Journal of Contemporary China | Friso Stevens: A Revanchist Chinese Foreign Policy, with Xi Jinping’s Politics in Command
In an article for the Journal of Contemporary China, HCSS senior fellow Friso M. S. Stevens uses Steve Tsang’s concept of Party-state Realism to explain how Xi Jinping’s ideology drives China’s increasingly assertive foreign policy. He shows how Xi’s two-pronged strategy — combining military build-up with indirect tools such as psychological warfare, United Front operations, and lawfare—aims to restore Chinese regional primacy by 2049. Stevens details how ideology, political culture, and strategic intent converge in a long-term effort to reshape East Asia toward Sino-centrality.
De Strateeg | Japan waarschuwt China over Taiwan: groeit het risico op een Aziatisch conflict?
De nieuwe Japanse premier Takaichi heeft China gewaarschuwd dat Japan een eventuele Chinese inname van Taiwan niet zal laten gebeuren. Die boodschap zet de twee landen lijnrecht tegenover elkaar en vergroot de spanningen in de regio. Wat zijn de gevolgen van een clash voor ons? Paul van Liempt praat met HCSS strategisch analist Hans Horan en Casper Wits, universitair docent Oost-Aziëstudies aan de Universiteit Leiden, in BNR podcast De Strateeg.
Propelling Green Ambitions: Policy Cycles and Priorities in China and the Netherlands
How do China and the Netherlands translate their sustainability ambitions into policy and how can cooperation on the green transition be intensified? This new HCSS report compares the Dutch and Chinese approaches to green policymaking, revealing shared priorities across the domains of physical connectivity, environmental quality and human wellbeing, and resilience and adaptability. The study identifies how both countries can complement each other to accelerate the green transition, by focusing on pilot projects, knowledge exchange, and integrated spatial planning, among others.
