The paper presents an original corpus of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs press
conferences. The dataset is a unique source of information on official positions and …

This study investigates the evolution of China's diplomacy, specifically its transition from a
peaceful and low-profile approach to the assertive and confrontational wolf warrior style, and …

From ancient times to the present, rising powers have taken up arms to reorder the world.
Yet such violent revisionism poses a puzzle: If a rising power is profiting from the existing …

How strenuously, and at what risk, should the United States resist China's efforts to dominate
the South China Sea? An identification of three options along a continuum—from increased …

Tourism and geopolitics are intrinsically linked. However, current studies on the geopolitical
facets of tourism are insufficient. This article first reflects on the diversified understandings of …

In today's digital world, understanding how YouTube's recommendation systems guide what
we watch is crucial. This study dives into these systems, revealing how they influence the …

How does China view competition in the gray zone What drives and enables Chinas use of
gray zone tactics How does China employ gray zone tactics Which Chinese tactics could the …

This article delivers the first post-Cold War history of how France–the European power with
the largest political-military footprint in the Asia-Pacific–has responded to the national …

Since 2013, China has undertaken extensive reclamation and construction on several reefs
in the Spratly Island chain in the South China Sea. China has since been adding new …

" The first documented moves to claim and administer some of these far-flung islands took
place during the early nineteenth century. The Spanish, as the colonial power in the …