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Beijing’s “Four Beliefs” Campaign: How the CCP Promotes Loyalty to Xi Jinping Across the Global South
The Communist Party of China is focused on disseminating the Sixings experience, or in simplified Pinyin Chinese, Sixings Xin or Sì jìn sì xìn...
AI Sovereignty and the Global South’s Third Way
When a Regional Crisis Becomes a Global Systems Shock
COVID-19 showed how fragile global interdependence becomes when too much capacity is concentrated in too few...
From the Two Sessions to the World: Exporting a New Model for Global Order
The 2026 Two Sessions in China, comprising the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC), serve as a strategic...
Beyond the Superpowers: The Rise of a Sovereign AI Axis in Asia
As Amartya Sen once argued, development is ultimately about expanding freedom. In the twenty-first century, that freedom is increasingly mediated by algorithms, data flows,...
Mapping the Future: The 2026 Two Sessions and China’s Vision for the Global South
The 2026 Annual Sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as the "Lianghui," are a pivotal...
The Paradox of Internationally-led Peacebuilding
Peacebuilding is a necessary effort to be achieved as it ensures a harmonious life for humankind, yet it is not easy to achieve. In...
The Chinese Model in the Developing World: Motives and Momentum
The “Chinese model” in universities in the Global South refers to a set of educational cooperation and partnership mechanisms aimed at enhancing China's cultural,...
Beyond Government Channels: How Beijing’s Think Tanks Wage Diplomacy by Other Means
Think tanks with Chinese characteristics are strategic instruments that integrate academic research with the guidance of the ruling Communist Party of China. They play...
The Role of Chinese Research Centers in Promoting China’s Initiatives Across the Global South
Several Chinese research centers are actively working to strengthen relations between China and the Global South (Asia, Africa, and Latin America) through research in...
Belt and Road Becomes Key Tool in China’s Push to Enforce One-China Policy
China employs an intensive diplomatic and economic strategy with countries of the Global South (Africa, Arab states, Latin America, and Asia) to solidify the...