The China Observatory aims at providing analysis on China’s growing power.
A new three-year Observatory began in March 2015, directed by Prof. Jean-Pierre Cabestan, for the Directorate General for International Relations and Strategy (DGRIS) of the Ministry of Armed Forces. This programme deals with various issues: China’s foreign policy and security strategy, China’s position in the Middle-East, the evolution of the PRC / Taiwan relationship, China’s domestic and security policy (Belt and Road Initiative), and China’s relations with the great powers (USA, Russia, Japan, India, the EU…)
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Note n°23 of the China Observatory, by PENG Nian (PhD Candidate, Hong Kong Baptist University / Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Myanmar Studies, Sichuan University) China has made new progress on advancing its strategic interests in Myanmar by promoting many…
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Note n°22 of the China Observatory, by Mehmet Söylemez (PhD in Political Science, Hong Kong Baptist University) Turkey-China bilateral relations have an interesting story to tell. At the two opposing sides during the Cold War and especially having complicated relations…
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Note n°21 of the China Observatory, by Dr. Saša Istenič (University of Ljubljana, Slovenia) Over the five years of its existence, the 16+1 cooperation platform noticeably raised its visibility and became seen as a valuable economic and political instrument, which…
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Note n°19 of the China Observatory, by S. Kanwal Hassan (PhD student, Hong Kong Baptist University) Historic relations between the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People’s Republic of China have been based on common interests; their security and defense…
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Note n°17 of the China Observatory, by Dr. Evan Ellis (Research Professor of Latin American studies at the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College) This article examines the character of Chinese expansion into Latin America and the…
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Roundtable n°16 of the China Observatory, 13 February, 2017, with Rafaello Pantucci (director of International Security Studies at RUSI (Royal United Services Institute)) While Europe has been engulfed in fear of growing terrorist threats over the past few years, China…
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Roundtable n°15 of the China Observatory, 25 January, 2017, with Pr. Anne-Marie Brady (Wilson Center, Washington DC / University of Canterbury, New Zealand) There is a sense of crisis in the Pacific Ocean, as the level of China’s ambitions have reached…
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Note n°14 of the China Observatory, by Obert Hodzi (post-doctoral researcher, University of Helsinki, Finland) South Sudan, the newest country in Africa has seemingly become China’s test ground for its foreign policy and security strategies. The complexity of South Sudan’s…
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Note n°15 of the China Observatory, Memo for the 12th Sino-European Strategic Dialogue that took place in Beijing on December, 15th 2017, in partnership with the CICIR. Political Outlook in both China and the EU International Geo-strategic and Political Issues…
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Note n°13 of the China Observatory, by Marc Lanteigne (Norwegian Institute of International Affairs, Oslo) China’s Arctic policy remains very much a work in progress. Although Beijing, under President Xi Jinping, has greatly expanded its Arctic policies, both political and…