Five years ago, some of us (Academic Freedom & Internationalisation WG) were warning that marketisation had corroded universities and that internationalisaiton presented risks that required better transparency and self-regulation. A code of conduct was proposed. 2/3
tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Honored to present at China and the World-Fairbank Center, Harvard University conference Harvard University today:

'Rethinking #China 's International Relations: China and the World Program 20th Annual Conference'

fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/events/interna…

Great to hear insights from so many fellow alums of this vibrant program!…

Academic freedom in the UK, 'has decreased every year since 2014' according to AF index.

Also strong declines in market-driven 🇺🇸 & 🇳🇱. The examples of The Free Speech Union are of 'woke' panics. But they focus on a symptom not a cause. The 🇬🇧correlation is £9K fees and open market. 1/2

Australia Wanted to Catch Chinese Spies. Is This Really Whom It Had in Mind? nytimes.com/2024/03/16/wor… the first conviction under Australia's counter foreign interference laws passed in 2018

A summary analytical #report from our #survey of 56 (!) countries worldwide on #US - #China competition for #hearts and #minds . The big takeaway: China is NOT winning overall, but it did establish strong ground in some countries and sections of societies. researchgate.net/publication/37…

China's media sees the upgrade of Vietnam-Australia ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership as 'the latest evidence of Vietnam weaning itself away from reliance on China'.
fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/xwfw_6…

Excited to share my latest article on the civil service exam in China and its stabilizing effect on the regime. I’m grateful to the APSR editors and reviewers, as well as many colleagues and peers who have generously provided valuable feedback that helped shape this work. 1/

I don't know whether to laugh or cry at this bit. Surely an appropriate epitaph for Britain's failing university system.

Some detailed allegations here on Azerbaijan's system of #TransnationalRepression against its exiles abroad. Also the suggestion that worsening Az-France relations linked to TR activity. Expulsions/visa bans/sanctions are needed for TR protagonists.

intelligenceonline.com/government-int…

Prof. Mark Beeson on ASIO's counterproductive harassment and raids last year on his former student, one of the few PRC academics who actually understands Australia.
'it would be entirely unsurprising if China’s—equally paranoid—secret police responded in kind'

The number of Chinese vessels at Second Thomas Shoal during resupply missions has increased substantially since 2021, while Philippine ship counts have remained consistently low. See what the data says about China-Philippine tensions on AMTI: cs.is/3SjnTCP

This is the moment water cannon from a Chinese Coast Guard vessel shattered the wind shield of a Philippine supply boat during a routine resupply mission to the PH outpost BRP Sierra Madre in the Second Thomas Shoal - within the PH’s exclusive economic zone in the South China…

This issue is not going away and we are launching a long-term campaign to raise awareness & advance the state of knowledge.

Here is a link to the full piece for the Asia Society Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) Center for China Analysis, which has more context, detail, and watchpoints:

asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

20/21

What to watch at China's Two Sessions next week?

—Growth target, deficit target, policy signals in premier Li Qiang's first government work report

—What will Xi Jinping do?

—New foreign minister?

—Many more...

Me and Jing Qian put our heads together for Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI):

1/21

Political scientists ask Chinese and Americans whether they are 'proud of their country.' Majorities of both countries are.

Americans, however, tended to ground their pride in values, ideology, and political institutions--'freedom,' 'bill of rights,' and so forth. The Chinese…

Thinking about Yang Hengjun who has been given a suspended death sentence in China on charges of espionage, which I have no doubt are trumped up.

Here is an interview my old website did with him in 2008. How times have changed.

youtube.com/watch?v=6OwvVO…