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Andrea Ghiselli

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Lived 10+ years in China, now University of Exeter and ChinaMed Project. Published a book on China, its military, and its interests overseas (OUP, 2021): https://shorturl.at/S2BjTo More at https://andreaghiselli.com/ 无巧不成书

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Agahahahahhaha it’s a nice typo though

10.11.2025 11:18 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Ep 46 - What China really agreed to on rare earths + assessing US capability to end reliance on China

Must listen of a Trivium podcast on the US-China agreement and the history of the rare hearth industry

open.spotify.com/episode/4UjH...

10.11.2025 09:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
NBAS: "Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures" Join us as Dr. Andrea Ghiselli and Dr. Mohammed Alsudairi discuss their new book: "Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures."

Next week, join me and Mohammed Alsudairi in this online event hosted by the Sigur Center for Asian Studies at George Washington University.

We will present and discuss the findings of our recent CUP Element book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations.

www.eventbrite.com/e/nbas-narra...

04.11.2025 03:02 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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What a treat! Many thanks to @billhayton.bsky.social for joining my students and I to talk about history and Chinese politics and foreign policy.

Read his book “The Invention of China” 🔗 yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300....

16.10.2025 13:42 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China-Middle East Cooperation: In the Eye of the Beholder Insights from Mohammed Alsudairi and Andrea Ghiselli.

@thediplomat.com has just published an interview with Mohammed Alsudairi and me discussing the findings of our CUP Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations.

@cais-exeter.bsky.social @spspa-uofexeter.bsky.social

thediplomat.com/2025/10/chin...

15.10.2025 19:53 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Future of Sino-Middle Eastern Relations | ChinaPower Project In this episode of the ChinaPower Podcast, Dr. Mohammed Alsudairi and Dr. Andrea Ghiselli join us to discuss their newly released book Narratives of Sino-Middle Eastern Futures. They challenge prevail...

Many thanks to Bonny Lin for having Mohammed Alsudairi and me on her ChinaPower podcast to present our CUP Element book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations, and discuss how China and regional powers look at each other.

@cais-exeter.bsky.social

chinapower.csis.org/podcasts/the...

09.10.2025 21:28 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Do not forget to register here forms.gle/NbfQ71MsuHf6... (or send an email to chinamed@tochina.it) to attend @jonathanfulton.bsky.social's ChinaMed talk on the logic and limits of China's presence in the Gulf!

The event will take place on Friday (Oct10), 10:00 – 12:00 (CEST).

08.10.2025 04:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Do not forget to register here forms.gle/NbfQ71MsuHf6... (or send an email to chinamed@tochina.it) to attend @jonathanfulton.bsky.social's ChinaMed talk on the logic and limits of China's presence in the Gulf!

The event will take place on Friday (Oct10), 10:00 – 12:00 (CEST).

08.10.2025 04:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

I look forward to visiting Glasgow!

26.09.2025 19:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China's MFA: Reformed before rising? Hi there!

New post on Substack!

open.substack.com/pub/thoughts...

24.09.2025 14:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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China doubles down on Brics to defend free trade, but grouping’s divisions remain Brics leaders had to walk a tightrope between criticising US tariffs while avoiding a confrontation with Mr Trump. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

My comments on Xi Jinping’s (virtual) BRICS speech, the SCO, and the Global Governance Initiative for The Straits Times

@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-as...

09.09.2025 09:31 — 👍 1    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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My comments in this @telegraphnews.bsky.social article on China and Russia

@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk @uniofexeternews.bsky.social

www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

03.09.2025 09:32 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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China and the Middle East: The Future in Three Scenarios China's rapidly expanding presence in the Middle East has sparked a mix of anxiety and excitement, depending on one's perspective. Washington regards Beijing's support of Iran and the Palestinian caus...

Mohammed AlSudairi and I talked with Eric Olander about our new @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Element book on China-MENA relations (free here cambridge.org/core/element...).

It was a great fun! You can listen to our @chinagsproject.bsky.social discussion here

chinaglobalsouth.com/podcasts/chi...

28.08.2025 11:23 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The New Economic Geography Who profits in a post-American world?

You have to see the whole board. Trump's policies are a regime shift from the US as insurance provider to protection racket, creating The New Economic Geography.

It isn't just about any one tariff or Fed official - the implications are far broader

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

26.08.2025 12:21 — 👍 51    🔁 18    💬 1    📌 6

Nice to see @abuaardvark.bsky.social reviewed my book alongside the excellent recent one from @andreaghiselli.bsky.social and Mohammed Alsudairi.

25.08.2025 06:55 — 👍 1    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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Mohammed Alsudairi and I wrote a book on Sino-Middle Eastern relations!

Permanently in OpenAccess as part of @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org's Elements in Middle East Politics series.

🔗https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/narratives-of-sinomiddle-eastern-futures/9ED65BBD5309CF1D7943B0B604E5F8A5

11.08.2025 16:22 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

That said, Beijing can afford to keep its low-cost, no-big-strategy approach because the risk of some damage to its interests is also very low. Moreover, while countries might not trust it in moments of crisis, they still need its money and influence at the UNSC.

05.08.2025 21:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thus, path dependence and little interest in investing resources mean that Chinese influence appears growing fast when things on the ground favor it but it can also evaporate quickly when the wind turns.

05.08.2025 21:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

In essence, the argument is that the past and likely future ups and downs in China’s fortunes in the Middle East are closely related to how the region fits within Chinese diplomacy. It’s simply not a priority.

05.08.2025 21:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It builds on some ideas that I’ve had in my head for a while and that coalesced together during a workshop in Brussels last month.

05.08.2025 21:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/did-the-israel-iran-war-expose-chinas-middle-east-policy/

In this new piece for @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social I talk about how Beijing’s decision making shapes its actions and, thus, outcomes in the Middle East

t.co/sSUrtbRLI5

05.08.2025 21:31 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Does joining the Belt and Road Initiative help Chinese construction firms? Not always. A few days ago, the Financial Times published an article where it was reported that some recent studies have found that “The value of Chinese companies’ new investment and construction contracts in co...

New post in Substack!

Does joining the Belt and Road Initiative help Chinese construction firms? Not always.

substack.com/home/post/p-...

28.07.2025 13:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Do you want to become a senior diplomat in China? Do not go abroad. About one month ago, Tyler Jost and Yucong Li published a very cool paper in China Quarterly. From the data to the findings, this article is really interesting. I wish I was the author! The paper cont...

New post on Substack!

I review a great paper published by Tyler Jost and Yucong Li on the promotion dynamics among senior Chinese diplomats.

open.substack.com/pub/thoughts...

22.07.2025 13:32 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Article review: Disappearing Research: Academic Control and Self-Censorship in China This is a fascinating article that was published recently in The China Journal. It deal with an important topic, of course. While the part on the effects of censorship on Englihs-language journals is ...

Like many, I've created a Substack. I will be mostly sharing reviews and comments on articles and books on China that I read.

If you publish something, share it with me! I'll include it in the review pipeline.

In the meantime, this is the first post.

thoughtsonchina.substack.com/p/article-re...

22.07.2025 05:40 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Submitted!

22.07.2025 05:38 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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China, Egypt deepen ties as Beijing ups influence in bid to solve Mideast crises Premier Li Qiang pledges more Chinese investment in Egypt during Cairo visit as China seeks to expand influence in region amid US rivalry.

I was quoted in this South China Morning Post article on Li Qiang's recent visit to Egypt

@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

www.scmp.com/news/china/d...

12.07.2025 23:40 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball? After a devastating war with Israel exposed the weakness of its air force, Iran is reportedly turning to China for advanced military hardware. But Beijing’s reluctance -- and Moscow’s inaction -- high...

Will Iran get Chinese weapons? Never say never. However, two other experts and I are quite skeptical at the moment.

@cais-exeter.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

www.rferl.org/a/iran-china...

02.07.2025 04:27 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The large and growing use of electronic trucks saves China a more than 1 million barrels of oil per day, that’s also Oman’s daily oil production. The saving will grow by 600.000 barrels over then next 12 months.

02.07.2025 04:08 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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After a long gestation, this @universitypress.cambridge.org Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations finally has a page and a publication date!

This new work by Mohammed al-Sudairi and I will be in Open Access.

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

26.06.2025 12:34 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1
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China hosts Iran, Russia defence ministers against backdrop of 'turmoil' China hosted defence ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on Thursday against the backdrop of war in the Middle East and a summit of NATO countries in Eu...

Some comments about the SCO MOD meeting in Qingdao for @en.afp.com

@exeter.ac.uk @cais-exeter.bsky.social

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

26.06.2025 09:33 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

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