Nadège Rolland

Borderlands Podcast Miniseries Episode 4 examines the strategic motives and the unfolding development of China’s border villages revitalization campaign. Hosted by @rollandnadege.bsky.social with contributions from Japneet Kaur, James Leibold, & Robert Barnett strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...

Documenting China’s Borderlands Podcast – Episode 4: The Great Wall of Villages - Mapping China's Strategic Space Since 2016, China has been building or refurbishing hundreds of so-called xiaokang (well-off) villages along its borderlands, complete with new infrastructure and an increased security presence. Some ...

While you're making pumpkin pies and cranberry sauce, why not learn about how China has annexed Bhutan's territory, without a single shot fired? Check out our latest #Borderlands podcast episode with Japneet Kaur, @jleibold.bsky.social and @robbiebarnett.bsky.social

China’s Statecraft through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Building a Sino-Centric Regional Order - Mapping China's Strategic Space The Mekong Basin—spanning China upstream and Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam downstream—fits squarely within the “strategic frontier” concept. Nadège Rolland defines a strategic frontie...

The SCO Summit showcased China's leadership role within an institution it created. Less known but more impactful to its southeastern #Borderlands, is the Lancang Mekong Cooperation created in 2015. Learn more about it in the following essay by Hoang Thi Ha.
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In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...

Pressure on the Periphery: China’s Economic Coercion in the Borderlands - Mapping China's Strategic Space Over the past two decades, economic sanctions have emerged as a central instrument in the foreign policy toolkit of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As the most valuable export destination for ma...

China does not always rely on charm offensives to shape the behavior of its Borderlands neighbors but has also regularly used economic coercion. Read Audrye Wong, @vikingbohman.bsky.social and @victoraferguson.bsky.social's new study.
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Documenting China’s Borderlands Podcast – Episode 3: The Opening-Up/Securitization Paradox - Mapping China's Strategic Space Since the early 1990s, China’s borderlands have played a crucial role in the central government’s “opening-up” program. However, starting in the mid-2010s, at the same time as the Belt and Road Initia...

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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

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

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.

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

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-...

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

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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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...

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...

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.
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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."

You and me both, tapisserie.

Ep 229: Nadège Rolland on China’s Borderlands Podcast Episode · School of War · 09/09/2025 · 48m

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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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.

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...

Toujours un honneur de côtoyer les mêmes pages que Pierre Grosser. Merci @arnaudvaulerin.bsky.social
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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...

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
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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.
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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.

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!

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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.

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.
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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".

Hé les gars, si on se faisait une petite greffe d'organes pour régner jusqu'en 2095 ?
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You can see her better in the picture here: bsky.app/profile/chad...

Torigian's Party's Interests Come First

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...

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 ...

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.
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Ah oui quand même

Certes, mais il nous faut la recette