🔹 #China’s Long-Term Foreign Policy Gains Under #Trump 🔹

Abbey Heffer, a political scientist and China specialist, breaks down how Donald Trump’s second term is unfolding in a way that aligns with China’s long-term geopolitical strategy.

Having worked within the Chinese government on foreign policy initiatives, Heffer provides an insider’s perspective on China’s efforts to strengthen #Europe as a counterbalance to U.S. hegemony—an ambition that now appears to be materializing.

With #German leadership discussing decoupling from the U.S. and China positioning itself as a global peacemaker, Heffer outlines three key trends to watch:

1️⃣ China strengthening ties with the EU and European nations.
2️⃣ China presenting itself as a diplomatic stabilizer, even within Europe.
3️⃣ China leveraging America’s democratic instability for both domestic and global influence.

As Europe’s geopolitical landscape shifts, China’s strategic moves may redefine the balance of power.

#ChinaForeignPolicy #Trump #USPolitics #EU #Geopolitics #ChinaStrategy #AbbeyHeffer #BeltAndRoad #GlobalAffairs
A wolf warrior ambassador turned into a sheepish foreign minister?
An interesting question by Strait Times to Qin Gang himself and also to the style of China’s diplomacy.
#TwoSessions #ChinaForeignPolicy
FM Qin Gang on China-US relations!
He was Chinese Ambassador to the US before taking the top foreign affairs position.
#TwoSessions #ChinaForeignPolicy

Robbie Gramer “An unusual coalition of smaller UN powers led by Mexico, Gambia, and Bangladesh found a way to jump-start the process of creating a first-ever UN convention on crimes against humanity over the fierce objections of Moscow, Beijing”

How an Unusual Coalition Outfoxed China and Russia at the U.N.

#HumanRights #InternationalLaw #CrimesAgainstHumanity #UN #Mexico #ChinaForeignPolicy #RussiaForeignPolicy #Diplomacy

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/12/23/united-nations-china-russia-treaty-crimes-against-humanity-international-law/

How China and Russia Got Outfoxed at the U.N.

The United Nations, thanks to a clever procedural revolt by small countries, is finally moving to close one of its last gaps on international law.

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