14
Jul 2020
Matthew Henderson for National Review
Matthew Henderson for National Review on the trouble with admitting Huawei to the UK’s networks. Read it here.
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07
Oct 2020
The Indo-Pacific: British and Vietnamese Perspectives
The term ‘Indo-Pacific’ has circulated off-and-on amongst political circles since it was first utilised in 1924, yet it remained relatively sidelined until 2007. Since then, it has returned to political discussions in a reflection of the return of geopolitics perpetuated by the rise of the People’s Republic of China. In this edited collection of essays, … Continued
14
Jul 2020
The CCP’s Influence and Information Operations in the Free World
How does the Chinese Government engineer its victories around the world? How has this threat influenced different aspects of our societies? How does it seek to persuade our leaders, policymakers, and elites to take decisions in its interests? These questions are no longer the niche interests of security analysts but real and present threats to our … Continued
14
Jul 2020
The HJS Virtual Event Series: ‘Religious Freedom in China: A Spotlight on Repression’ – Thursday 16th July, 4pm-5.30pm (BST)
China today is facing the worst crackdown on human rights since the Tiananmen massacre in 1989. Across the board, basic freedoms are severely restricted and human rights widely and systematically violated by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). But there is one freedom which is experiencing, arguably, the worst repression since the Cultural Revolution, and that … Continued
08
Apr 2020
The Indo-Pacific: An Enlarged Perspective
The UK should “throw its full-weight behind the establishment of an Indo-Pacific Treaty Organisation”, a new body for the defence of democratic norms in the in the Into-Pacific region, according to a new report. . The Indo-Pacific: An Enlarged Perspective, released today by the Henry Jackson Society, argues that the UK requires an integrated … Continued
05
Apr 2020
Coronavirus Compensation? Assessing China’s Potential Culpability and Avenues of Legal Response
Global lawsuits against China for “patent breaches” of the International Health Regulations over its handling of COVID-19 could run to at least £3.2 trillion from just the nations of the G7, according to a newly released report. The report claims that the Chinese government’s early handling of the disease and failure to adequately report information … Continued
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Mar 2020
Is Coronavirus China’s Chernobyl?
In December 2019 a young doctor, working in Wuhan Central Hospital noticed something strange going on with his patients. Their coughing and fevers weren’t just the normal flu. They were reminiscent of a deadly coronavirus outbreak that burst out of China almost 20 years earlier. Four days after Dr Li Wenliang sent messages warning his … Continued
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Feb 2020
Has India’ International Standing Hit a Roadblock?
EVENT TRANSCRIPT: Has India’ International Standing Hit a Roadblock? DATE: 6pm-7pm, 27th February 2020 VENUE: Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank Westminster, SW1P 4QP United Kingdom SPEAKERS: Rahul Roy-Chaudhury, Pratik Dattani, Dr Shruti Kapila, Dr Paul Scott EVENT CHAIR: Matthew Henderson MATTHEW HENDERSON: Welcome everybody. As you will see one member of our panel is yet to join … Continued
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Feb 2020
The Art of Deceit: How China and Russia Use Sharp Power to Subvert the West
There is a general consensus that political warfare is back. But for those who have been paying attention, it never went away. For much of the last two decades, authoritarian states – most obviously China and Russia — have used a wide range of instruments to persuade, intimidate, undermine, coerce, and weaken the West. These instruments … Continued
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Feb 2020
HongKongFile: A Year in Review, and Where Next?
EVENT TRANSCRIPT: HongKongFile: A Year in Review, and Where Next? DATE: 12 30 pm, 11 February 2020 VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society, Millbank Tower SPEAKERS: Dr. Brian C.H. Fong (Secretary-General, Progressive Scholars Group); Evan Fowler (Associate Fellow, Asia Studies Centre); Matthew Henderson (Director, Asia Studies Centre) EVENT CHAIR: Matthew Henderson Matthew Henderson: Well welcome … Continued
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Jan 2020
The Chinese Model of Religious and Cultural Persecution
EVENT TRANSCRIPT: The Chinese Model of Religious and Cultural Persecution DATE: 1pm, 28 January 2020 VENUE: The Henry Jackson Society SPEAKERS: Rod Wye (Associate Fellow with the Asia Programme, Chatham House); Matthew Henderson (Director, Asia Studies Centre, HJS) EVENT CHAIR: Dr Rakib Ehsan, Research Fellow at the Centre on Radicalisation and Terrorism Dr … Continued
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Jan 2020
The Chinese Model of Religious and Cultural Persecution
Against a background of economic slowdown, the Chinese state is showing signs of stepping up its efforts to suppress the freedom of its religious and cultural minorities. Along with the internment of Uighur and Kazakh Muslims at ‘re-education camps’ in Xinjiang province, the religious and cultural freedoms of China’s Christian, Tibetan Buddhist, and adherents of … Continued
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Jan 2020
HongKongFile: A Year in Review, and Where Next?
Protests against increasing Chinese interference in Hong Kong’s promised autonomy have in 2019 been unprecedentedly large, sustained and, at times, violent. With emotions running high and divisions stoked by both Beijing and radicalised and fearful protesters, it is easy to lose sight of what we are seeing in the latest research data. Dr. Brian Fong will … Continued