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In a new guest post, @moritzrudolf.bsky.social defines "foreign-related rule of law," traces Chinese leadership's evolving framing of the concept & introduces the suggestions a leading scholar likely have offered Chinese leaders last month on advancing the project.
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Promoting ‘foreign-related rule of law (涉外法治)’ plays a crucial role in the🇨🇳discourse on
▪️building🇨🇳into a strong state &
▪️achieving nat. rejuvenation
It is for the most part ignored outside of🇨🇳. This is a mistake.
It is essential to grasp🇨🇳’s global ambitions.
Why?
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Opening remarks by Joe Biden and Xi Jinping can be found here:
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I'm glad to see that NPC Observer's works are once again cited by US-China Commission's annual report, including guest post by @moritzrudolf.bsky.social on China's Foreign Relations Law and our summary of the 2023 State Council reorg.
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Legal cooperation continues to fly under the radar of many following the BRI and🇨🇳’s ambitions to reshape the global order.
For Beijing it has been a key component to promote “soft connectivity”.
Why is it relevant?
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On October 18, the third Belt and Road Forum concluded in Beijing.
Leaving all the imagery aside, what are the most relevant announcements and results?
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On October 10, just days before the 3rd Belt and Road Forum for int. cooperation (Oct 17/18), the 🇨🇳 State Council Information Office published a white paper titled:
“The BRI: A Key Pillar of the Global Community of Shared Future”.
What does it say?
Why is it relevant?
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🇵🇸🇨🇳🇮🇱
Today’s UNSC emergency closed-door meeting on the “Middle East Crisis” did not produce a statement.
What did the 🇨🇳 side say?
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The statement is consistent with 🇨🇳's position on the 🇮🇱🇵🇸 conflict. For more information on the topics find this link🧵
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▪️The int. community needs to act with greater urgency, step up input into the 🇵🇸 question, facilitate the early resumption of peace talks betw.🇵🇸&🇮🇱& find a way to bring about enduring peace.
🇨🇳will continue to work relentlessly with the int. community towards that end."
The 🇨🇳 side also states:
▪️The recurrence of the conflict shows once again that the protracted standstill of the peace process cannot last.
▪️The fundamental way out of the conflict lies in implementing the 2-state solution and establishing an independent State of 🇵🇸.
According to the statement
🇨🇳is deeply concerned over the current escalation of tensions & violence betw.🇵🇸&🇮🇱
🇨🇳calls on relevant parties to
▪️remain calm
▪️exercise restraint
▪️immediately end the hostilities to protect civilians ▪️avoid further deterioration of the situation
The 🇨🇳 Ministry of Foreign Affairs just issued a statement “on the Escalation of Tensions Between 🇵🇸Palestine and Israel🇮🇱”
What does it say?
The 🇨🇳 statement reiterated:
“China’s firm support for the establishment of an independent and fully sovereign State of Palestine based on the 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, and for Palestine to become a full-fledged Member of the UN.”
27. September 2023, 🇨🇳 representative stated:
1⃣redouble efforts to promote peace & advance the 2-State solution
2⃣international rule of law must be upheld & settlement activities must cease
3⃣ensure economic dev. & people’s livelihood & break the cycle of violence.
3⃣fulfil int. commitments & earnestly promote a 2-State solution.
🇨🇳 is ready to work with the int. community to make unremitting efforts to achieve a comprehensive, just & lasting settlement of the 🇵🇸question at an early date & promote lasting peace & regional stability.
2⃣promote economic dev. & protect people’s livelihoods. 🇨🇳calls🇮🇱
▪️ease & lift its unreasonable restrictions on the movement of goods & the use of land
▪️create conditions conducive to the dev. of the 🇵🇸communities in the West Bank
▪️lift the blockade of the Gaza Strip ASAP
08/21/2023🇨🇳:
1⃣oppose violence & incitement to violence. We
▪️condemn all violence against civilians & killing and abuse of children
▪️oppose the excessive use of force by security forces.
▪️urge for an end to all settlement activities and to the escalating settler violence.
27 July 2023, 🇨🇳 rep. stated:
1⃣we must firmly oppose violence
2⃣it is essential to effectively uphold the rule of international law (settlements)
3⃣economic and livelihood improvements must be supported.
4⃣it is necessary to comprehensively implement the two-State solution
27 June 2023, 🇨🇳 rep. stated:
1⃣break the cycle of violence to pursue common security
2⃣uphold the international rule of law and cease unilateral actions to change the status quo.
3⃣honour political commitments and advance the two-State solution.
27 May 2023, 🇨🇳 rep. stated:
1⃣ the historical status quo of religious holy sites in Jerusalem must be respected and upheld
2⃣ the illegal expansion of settlements on the occupied territories must stop.
3⃣ international humanitarian law must be observed.
