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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Roundtable n°11 of the China Observatory, 27 September, 2016, with Jean-Pierre Cabestan (HKBU/Asia Centre) and Jérôme Doyon (ECFR), chaired by Srikanth Kondapalli (Jawaharlal Nehru University/IPCS). Discussant: Jayadeva Ranade (Centre for China Analysis and Strategy) Annual Seminar of the China Observatory: Indo-French…
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Roundtable n°12 of the China Observatory, 27 September, 2016, with Prashant Kumar Singh (East Asia Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)) and Antoine Bondaz (Asia Centre/Sciences Po), chaired by Jean-Pierre Cabestan (HKBU/Asia Centre). Discussant: Srikanth Kondapalli (Jawaharlal Nehru University/Institute…
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Roundtable n°13 of the China Observatory, 27 September, 2016, with Jayadeva Ranade (Centre for China Analysis and Strategy) and Jean-Luc Racine (CNRS/Asia Centre), chaired by Prashant Kumar Singh (East Asia Centre, Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA)). Discussant: Jean-François Huchet…
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Roundtable n°14 of the China Observatory, 27 September, 2016, with Srikanth Kondapalli (Jawaharlal Nehru University/IPCS) and Nicolas Regaud (DGRIS), chaired by Jayadeva Ranade (Centre for China Analysis and Strategy). Discussant: Alexandre Sheldon-Duplaix (Service Historique de la Défense) Annual Seminar of the…
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Note n°12 of the China Observatory, by Rowan Callick (Beijing-based China Correspondent of The Australian newspaper) China and Australia personify the odd couple. In almost every way, they offer contrasts rather than commonalities – in culture, history, population size and…
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Note n°11 of the China Observatory, by Pr. Kerry Brown Since a period of mutual idealism in the early 2000s, the European Union (EU) and China have used their disappointments in the period over 2003 to 2016 to craft a…
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Roundtable n°9 of the China Observatory, 6 April, 2016, with Pr. Robert Barnett (Columbia) The Trojan Horse scenario occurs when a country conceals a major demand within a minor issue in order to obtain disproportionate advantage from another country. The…
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Note n°13 of the China Observatory, by Yitzhak Shichor (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, University of Haifa) According to most commentators, the removal of sanctions on Iran has presented China with great opportunities. Small wonder that Xi Jinping was the first…
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Roundtable n°7 of the China Observatory, 26 January, 2016, with Dr. Jagannath P. Panda (East Asia Centre, IDSA, New Delhi) Over the past decades, the nature, composition, structure and function of Asia-Pacific institutions have changed. For instance, the Association of…
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Roundtable n°8 of the China Observatory, 27 January, 2017, with Dr. Tung Chen-yuan (National Chengchi University (Taiwan) In Taiwan’s 2016 general election, held on January 16th, the Democratic Progressive Party (Minjindang, DPP) won landslide victory. Its candidate Tsai Ing-wen was…