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Dr Eram Ashraf
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PhD International Relations I work on China and South Asia relations. Current project looks at Chinas Belt and Road in Pakistan using a gender lens
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · 7d
My snapshot view of how Pakistan and Saudi Arabia’s defence pact was seen in China was published today. Sharing for those interested prisa.org.uk/the-view-in-...
The View In China On Pakistan And The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement PRISA
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · 7d
Nobody to blame yet there seems to be a problem #great
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · 22d
Something I had spoken about a month ago is now available to read online for those interested in China’s influence in South Asia #CPEC

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China’s Awards Diplomacy In Pakistan PRISA
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · 22d
Something I had spoken about a month ago is now available to read online for those interested in China’s influence in South Asia #CPEC

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China’s Awards Diplomacy In Pakistan PRISA
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · 24d
Interesting case of security cooperation between China and the UK
“…has involved the police and Chinese law enforcement teams, said Will Lyne, the Met's Head of Economic and Cybercrime Command.”
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · 24d
The same happened in the case on Indian companies and Chabahar Port. The Indian government wanted to develop the port as counter to Gwadar port but sanctions on Iran had kept Indian companies away
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Sep 25
Surprised Guancha didn’t beat GT first
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Sep 17
I want to eat a lychee now!

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一颗荔枝的旅程：“荔枝专列”折射物流革命与消费变迁
6月，岭南荔枝迎来丰收季。月初，随着G568次高铁列车从广州白云站缓缓开出，今年全国首趟载着茂名鲜荔的高铁列车正式发车，标志着粤港澳大湾区特色农产品冷链物流“荔枝专列”成功开通。
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Sep 16
Wow
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Sep 16
They are more than welcome to Gwadar port in Pakistan currently under COPHC. It will be a very long term project
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Sep 9
First Iran and now Israel, Qatar really has a problem with their friends
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Sep 9
Fascinating!
“Sandvine quit Pakistan in 2023 amid growing scrutiny of its work there, and was quickly replaced by Geedge, which the documents show apparently utilizing existing Sandvine installations as well as providing new technology…”
jamestgriffiths.com James Griffiths @jamestgriffiths.com · Sep 9
As part of a consortium of researchers and journalists, I spent the better part of a year digging into leaked documents from Chinese security company Geedge, which plays a pivotal role exporting the Great Firewall around the world: www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/15c699a...
Leaked files show a Chinese company is exporting the Great Firewall’s censorship technology
Geedge Networks is providing censorship capabilities to foreign governments, including those in Myanmar, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Kazakhstan
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Aug 23
China-Pakistan ties are shifting, provinces court Chinese investment, and the U.S. eyes mining deals. @ea4.bsky.social , a China-Pakistani relations scholar, joins the latest @chinagsproject.bsky.social episode to unpack South Asia’s changing geopolitics.
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China Moves to Bolster Pakistan Ties Amid U.S. Rapprochement
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Aug 10
Wow!
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Aug 8
The Afghan interim government also keeps talking about building a road to China in the Wakhan corridor. Wonder if it will remain a dream or see reality
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Niao Collective @niaocollective.bsky.social · Aug 5
Are we going to talk about how Johnson’s dad is very, er, well-connected to CCP and made a Beijing-backed documentary - filmed in XJ, no less! - while Boris was PM
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Aug 5
There is always the ‘blanket problem’, cover the feet and the head gets exposed and vice versa!
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jul 19
You can now read my report on China’s “awards diplomacy” in Pakistan in the first decade of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) published by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress

csep.org/reports/chin... China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP
China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP
Abstract It has been 10 years (2013–2023) since China established the flagship project of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan, known as the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). During t...
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jul 19
You can now read my report on China’s “awards diplomacy” in Pakistan in the first decade of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) published by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress

csep.org/reports/chin... China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP
China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP
Abstract It has been 10 years (2013–2023) since China established the flagship project of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan, known as the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). During t...
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jun 29
Less work for the stonemasons 😂
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jun 29
Are they giving him ideas?
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jun 25
““It’s now quite easy to ship goods from Pakistan to China,”…“From Karachi to any city in China, we can get our shipments delivered within 15 days.”

en.ce.cn/Insight/2025... From Karachi to Kunming, Pakistani Products Shine at 9th China-South Asia Expo--China Economic Net
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jun 25
“The three sides agreed to advance trilateral cooperation based on the principles of good-neighborliness, equality and mutual trust, openness and inclusiveness, common development,…”

en.ce.cn/Insight/2025... China, Bangladesh, Pakistan to deepen trilateral cooperation--China Economic Net
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jun 25
Fascinating information
“In particular, the authors highlight the need to “fully mobilize maritime militia and civilian fishing vessels” (充分发动海上民兵、地方渔船), without describing their specific roles in this endeavor.”
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Dr Eram Ashraf @ea4.bsky.social · Jun 25
Meanwhile!

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
China’s Xiaomi to Launch First SUV as Shares Near Record High
The unveiling of Xiaomi Corp.’s first electric SUV on Thursday will showcase how the Chinese tech company has become an investor darling with its high-stakes bet on the auto market.
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