Jeremy Garlick

Short answer: no, it doesn't (on the whole). The book shows that China"s normative power drive in CEE has had underwhelming results for the most part.

China's Normative Power in Central and Eastern Europe: The Case of China-Czech Relations Qin explores the ten-year development of relations between China and Central and Eastern Europe through the China–CEEC (China–Central and Eastern European Countries) cooperation (16/17+1), which began...

New book about China-Czech relations! Recommended for all interested in China's engagement in Central and Eastern Europe and China's influence in the region.

www.routledge.com/Chinas-Norma...

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Many people don't realise that China is gaining popularity in developing countries - the global South. It's not true that China is unpopular everywhere.

Many countries are adopting Chinese norms for bilateral trade deals, investments, etc.

Open access (free):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Many people don't realise that China is gaining popularity in developing countries - the global South. It's not true that China is unpopular everywhere.

Many countries are adopting Chinese norms for bilateral trade deals, investments, etc.

Open access (free):
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Countries in the Global South are accepting and using Chinese norms of interaction: practices such as China's approach to bilateral deals and investment.

Full article: China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Choosing to lose: how US and EU policy decisions contribute to greater Chinese influence in the Global South EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/5 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.0d53

New paper! We analyse how & why China is becoming more popular in the Global South. The US & EU are losing popularity due to what they're doing - & NOT doing. US/EU policy towards Gaza plus lack of engagement with the developing world are causing the West to lose influence.

eh4s.eu/publication/...

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Countries in the Global South are accepting and using Chinese norms of interaction: practices such as China's approach to bilateral deals and investment.

Full article: China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Choosing to lose: how US and EU policy decisions contribute to greater Chinese influence in the Global South EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/5 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.0d53

🔍Learn how limited US and EU engagement has enabled China’s rise in the Global South and how a new Trump administration could deepen this vacuum, giving Beijing even more space to expand its influence.

📌 Read the full paper here: eh4s.eu/publication/...

#ChinaUSCompetition

Choosing to lose: how US and EU policy decisions contribute to greater Chinese influence in the Global South EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/5 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.0d53

📰🌍 Excited to share our latest policy brief : "Choosing to lose: how US and EU policy decisions contribute to greater Chinese influence in Global South" ✍️ by @jeremy-garlick.bsky.social and Anja Senz.

📌 Read the full paper here: eh4s.eu/publication/...

#EH4S #ChinaUSCompetition

Choosing to lose: how US and EU policy decisions contribute to greater Chinese influence in the Global South EuroHub4Sino Policy Paper 2025/5 https://doi.org/10.31175/eh4s.0d53

New paper! We analyse how & why China is becoming more popular in the Global South. The US & EU are losing popularity due to what they're doing - & NOT doing. US/EU policy towards Gaza plus lack of engagement with the developing world are causing the West to lose influence.

eh4s.eu/publication/...

‘Flexible’ versus ‘fragmented’ authoritarianism: evidence from Chinese foreign policy during the Xi Jinping era Since the 1980s, a widely held view within the scholarly literature has been that China’s political system is characterised by ‘fragmented authoritarianism’ (FA). According to the FA model, the cen...

New article in current issue of Australian Journal of International Affairs. Open access!

Chinese policymaking is flexible, not fragmented.

‘Flexible’ versus ‘fragmented’ authoritarianism: evidence from Chinese foreign policy during the Xi Jinping era www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Open access article!

China is gaining influence in the Global South while the West sits on its hands. As a consequence, Chinese norms are replacing the West's.

Full article: China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Open access article!

China is gaining influence in the Global South while the West sits on its hands. As a consequence, Chinese norms are replacing the West's.

Full article: China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

YouTube video by Business Talk Advantage China Prof Jeremy Garlick on How China is Reshaping the World

Just published! A discussion of my book Advantage China with Deepak Bhatt on his Business Talk podcast.

Jeremy Garlick on How China is Reshaping the World

youtu.be/QekWgod7plo?...

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Open access article!

Countries in the global South have begun adopting Chinese norms. However, there is still space for counter-initiatives from the Western powers.

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

According to the latest article by Monique Taylor and @jeremy-garlick.bsky.social, #China under #XiJinping is shifting 🧭 to "flexible authoritarianism".

Read more about the new model here:
www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...

Article published by @aiianational.bsky.social 📰

🚨 Monique Taylor & @jeremy-garlick.bsky.social discuss Xi Jingping's "flexible authoritarian" approach to foreign policy in this op-ed in @aiianational.bsky.social's "Australian Outlook".⬇️
Link to the full research paper is at the bottom. #openaccess
www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...

Evolution in International Relations Cambridge Core - Biological Psychology - Evolution in International Relations

New book! A groundbreaking study of the role of evolution in International Relations.

What effect do evolutionary psychology & neuroscience have on nations' behaviour & attitudes towards each other? Find out here:

Evolution in International Relations

www.cambridge.org/core/element...

"intergroup competition drives enhanced in-group cooperation... any attempt to advocate peace and cooperation between nations needs to contain an element of competition to satisfy the demands of evolutionary psychology... an inevitable part of the human experience"

Evolution in International Relations Cambridge Core - Biological Psychology - Evolution in International Relations

New book! A groundbreaking study of the role of evolution in International Relations.

What effect do evolutionary psychology & neuroscience have on nations' behaviour & attitudes towards each other? Find out here:

Evolution in International Relations

www.cambridge.org/core/element...

‘Flexible’ versus ‘fragmented’ authoritarianism: evidence from Chinese foreign policy during the Xi Jinping era Since the 1980s, a widely held view within the scholarly literature has been that China’s political system is characterised by ‘fragmented authoritarianism’ (FA). According to the FA model, the cen...

New article in current issue of Australian Journal of International Affairs. Open access!

Chinese policymaking is flexible, not fragmented.

‘Flexible’ versus ‘fragmented’ authoritarianism: evidence from Chinese foreign policy during the Xi Jinping era www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

China’s Rapid Response to Myanmar Quake Contrasts With U.S. Absence China moved quickly this weekend to respond to the devastating earthquake in neighboring Myanmar that killed at least 1,700 people. More than 200 emergency personnel from across China along with dozen...

China swiftly aids Myanmar after a devastating earthquake, filling the void left by Trump’s USAID cuts. The U.S. absence gives Beijing a major public relations advantage.

Trump is Helping China, Japan, and South Korea to Look Beyond Historical Rivalries — But They’re Still Working Out the Details Japan, South Korea, and China agreed Saturday that peace on the Korean Peninsula was a shared responsibility, according to Seoul’s foreign minister. The three countries' top diplomats met in Tokyo and...

Japan, South Korea, and China agreed Saturday that peace on the Korean Peninsula was a shared responsibility, according to Seoul’s foreign minister.

EU27/AC-China: Science, Technology and Innovation Co-operation Areas (and Non-areas) in the Big Data-related Scientific Fields ReConnect China Policy Brief 2 Oct 2023

📢 New Policy Brief on EuroHub4Sino! 🌍📚

As part of our collaboration with @ReConnectChina, we continue to expand access to key research on contemporary China.

🔗 Read it here: bit.ly/EU27AC-China

#EH4S #ContemporaryChina #ForeignPolicy #Geopolitics #SinoEU #ResearchCollaboration

BYD’s $5.6 Billion Share Sale to Power Worldwide Expansion The Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD raised $5.6 billion in the largest Hong Kong share sale in four years. The cash injection will boost BYD’s “capacity to further advance its technological capabil...

The Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD raised $5.6 billion in the largest Hong Kong share sale in four years.

Japan, China, South Korea Foreign Ministers Meet in Tokyo By Natsuko Fukue and Katie Forster Japan, China, and South Korea's top diplomats held talks in Tokyo on Saturday, aiming to bolster cooperation amid US trade tariffs looming over the region. The meeti...

Japan, China, and South Korea's top diplomats held talks in Tokyo on Saturday, aiming to bolster cooperation amid US trade tariffs looming over the region.

Evolutionary Psychology and International Relations, with Jeremy Garlick This week on the Sinica Podcast, I chat with Jeremy Garlick, Director of the Jan Masaryk Centre for International Studies, Prague University, and a scholar of China’s international relations.

The Sinica podcast where I discuss my new book on evolution in IR with @kaiserkuo.bsky.social is now out!

Evolutionary Psychology and International Relations, with Jeremy Garlick www.sinicapodcast.com/p/evolutiona...

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South China’s influence in the global South has both material and ideational aspects. In the era of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), material aspects include trade in goods, infrastructure-building, a...

Open access article!

Countries in the global South have begun adopting Chinese norms. However, there is still space for counter-initiatives from the Western powers.

China’s ‘do-as-I-do’ paradigm: practice-based normative diplomacy in the global South www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Sino-Russian rapprochement after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The goal of the present article is to analyse if there was an observable change in the impact of Chinese normative power on Russia after the start of the war in Ukraine. The article finds that desp...

New article about Russian views of China! Open access!

The article finds that since the Ukraine invasion Russian officials portray China in a radically more positive manner.

Full article: Sino-Russian rapprochement after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Perspectives on Chinese Soft Power by Kazakh Repatriates from China This article explores the perception of China among Kazakhs who have first-hand experience of living in China before migrating to Kazakhstan. Through interviews with ethnic Kazakhs who were born an...

My colleague Gaziza Shakhanova has just published an insightful article (open access) about Kazakh views of China. Essential reading to understand China's engagement with Central Asia.

Perspectives on Chinese Soft Power by Kazakh Repatriates from China www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....