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Dr Eram Ashraf

@ea4.bsky.social

PhD International Relations I work on China and South Asia relations. Current project looks at Chinas Belt and Road in Pakistan using a gender lens

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The View In China On Pakistan And The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Mutual Defense Agreement PRISA Dr. Eram Ashraf

My snapshot view of how Pakistan and Saudi Arabia’s defence pact was seen in China was published today. Sharing for those interested prisa.org.uk/the-view-in-...

18.10.2025 16:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Nobody to blame yet there seems to be a problem #great

18.10.2025 08:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China’s Awards Diplomacy In Pakistan PRISA Dr. Eram Ashraf

Something I had spoken about a month ago is now available to read online for those interested in China’s influence in South Asia #CPEC

prisa.org.uk/chinas-award...

03.10.2025 19:30 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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China’s Awards Diplomacy In Pakistan PRISA Dr. Eram Ashraf

Something I had spoken about a month ago is now available to read online for those interested in China’s influence in South Asia #CPEC

prisa.org.uk/chinas-award...

03.10.2025 19:30 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Interesting case of security cooperation between China and the UK
“…has involved the police and Chinese law enforcement teams, said Will Lyne, the Met's Head of Economic and Cybercrime Command.”

01.10.2025 19:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The same happened in the case on Indian companies and Chabahar Port. The Indian government wanted to develop the port as counter to Gwadar port but sanctions on Iran had kept Indian companies away

01.10.2025 18:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Surprised Guancha didn’t beat GT first

25.09.2025 18:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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一颗荔枝的旅程:“荔枝专列”折射物流革命与消费变迁 6月,岭南荔枝迎来丰收季。月初,随着G568次高铁列车从广州白云站缓缓开出,今年全国首趟载着茂名鲜荔的高铁列车正式发车,标志着粤港澳大湾区特色农产品冷链物流“荔枝专列”成功开通。

I want to eat a lychee now!

cn.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202509/09/...

17.09.2025 17:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wow

16.09.2025 15:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

They are more than welcome to Gwadar port in Pakistan currently under COPHC. It will be a very long term project

16.09.2025 15:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

First Iran and now Israel, Qatar really has a problem with their friends

09.09.2025 19:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fascinating!
“Sandvine quit Pakistan in 2023 amid growing scrutiny of its work there, and was quickly replaced by Geedge, which the documents show apparently utilizing existing Sandvine installations as well as providing new technology…”

09.09.2025 06:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China Moves to Bolster Pakistan Ties Amid U.S. Rapprochement Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

China-Pakistan ties are shifting, provinces court Chinese investment, and the U.S. eyes mining deals. @ea4.bsky.social , a China-Pakistani relations scholar, joins the latest @chinagsproject.bsky.social episode to unpack South Asia’s changing geopolitics.
Watch: tinyurl.com/mrnra5hy

23.08.2025 13:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wow!

10.08.2025 10:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The Afghan interim government also keeps talking about building a road to China in the Wakhan corridor. Wonder if it will remain a dream or see reality

08.08.2025 14:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Are we going to talk about how Johnson’s dad is very, er, well-connected to CCP and made a Beijing-backed documentary - filmed in XJ, no less! - while Boris was PM

05.08.2025 07:48 — 👍 20    🔁 8    💬 2    📌 0

There is always the ‘blanket problem’, cover the feet and the head gets exposed and vice versa!

05.08.2025 08:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP Abstract It has been 10 years (2013–2023) since China established the flagship project of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan, known as the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). During t...

You can now read my report on China’s “awards diplomacy” in Pakistan in the first decade of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) published by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress

csep.org/reports/chin... China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP

19.07.2025 09:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP Abstract It has been 10 years (2013–2023) since China established the flagship project of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Pakistan, known as the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). During t...

You can now read my report on China’s “awards diplomacy” in Pakistan in the first decade of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC) published by the Centre for Social and Economic Progress

csep.org/reports/chin... China’s ‘Awards Diplomacy’ in Pakistan: Gaining Goodwill - CSEP

19.07.2025 09:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Less work for the stonemasons 😂

29.06.2025 20:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Are they giving him ideas?

29.06.2025 20:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

““It’s now quite easy to ship goods from Pakistan to China,”…“From Karachi to any city in China, we can get our shipments delivered within 15 days.”

en.ce.cn/Insight/2025... From Karachi to Kunming, Pakistani Products Shine at 9th China-South Asia Expo--China Economic Net

25.06.2025 23:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

“The three sides agreed to advance trilateral cooperation based on the principles of good-neighborliness, equality and mutual trust, openness and inclusiveness, common development,…”

en.ce.cn/Insight/2025... China, Bangladesh, Pakistan to deepen trilateral cooperation--China Economic Net

25.06.2025 23:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fascinating information
“In particular, the authors highlight the need to “fully mobilize maritime militia and civilian fishing vessels” (充分发动海上民兵、地方渔船), without describing their specific roles in this endeavor.”

25.06.2025 23:20 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China’s Xiaomi to Launch First SUV as Shares Near Record High The unveiling of Xiaomi Corp.’s first electric SUV on Thursday will showcase how the Chinese tech company has become an investor darling with its high-stakes bet on the auto market.

Meanwhile!

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

25.06.2025 22:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Following now congrats!

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Logo for 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China Podcast from the Made in China Journal

Logo for 开门见山 | Gateway to Global China Podcast from the Made in China Journal

We're live! I'm thrilled to share the launch of "开门见山 | Gateway to Global China," a new podcast from @madeinchinajournal.com, hosted by yours truly.
Each month, guests and I explore timely issues in Chinese politics and society and the broader Sinophone world🎙️:
madeinchinajournal.com/gateway-to-g...

25.06.2025 16:15 — 👍 68    🔁 30    💬 6    📌 3

What is“futurity”?

02.06.2025 08:03 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

The funny thing is, the low cost of solar panels and batteries is creating competition of interests between different Chinese companies but it’s the Pakistani state which has to pay the consequences.

02.06.2025 07:58 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Pakistan recommits to China bond amid Trump shadow over India ceasefire After a four-day standoff with India, Pakistan looks to its trusted partner China for post-conflict support.

I was quoted in this piece by @aljazeera.com
““The Chinese must be concerned how Pakistan managed to gain President Trump’s support to talk of ceasefire and to even offer to resolve the matter of Kashmir between both countries.”

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/...

22.05.2025 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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