-including-chinese-officials-2021-11-24/

https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2021/03/31/eu-china-sanctions-threats-and-boycotts-see-relations-enter-downward-spiral

https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/why-chinas-global-image-getting-worse

https://www.euronews.com/2021/11/25/uk-china-eu

https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/etnc_2021_-_chinas_soft_power_in_europe_-_falling_on_hard_times.pdf

https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/10/13/china-s-influence-in-southeastern-central-and-eastern-europe-vulnerabilities-and-resilience-in-four-countries-pub-85415

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/08/eu-china-tensions-and-its-impact-on-europe-investment-deal.html

Watch the video. https://www.thechicagocouncil.org/events/evolution-china-us-relations-2021

https://www.theguardian.com/world/china

https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2021-01-28/china-fires-back-at-blinkens-condemnation-regarding-uighurs-no-genocide-period

https://www.politico.eu/article/mike-pompeo-us-warning-to-italy-youre-being-exploited-by-china/

https://foreignpolicy.com/category/china-brief/

Some background information to help you write an essay

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/28/chinas-leaders-seeking-to-draw-strength-from-weakness-in-2020

China’s economy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_China

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/11/16/rcep-a-new-trade-agreement-that-will-shape-global-economics-and-politics/

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1214068.shtml

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/05/china-five-year-plan-emissions

https://www.investopedia.com/chinas-economic-strength-to-continue-into-2021-5100844

https://edition.cnn.com/2021/03/04/economy/china-gdp-growth-two-sessions-intl-hnk/index.html

China and BRICS

https://www.businesslive.co.za/bloomberg/news/2023-02-15-expansion-proposal-will-be-on-the-agenda-for-brics-in-2023/

https://www.gisreportsonline.com/r/brics-future/

https://www.energyintel.com/00000186-7128-dbd8-aba7-ffaefa070000

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-61894760

https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2023/01/01/putins-new-year-messages-embrace-brazil-china-and-india-brics/

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/china-backs-brics-meet-in-india-xi-may-attend-it/articleshow/81162638.cms

https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/covid-19-magnifies-brics-divergence-as-china-solidifies-lead-61053247

political evolution

https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/chinas-political-economy-foreign-and-security-policy-2023

https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/chinas-competing-ideological-and-economic-policy-objectives-2023

https://thediplomat.com/2023/02/where-is-chinas-politics-headed-in-2023/

https://www.startmag.it/mondo/cina-politica-estera-2023/#:~:text=Il%20dossier%20Taiwan%2C%20in%20particolare,piano%20nella%20politica%20estera%20cinese.

https://merics.org/en/briefing/china-2021-agenda-setting-anniversaries-and-potential-conflict

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/10/02/five-bad-things-in-chinas-future-and-three-good-ones/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/sep/30/the-guardian-view-on-the-peoples-republic-of-china-at-70-whose-history

https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/

http://www.iberchina.org/files/2017/china_2021_chatham.pdf

China and internal dissent

https://www.npr.org/2021/01/05/953515627/facial-recognition-and-beyond-journalist-ventures-inside-chinas-surveillance-sta?t=1615049011365

https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/china-and-tibet

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-02-17/dissent-is-one-export-china-doesn-t-want

https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/asia-and-the-pacific/china/

https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/trend-lines/28360/leaked-files-detail-xi-s-crackdown-in-xinjiang-and-some-internal-dissent

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/mar/05/sbs-suspends-broadcasts-from-chinese-state-run-channels-over-forced-confessions

Tibet

https://www.hrw.org/asia/china-and-tibet

https://freedomhouse.org/country/tibet/freedom-world/2020

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinicization_of_Tibet

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibetan_sovereignty_debate

https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2019/country-chapters/china-and-tibet

Hong Kong

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Hong_Kong_protests

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/01/world/asia/hong-kong-protest.html

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/04/hong-kong-court-denies-bail-to-32-detainees-under-security-law

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/mar/05/china-unveils-hong-kong-electoral-reform-as-beijing-tightens-grip

Taiwan

https://www.cfr.org/blog/top-conflicts-watch-2021-danger-us-china-confrontation-over-taiwan

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/us-congressional-commission-hears-china-may-force-taiwan-crisis-in-2021/

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2021/02/26/mainland-china-is-in-no-position-to-take-taiwan-by-force/

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/28/china-warns-taiwan-independence-means-warhttps://edition.cnn.com/2020/01/13/asia/taiwan-china-election-tsai-beijing-intl-hnk/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/11/world/asia/taiwan-election-china.html

China's Uighurs

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55794071

https://www.amnesty.org/en/get-involved/take-action/tell-china-to-close-its-secret-reeducation-camps-for-ethnic-minorities/

https://theintercept.com/2021/01/29/china-uyghur-muslim-surveillance-police/

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-repression-uighurs-xinjiang

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-45474279

https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2018/09/china-up-to-one-million-detained/

Mongolia

https://thediplomat.com/2020/09/chinas-crackdown-on-mongolian-culture/

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-09-23/inner-mongolia-china-model-minority-crackdown

China and its neighbours

https://www.e-ir.info/2021/01/27/continuity-and-change-chinas-assertiveness-in-the-south-china-sea/

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/11/16/rcep-a-new-trade-agreement-that-will-shape-global-economics-and-politics/

https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/china-australia-slump-continues-to-deepen/

https://chinamatters.org.au/policy-brief/policy-brief-june/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/us-concerned-over-beijings-attempts-to-intimidate-neighbours-supports-peaceful-resolution-to-india-china-border-dispute/articleshow/80779986.cms?from=mdr

https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/12/49283c419cfd-focus-china-may-extend-olive-branch-to-neighbors-in-2021-ahead-of-key-events.html

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202102/1214598.shtml

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3111754/can-china-japan-and-south-korea-follow-rcep-their-own-free

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/2/26/india-china-fms-to-set-up-hotline-as-border-crisis-eases

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-01-25/why-china-building-border-walls-with-vietnam-myanmar/13068344

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202101/1211609.shtml

https://www.fpri.org/article/2021/01/taking-flight-china-japan-and-south-korea-get-aircraft-carriers/

https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/a-history-of-boorishness-chronicling-chinas-border-brawls-in-the-neighbourhood/articleshow/76732423.cms?from=mdr

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/2187487/chinas-military-build-you-aint-seen-nothing-yet-expert-says

https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/territorial-disputes-south-china-sea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_disputes_in_the_South_China_Sea

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China%E2%80%93Japan_relations

https://www.scmp.com/topics/china-japan-relations

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3046218/china-sees-myanmar-stepping-stone-indian-ocean-energy-security

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/explained/article/3043054/more-india-china-border-talks-agenda-wang-yi-visits-new-delhi

https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/09/article/why-china-is-picking-a-fight-with-vietnam/

https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/Mongolia-needs-allies-to-withstand-China-s-looming-threat              

Belt and Road Initiative

https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/06/coronavirus-hasnt-killed-belt-and-road/

https://www.silkroadbriefing.com/news/2021/02/09/the-belt-road-initiative-investments-in-2021-and-future-outlook/

https://www.exportiamo.it/eventi-e-formazione/15189/belt-road-exhibition-2021-edizione-digitale/

https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuova_via_della_seta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belt_and_Road_Initiative https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2018/jul/30/what-china-belt-road-initiative-silk-road-explainer https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/oct/21/chinese-loans-expose-pacific-islands-to-risk-of-unsustainable-debt-report-finds                                                                              https://www.csis.org/give-and-take-bri-africa

and Italy https://www.euronews.com/2019/03/24/china-and-italy-sign-silk-road-project

https://www.repubblica.it/politica/2019/03/22/news/italia_cina_accordi_imprese_xi_jinping_porti_trieste_genova_panda_bond-222247125/

China and the EU (up to 2021)

https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/europe-china-relations-2021-prospects-and-constraints-29138

https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/B-9-2021-0071_EN.html

https://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/press/index.cfm?id=2115

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/21/china-deal-damages-eus-human-rights-credibility-meps-to-say

https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/the-pitfalls-of-the-china-eu-comprehensive-agreement-on-investment/

https://www.businessinsider.com/china-human-rights-european-parliament-concerns-over-eu-china-deal-2021-1?IR=T

https://eeas.europa.eu/topics/external-investment-plan/34728/eu-china-relations-factsheet_en

https://ec.europa.eu/trade/policy/countries-and-regions/countries/china/

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/sites/beta-political/files/communication-eu-china-a-strategic-outlook.pdf

https://www.bakermckenzie.com/en/newsroom/2020/01/chinese-investment-in-europe-na

https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/62404/2018-human-rights-and-democracy-country-update-%E2%80%93-peoples-republic-china_en

https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage/60545/european-union-and-china-held-their-37th-human-rights-dialogue_en

https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/europes-divided-approach-to-china-and-human-rights/

Relations with Italy (up to 2021)

https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/italy-china-relations-2021-time-regroup-29162

https://thediplomat.com/tag/china-italy-relations/

https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/retediplomatica/2020/12/pechino-al-via-il-china-italy-business-dialogue.html

https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/retediplomatica/2020/11/hong-kong-per-fellini100-iniziano-le-celebrazioni.html

https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/eventi/2020/01/italia-cina-2020-anno-della-cultura-e-del-turismo.html

https://www.esteri.it/mae/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/2020/02/scalfarotto-a-china-we-are-with-you.html

https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/ix-riunione-del-comitato-congiunto-italia-cina.html

https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/missione-del-ministro-degli-esteri-luigi-di-maio-in-cina.html

https://www.esteri.it/mae/it/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/comunicati/comunicato-congiunto.html

https://iicpechino.esteri.it/iic_pechino/it/

http://istitutoculturacinese.it/

China and Russia (up to 2021)

https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/russias-romance-with-china-is-all-about-keeping-up-appearances/

https://thediplomat.com/2021/02/will-the-biden-administration-push-russia-and-china-closer-together/

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-china-military-idUSKBN2A32KK

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3040437/china-and-russia-forge-deeper-ties-thanks-their-common-enemy

https://www.institutmontaigne.org/en/blog/how-china-frames-sino-russian-ties-its-foreign-policy-strategy

https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/can-russia-and-china-cooperate-middle-east-21833

China and the BRICS

https://thediplomat.com/2019/11/is-brics-losing-its-shine-for-china/

China and the US (up to 2021)

https://thediplomat.com/tag/u-s-china-relations/

https://thediplomat.com/2021/03/the-us-china-trade-war-is-still-happening/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/23/us-china-relations-could-improve-in-the-next-two-years-stanchart.html

https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/11/26/rocky-road-ahead-for-biden-on-us-china-relations/

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-56304379

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-56021205

https://thediplomat.com/2021/01/russias-romance-with-china-is-all-about-keeping-up-appearances/ https://www.bbc.com/news/business-45899310

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-51114425

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/0163660X.2019.1666355

Evolution of Chinese foreign policy

https://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/2091502/how-chinas-foreign-policy-non-intervention-all-about

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273960069_The_limits_to_China's_non-interference_foreign_policy_pro-state_interventionism_and_the_rescaling_of_economic_governance

China at the UN

https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/02/25/un-human-rights-council-as-the-us-returns-it-will-have-to-deal-with-china-and-its-friends/

https://www.brookings.edu/research/chinas-expanding-influence-at-the-united-nations-and-how-the-united-states-should-react/

https://news.un.org/en/story/2019/09/1047992

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/10/07/is-chinas-influence-united-nations-all-that-its-cracked-up-be/

China and Climate Change

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_China#:~:text=The%20country%20is%20the%20world's,unit%20of%20GDP%20by%2020%25.&text=As%20of%20Q3%202020%2C%20China's%20wind%20power%20capacity%20was%20224%20GW.

https://www.edf.org/climate/why-china-center-our-climate-strategy

https://qz.com/1971281/the-problem-with-chinas-new-carbon-trading-market/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Climate_change_in_China

https://time.com/5669061/china-climate-change/

https://climateactiontracker.org/countries/china/

https://ec.europa.eu/clima/sites/clima/files/news/20180713_statement_en.pdf

China and Space

https://spacenews.com/op-ed-for-china-space-is-both-substance-and-symbol/

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/01/21/1016513/china-private-commercial-space-industry-dominance/

https://www.space.com/topics/china-space-program

https://spacenews.com/u-s-china-set-for-spring-civil-space-dialogue-on-exploration-science/

https://spacewatch.global/2019/01/chinese-space-wars-u-s-intelligence-report-outlines-beijings-space-warfare-preparations/

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/china-america-space-race

China and cyberwarfare

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56261516

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_cyberwarfare

https://securityboulevard.com/2020/12/china-cyber-attacks-the-current-threat-landscape/

https://carnegieendowment.org/2019/04/01/what-are-china-s-cyber-capabilities-and-intentions-pub-78734

http://www.nids.mod.go.jp/publication/chinareport/pdf/china_report_EN_web_2021_A01.pdf

https://www.csis.org/programs/strategic-technologies-program/significant-cyber-incidents

China's soft power

https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/atoms/files/etnc_2021_-_chinas_soft_power_in_europe_-_falling_on_hard_times.pdf

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soft_power_of_China

https://www.e-ir.info/2020/07/03/the-state-of-chinas-soft-power-in-2020/

https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3124373/china-falls-soft-power-ranking-us-loses-its-crown-and-tumbles

https://brandfinance.com/press-releases/global-soft-power-index-2021-15-nations-from-mena-feature

https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-big-bet-soft-power

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/270799589_Confucius_Institute_project_China's_cultural_diplomacy_and_soft_power_projection