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Researcher and teacher of China, Singapore, and Taiwan; nationalism, party-state & international relations in the Indo-Pacific. | 何森璱

The Hague, The Netherlands
Joined December 2007
Exclusive: Chinese buyers interested in unwanted German Volkswagen factories, source says – Reuters: ‘Building cars in Germany for sale in Europe would allow China's EV makers to avoid paying EU tariffs on electric cars imported from China’ reuters.com/business/autos-t…
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China’s state security forces given new powers to oversee key building projects – SCMP: ‘fresh powers to supervise and manage sensitive construction work on sites such as key government buildings and military facilities.’ scmp.com/news/china/politics…
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Chinese military delegation from PLA’s Eastern Theater Command to visit Japan mid-January – Xinhua english.news.cn/20250113/41d…
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang welcomes visit by Japan PM Ishiba Shigeru to China, lawmaker says – Kyodo News: ‘Moriyama said he handed Li a personal letter from Ishiba addressed to Chinese President Xi Jinping, with Li promising to swiftly deliver it.’ english.kyodonews.net/news/2…
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Chinese and Japanese ruling parties agree to maintain close communication – Xinhua english.news.cn/20250114/60b…
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Chinese and Japanese ruling parties vow closer ties as they hold first talks in 6 years – SCMP: ‘the two sides said they would maintain close communication “regardless of the situation of China-Japan relations”.’ scmp.com/news/china/diplomac…
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For Europe, China looms as 2025 economic threat, analysts say amid overcapacity concerns – SCMP: ‘as the country has the European Union market in its sights amid industrial-overcapacity issues at home and an economic-growth slowdown’ scmp.com/economy/global-econ…
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China deploys more security to try to reassure a country on edge – The New York Times: ‘The security push, which the authorities in some places have labeled “Operation Winter,” follows a string of recent attacks’ nytimes.com/2025/01/16/world…
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Most Chinese feel an uneasy ‘consumption downgrade’, according to survey – Nikkei Asia: ‘An 80% majority of Chinese consumers feel they have slipped into a “consumption downgrade,”’ asia.nikkei.com/Economy/Most…
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