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2022-08-02 |

Zhou Bo: Nato’s latest expansion plan could be beginning of the end as waning West targets ‘Russia threat’

If small nations get together for self-defence, it is understandable. But if the largest alliance on earth wishes to expand, it is not about defence but enforcing its own values on others with a big stick. No alliance will last forever.

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2022-07-19 |

DA WEI: Security Concerns are Reasonable, Spheres of Influence are Not

The concept of “security demands” or a “security concern” may sound as if it is somehow related to spheres of influence, but security concerns are not exclusive---their most fundamental difference from spheres of influence.

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2022-07-13 |

【The 42nd Security and Strategy Seminar】EU Industrial Strategy

Panelists believe that amid the industrial revolution and societal adjustments triggered by the technological revolution, the EU is bound to launch a new industrial strategy that focuses on green and digital transition with more emphasis on the circular economy and the betterment of human and society.

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2022-07-08 |

Seminar on US-China Strategic Stability

The participants agreed, by consensus, that communication on strategic security should be maintained at all levels, and that Track II and think tank dialogues should continue to contribute to the stability of US-China relations.

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2022-07-06 |

Mid-Year Seminar on China’s Strategic Vision for Asia Pacific amid New Dynamics

On June 25, 2022, the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University held its mid-year seminar themed “China’s Strategic Vision for the Asia-Pacific Region amid New Dynamics,” convening around 20 academic members, fellows and experts.

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2022-06-22 |

【CISS STRATFOCUS】EVOLUTION OF US POLICY TOWARD CHINA AND ANALYSIS OF BIDEN’S POLICY TOWARD CHINA

Wang Dong pointed out four main perspectives, including the analysis of the theoretical framework of China-US relations, the evolution of US policy toward China, the basic logic behind Biden’s policy toward China after he took office and the policy recommendations in this regard.

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2022-06-20 |

SUN CHENGHAO: Constructive Talks or Just Hot Air?

The crisis between Russia and Ukraine has increased Europeans’ awareness that Russia is a neighbor that they cannot ignore, and that any effective European security framework must include Russia.

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2022-06-17 |

Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Where Do We Go from Here? Perspectives from Chinese Think Tanks

The report you are reading is the result of a joint effort by the Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS) and the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) at Tsinghua University. We have tried to examine the root causes, impacts and implications of the Russia-Ukraine conflict from the perspectives of international order, China-US relations, China-EU relations, China-Russia relations, arms control and world economy. As Beijing- and Shanghai-based think tanks on international studies, we hope to present diversified but balanced voices to the pertinent discussions in China, and to provide a Chinese voice to readers outside of China.

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2022-06-09 |

【CISS StratFocus】 Decision-Making Logic Behind Russia’s Overseas Military Operations

In his keynote speech, Song Bo pointed out that there are two main frameworks for analyzing the logic of Russia’s overseas military operations: one is based on history and culture, and the other on military security. He also looked at the country’s “emotional attachment to Soviet Russia” and the personal factors of political strongmen.

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2022-06-09 |

【The 40th Security and Strategy Seminar】Asia Pacific Landscape (South Asia)

Amid rapid changes in the international order, the accelerated rollout of America’s Indo-Pacific strategy is having a significant impact on South Asia, leading to a “rivalry between two main camps” in the region, panelists believe.

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2022-06-07 |

【The 39th Security and Strategy Seminar】Modernizing China’s Diplomatic Governance System and Capacity

The discussion was focused on the role of China’s diplomatic governance system in building a modernized socialist power, the characteristics and takeaways of the diplomatic approaches of other world powers, as well as the diplomatic propositions, solutions and practices that need fine-tuning as China modernizes its diplomatic capabilities.

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2022-06-03 |

SUN CHENGHAO: Compartmentalisation in China-EU Relations after the Ukraine Conflict

Since the establishment of relations in 1975, China - EU cooperation has grown extensively, expanding from trade and economics to include technology, global governance, education, and so on. That fact has been reflected accordingly by the levelling of the relations status between the two over the years. In 1998, China and the EU established a long-term, stable and constructive partnership oriented towards the 21st century, which was followed by a comprehensive partnership in 2001 and then a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2003.

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