The Monitor

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Official account of the U.S.-China Perception Monitor, a publication by The Carter Center's China Focus Initiative Links: USCNPM.org USCNPM.substack.com

No one in America likes their HOA. However, according to @shitongqiao.bsky.social, HOAs are an important site of actually existing democracy in China that depend on a strong state while potentially threatening it. Alice Liu asks him how this could be. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

The Democracy of HOAs (Seriously) w/ Shitong Qiao

One of the most odious sources of small scale authoritarianism in America is a site of actually existing democracy in China

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"The deepening partnership between Serbia and China offers a revealing case study of how Beijing capitalizes on a complex blend of historical grievance, economic aspiration, and political vulnerability," writes Stefan Vladisavljev for The Monitor. open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...

The Cost of Disengagement: How Serbia Became China’s Strategic Win in Europe

As the West looks elsewhere, China quietly builds its strongest European foothold—in a place few expected: Serbia.

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My latest on #Vietnam's tightrope walk and how Hanoi has managed to navigate U.S.-China rivalry. I challenge reductionist assumptions that SE Asia looks to China only for economic benefit & the U.S. for security. Grateful to the @cartercenter.bsky.social for the invitation to contribute!

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@hmarston.bsky.social at @seasia.csis.org writes about Vietnam's tightrope walk between the US and China. With a closer eye always on its nearest neighbor, hedging still means more than turning to the US for defense and China for profits. @csis.org open.substack.com/pub/uscnpm/p...