No one expects China to abandon its foreign policy principles or its diplomatic style, but China can’t play a constructive role in the international system while maintaining a pure policy of ...

“China always opposes the use of force in international relations.” This boilerplate statement, frequently repeated by China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reflects Beijing’s long-standing ...

China’s second-order foreign policy wants and needs are harder to pin down than those issues where territory is up for dispute. One can speculate that this is because Beijing is not 100 percent ...

The China challenge has revived an old and often arid quarrel about the relationship in foreign affairs between ideas and interests. Reconsidering that quarrel in light of the ideas that the ...

In China’s new foreign policy, there are few U-turns and no posted speed limits. What is clear is that Beijing’s new foreign policy has already left its mark. Relations with Australia are at a low ...

At the top of all political decision making is the Politburo Standing Committee (PBSC). While the PBSC sets the overall policy direction, it is the CPC Central Committee’s Foreign Affairs ...

The relationship is cracking due to economic disagreements and issues such as China's support for Russia in the war, while EU ...

Fellows in the Center for China Analysis’ (CCA) Foreign Policy and National Security pillar conduct research into China’s external affairs. We focus on geographical areas that carry heightened ...

The prospects for China’s foreign policy are still uncertain. Its development will depend on domestic and international elements that will continue to change dynamically as well as frequently to be at ...

China has unveiled a sweeping foreign relations law enshrining its right to impose “countermeasures” against actions that it deems a threat – in Beijing’s latest bid to bolster its ...

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Qin Gang (L) and Norwegian Foreign Minister Anniken Huitfeldt attend a joint press conference in Oslo, Norway, on May 12, 2023.