In 2017, Secretary General Xi Jinping said: "This is an era that will see China move closer to the center of the world stage". The People's Republic of China is indeed at a pivotal moment in its history, gradually acquiring all the components of power and competing with, if not surpassing, the major world powers. This new status is challenging the global balance of power, raising questions and awakening fears. The European Union and its member states are seeking to adapt their position vis-à-vis China, to face its new diplomatic assertiveness, the rise of its military and technological capacities, and to deal with the Sino-American rivalry. However, since Beijing's international policy cannot be dissociated from its domestic context, it is also necessary to analyze the internal political dynamics that dictate foreign policy choices.
Through its research activities, Ifri's Center for Asian Studies aims to provide a better understanding of contemporary China and its position on the world stage.
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Strategic competition between India and China in the Indian Ocean is growing and has the potential to profoundly impact the stability and security of the region. The Indian Ocean is becoming the scene of a sustained contest that in some ways resembles strategic competition during the Cold War....
What role do political values play in Europe-China relations 70 years after the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?
The Trump Administration’s Indo-Pacific security strategy is a case study in foreign policymaking under a non-unitary executive.
There is no denying that the Mekong region has become an economic battleground where Japan and China are competing to gain and sustain economic influence in the region.
The Chinese presence in the Mediterranean is raising new questions among the diplomatic services of the Maghreb countries, as well as those of southern Europe. Indeed, over the past five years, China has been translating its national priorities with increasing activism in the Mediterranean....
As 2017 drew to close, China officially approved plans for its long-awaited national Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) and the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) outlined some of the implementation details[1]. Though it will be limited...
Assessing the state of democracy in Asia is a challenge. While some countries, such as Japan and India, have been showing the way from early days, some others, such as in Southeast Asia are still struggling to ensure stable and sustainable democratic institutions and practices.
The global environment for trade is undergoing significant changes. New emerging players such as China are aiming to adapt the rules and institutions inherited from the postwar Bretton Woods system.
Chinese investments in Europe have surged in recent years, becoming both a source of hope and growing concern across the continent.
As the 19th National Congress is now over, questions about foreign policy implications of China’s leadership reshuffle are raised.
Alice Ekman deciphers the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in foreign policy terms.
The China Program of the Asia Centre Ifri is please to welcome Dr. Kun-Chin LIN, Lecturer at the King's China Institute of King's College in London, Professor at National University of Singapore and in charge of a collaborative research project with the Chinese Academy of...
This discussion seminar will be introduced by QI Ye, professor and director of the School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University in Beijing. The seminar is part of Ifri's China Project research program for 2009 on
This international conference was co-organized with the Centre for European Studies at Fudan University (CES), the Chinese Society for EU Studies (CSEUS), and the Shanghai Institute for European Studies (SIES). It brought together a number of European and Chinese experts in order to analyse...
Andrew Scobell, Professor at the Bush School of Government and Public Service (Texas University), and editor of numerous books on Chinese defense strategy and military forces will make a presentation. The seminar will be chaired by Valérie Niquet, Director,...
This round table brings together three experts on Asia: Takashi Terada, Professor at the University of Waseda in Japan, Valérie Niquet, Director of the Centre Asie, Ifri, and Françoise Nicolas, Economist, Ifri.
This seminar welcomes Ding Chun, Professor at the Centre for European Studies at Fudan University in Shanghai. This meeting is chaired by Valérie Niquet, Director of the Centre Asie, Ifri.
This seminar welcomes Guangjin CHEN, Deputy Director of the Institute of Sociology, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, and expert on rural sociology. The meeting is chaired by Valérie Niquet, Director of the Centre Asie, Ifri.
Réunion organisée dans le cadre du Cercle de réflexion de économies asiatiques avec Françoise Nicolas, économiste, Ifri, et présidée par Valérie Niquet, directeur du Centre Asie, Ifri.
A Hong Kong, le bras de fer se poursuit entre les autorités chinoises et les dizaines de milliers de protestataires qui veulent plus de démocratie. Ils veulent que Pékin tienne sa promesse : laisser les Hongkongais élire leur chef de l'exécutif en 2017 au suffrage universel...
A Hong Kong, le bras de fer se poursuit entre les autorités chinoises et les dizaines de milliers de protestataires qui veulent plus de démocratie. Ils veulent que Pékin tienne sa promesse : laisser les Hongkongais élire leur chef de l'exécutif en 2017 au suffrage universel...
Une histoire commune douloureuse, des îles disputées, les relations entre la Chine et le Japon sont pour le moins compliquées. Les tensions entre les deux géants sont toujours intenses, et la montée du nationalisme, dans les deux pays, joue un rôle important.
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Nearly three decades after Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping famously instructed his diplomats to "be good at maintaining a low profile and never claim leadership," a new generation of rulers has made it clear that they're ready to shed the humility and show off their country's...
China is increasingly asserting its influence economically and militarily throughout Asia. But its impact can also be felt further afield, through foreign aid and investment, particularly in Africa.
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It was 25 years ago that a lone young man in a white shirt defied the tanks rolling into Beijing's Tienanmen Square. A day earlier, authorities had started cracking down on unprecedented student protests. On the surface of it, one quarter century on, the civil liberties...
La Chine et sa région au programme du débat du jour.
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Alors que des manifestants vietnamiens ont incendié et pillé des usines chinoises installées au Vietnam, le gouvernement chinois accuse Hanoï de soutenir ces mouvements de violence.
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Alors que le président chinois est arrivé aujourd'hui à Lyon pour une visite d’Etat de 3 jours en France, Alice Ekman décrypte les bouleversements, sociaux et économiques qui secouent l'Empire du Milieu.
Le président chinois Xi Jinping est en France pour une visite d’État de trois jours. Une visite à dominante économique : 50 contrats ont été signés. Mais les relations économiques entre les deux pays restent faibles, surtout comparé à celles avec l'Allemagne. Que pouvons...
