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Benno Weiner @bennoweiner.bsky.social · 7d

Excited to be featured alongside two scholars I truly admire, @jleibold.bsky.social and @robbiebarnett.bsky.social, in conversation with @rollandnadege.bsky.social.

"100 Years of CCP Borderland Policies." Please give it a listen (and maybe even assign to your undergrads?). tinyurl.com/yhktwu9h

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The National Bureau of Asian Research @nbr.org · 9d

Khyle Eastin discusses the foundations of China’s #spacesector, space engagement in the context of #China's larger national modernization, and space as a frontier of science and its role in helping achieve national technological self-reliance: strategicspace.nbr.org/a-domain-of-... #longmarchrockets

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Finbarr Bermingham @fbermingham.bsky.social · 9d

Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat specialising in European affairs, has been appointed as the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department.

Studied in France, served in French embassy, was director of MFA's dept of European Affairs

Developing | China names veteran diplomat to head party’s International Department

Liu takes over the role from Liu Jianchao, who was reportedly detained earlier this year after returning from Algeria.

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · 10d

While in Urumqi last week, Xi urged local officials to "foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation." Find out what this means and why it is so important for the CCP to control China's #Borderlands: strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

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James Leibold @jleibold.bsky.social · 10d

1/3 I appear on Asia Insight (NBR) discussing “Documenting China’s Borderlands: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies.” Benno Weiner & Robert Barnett join. Listen (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin...
@nbr.org @bennoweiner.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social

Documenting China’s Borderlands – Episode 2: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies | Asia Insight

From the National Bureau of Asian Research, an Asia Insight miniseries exploring the geostrategic significance of China’s borderlands, led by Nadège Rolland, Distinguished Fellow for China Studies at ...

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James Leibold @jleibold.bsky.social · 10d

3/3 Thanks to Nadège Rolland for probing questions and for producing a deeply informative series. If you work on policy or research in this area, this episode should change how you frame the problem. Full episode (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin...
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Documenting China’s Borderlands – Episode 2: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies | Asia Insight

From the National Bureau of Asian Research, an Asia Insight miniseries exploring the geostrategic significance of China’s borderlands, led by Nadège Rolland, Distinguished Fellow for China Studies at ...

podcasts.nbr.org

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · 10d

A Chinese court sentenced to death 16 members of a criminal gang that established scam centers in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China.
For context on China's growing law-enforcement presence in SEA #Borderlands, read Simon Menet's paper: strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · 21d

New article from Simon Menet: China has quietly been cementing its law-enforcement presence in its southern #Borderlands. These efforts have begun to reshape regional security governance in ways that align with Beijing's policy ambitions.
strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...

Policing Beyond Borders: China’s Law-Enforcement Expansion in the Mekong Region - Mapping China's Strategic Space

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) faces a mounting challenge from transnational organized crime along its southern periphery. Myanmar has become the world’s most criminalized state, particularly af...

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · 22d

Military parade done, Xiangshan Forum next.
Beijing will host defense and security reps from over 100 countries for the 12th Xiangshan Forum starting today. This year's theme is "jointly safeguarding the international order, promoting peace and development."

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pizzaroquette 🦥🦥🦥 @pizzaroquette.bsky.social · Sep 9

You and me both, tapisserie.

La Voix du Nord @lavoixdunord.fr · Sep 9

« Elle est extrêmement fragile et fatiguée »

La tapisserie de Bayeux sera prêtée au Royaume-Uni, ça inquiète de nombreux spécialistes

Le président Macron a promis en juillet que la tapisserie de Bayeux serait prêtée au Royaume-Uni. De quoi inquiéter les spécialistes, qui s’inquiètent de la fragilité de la tapisserie.

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Sep 9

Always a treat to spend some time with Aaron MacLean
to dig into China's strategic thinking. We began with #Borderlands, but also veered into CCP discourse and vision for the world.
Hope you'll enjoy this School-of-War episode!
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Ep 229: Nadège Rolland on China’s Borderlands

Podcast Episode · School of War · 09/09/2025 · 48m

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Sam Crane @uselesstree.bsky.social · Sep 8

RMB internationalisation was always going to be significantly limited due to PRC aversion to that level of economic openness and its attendant vulnerability. But these sorts of moves with Russia could raise the profile of the RMB as a global currency.

Sense Hofstede @sensehofstede.nl · Sep 7

China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants – FT: ‘Such borrowing would be first Russian corporate fundraising in mainland China since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022’

China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants

Russian ‘panda bond’ sales would be first since 2017 and reflect deepening ties between Moscow and Beijing

www.ft.com

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Sep 4

Toujours un honneur de côtoyer les mêmes pages que Pierre Grosser. Merci @arnaudvaulerin.bsky.social
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A Pékin, les militaires paradent, les autoritaires se pavanent

La parade militaire, qui clôture une intense séquence diplomatique, a été l’occasion d’une inédite démonstration de force de Xi Jinping et de l’Armée populaire de libération, à destination de ses vois...

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Sep 4

Delighted to share the first episode of an audio-documentary miniseries on the geostrategic importance of China's #Borderlands, with contributions from Nicola Di Cosmo and Maria Adele Carrai
strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

Documenting China’s Borderlands – Episode 1: From Empire to Nation - Mapping China's Strategic Space

The People’s Republic of China’s national territory today is roughly equivalent to that of the Qing empire—with the notable exceptions of outer Mongolia, Taiwan, and portions of Siberia. Two hundred y...

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Sep 4

Very interesting paper that establishes a parallel between China's gray zone strategy in the China Seas and in the Himalayas: comprehensive military-civil approach to gradually alter the status quo.
www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...

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Alexander Boyd @alexludoboyd.bsky.social · Sep 4

The Red Wind Howls, states @bennoweiner.bsky.social in this magnificent new review, "is a monumental literary achievement, an act of defiance that helps pierce a regime of forced forgetting."

Tsering Döndrup's magnum opus is now available in English — read it!

chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...

Ill Winds In Tibet | China Books Review

A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958.

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Sep 3

Appreciate the opportunity to comment on China's massive military parade and what it tells us about the future world order for @npr.org today.
www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...

Leaders of China, Russia and North Korea gather in Beijing for elaborate WWII parade

Leaders of China, North Korea and Russia met for the first time in one place on Wednesday as Beijing staged an elaborate parade to mark the end of WWII.

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hé les gars, si on se faisait une petite greffe d'organes pour régner jusqu'en 2095 ?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Xi and Putin overheard talking about organ transplants and immortality

Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been caught on a hot mic talking about the potential of medicine to extend human life spans and "perhaps even achieve immortality".

www.abc.net.au

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Sep 2

You can see her better in the picture here: bsky.app/profile/chad...

Chad O'Carroll @chadocl.bsky.social · Sep 2

Kim Jong Un and daughter arrive in Beijing ahead of military parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Beijing on Tuesday afternoon aboard his armored train, according to state media, a day before he is set to attend a military parade alongside Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported that Kim arrived around 4 p.m. local time, […]

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Aug 27

Torigian's Party's Interests Come First

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Andrew Grant @angrant.bsky.social · Aug 14

My new essay for @nbr.org that explores the convergence of geopolitical space and propaganda in China's "external periphery." To learn what (and where) that is, read on...

Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since 2015, a new concept has emerged in the PRC propaganda sphere: "peripheral communication" (周边传播).
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...

Expanding China’s Geopolitical Influence through Peripheral Communication - Mapping China's Strategic Space

The discourse of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and trio of global initiatives implies that the country’s geopolitical interests are firmly global. Nonetheless, in recent years Chinese scholars and ...

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Aug 13

Since 2015, a new concept has emerged in the PRC propaganda sphere: "peripheral communication" (周边传播).
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...

Expanding China’s Geopolitical Influence through Peripheral Communication - Mapping China's Strategic Space

The discourse of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and trio of global initiatives implies that the country’s geopolitical interests are firmly global. Nonetheless, in recent years Chinese scholars and ...

strategicspace.nbr.org

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Aug 13

Ah oui quand même

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Nadège Rolland @rollandnadege.bsky.social · Aug 13

Certes, mais il nous faut la recette

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Viking Bohman @vikingbohman.bsky.social · Aug 13

Excited to see our database mentioned in @economist.com today alongside comments by Rebecca Arcesati and @mmaggiori.bsky.social

The China Sanctions Monitor, developed with @victoraferguson.bsky.social and Audrye Wong, tracks more than 200 cases of China’s economic sanctions from 2010 to today ...

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