Today, at a hearing in the South Bangkok Criminal Court regarding the unlawful detention of 43 Uyghur men for 11–12 years, I testified as an expert witness. My statement in English is below. The Thai and Uyghur versions will be posted soon.

Where Wang tried to entice Europe with the carrots of cooperation and the status quo, Vance came armed with sticks and stones Our take on a bruising day fir Europe in Munich scmp.com/news/china/dip…

The Reporters RomaDoN Nyrola Flightradar24 Thailand and China are fully to blame. But let's not forget that UNHCR rejected signals from the Thai gov't that they were looking to them to find a solution, according to internal memos. thenewhumanitarian.org/investigations…

“caring for these individuals.”??? One person was kept in chains for over a year, from Dec 2017 to early 2019, and later became paralyzed. Five people died in detention, including two children. Among the 48 detainees, at least three were minors at the time of their detention

Join us March 24 to launch Global Public Opinion on China, an interactive site visualizing insights from 2,600+ global surveys. Our expert panel will explore how citizens worldwide view China and what it means for international policy. Featuring Andrew Chubb, Maria Repnikova, and

How does the world see China? Which countries are welcoming China's rise? Who is most opposed? Has this changed over time? How does public opinion affect geopolitics? Excited to host this Asia Society event w/ Andrew Chubb Maria Repnikova Cindy Yu Register below⬇️ 1/2

As Chinese Whispers the podcast comes to a close, I’ve started a free Substack 🗞️ My latest post reflects on China’s global popularity (or lack thereof) - courtesy of Andrew Chubb’s global polling aggregator at the Asia Society Sign up! 👇🏼 chinesewhispers.substack.com/p/does-china-h…

“More children have been killed in Gaza in 6 months than the total number of children killed in all other war zones worldwide over 3 years, multiplied by 4.” “Do you hear what I’m saying?” —Professor Norman Finkelstein

China Retaliates “When rivals meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins.” — 狹路相逢，勇者勝 “Dare to struggle.” — 敢于斗争 These two lines have become staples of Xi Jinping’s rhetoric over the past decade. The latter, especially, has been a recurring theme in his speeches on

So I guess everything the IDF said a few days ago about those paramedics in Gaza was not true at all. NYTimes just released this video found on the cell phone of one paramedic. Completely contradicts everything the IDF said.

Image that has triggered both sides - best comment “Does a plane really need all those fancy parts”

1/ The past several days have been an interesting time to visit China for meetings with government officials, scholars, business leaders, etc. A few brief reflections: counterparts have emphasized China’s leaders will not countenance being seen as passive in response to US (🧵).

4/ There is sense of defiance among PRC counterparts. They argue PRC governance system/society is better able to withstand pain than US. Also reminders that PRC has made breakthroughs in the past when cut off from tech leaders, such as its nuclear program breakthrough in 1960s.

The new round of tariffs will create an economic shock for China’s economy. However, regimes like China, especially those that can control the financial system, have great capacity to weather economic shocks. Those interested can read our book press.umich.edu/Books/E/Econom…

How have recent incidents in the South China Sea increased scrutiny of the Trump administration's commitment to U.S. allies in the Indo-Pacific? Fellow on Foreign Policy and National Security Andrew Chubb explores in a new paper. Read here: asiasociety.org/policy-institu…

Many in the Global South view China favorably, in part due to the Belt and Road Initiative—but not all. Cindy Yu explores why Iran and Brazil stand out using ASPI Global Public Opinion on China tool by Andrew Chubb. #CCA

My interest in #China's anti-#corruption campaign began Organisation for Research on China & Asia (ORCA). I've written several pieces on this & I'm excited to share that a data-driven Special Report covering 10 years of the anti-corruption campaign in 🇨🇳 will be out soon! 🧵on my previous work and what comes next

More recently I looked into grassroots #corruption as the Party turned its attention to "micro-corruption". The numbers were astonishing as county and township officials fell by the thousands for violations of the Eight Central Regulations. orcasia.org/article/1050/r…

Got tired of waiting around for somebody (anybody!) to get around to translating Yang Kuan's classic history of the Warring States era, so finally just did it myself. I will soon post a link to the preface and first chapter (Introduction) if anyone is interested, below.

The report is accompanied by the #Maritime Assertiveness Visualization Dashboard—an interactive online tool illustrating key findings. mavd.nbr.org #SouthChinaSea #China #Philippines #Vietnam