Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) and Global South strategic cooperation

[tphuang]

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I posted an episode of my podcast on the relationship between China and Brazil. I interviewed a contact of my in Beijing who is a Brazilian reporter.

 

[Wrought]

The Australian Lowy Institute published an index of influence in Southeast Asia. China narrowly tops the list, mainly due to economic gravity.

China has an overall influence score of 65 out of 100, a one-point lead over its nearest rival, the United States. It is the most influential power in six out of the eleven Southeast Asian countries (Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam). Our study confirms that economic influence is Beijing’s strongest card in Southeast Asia. Its score for this measure is nearly double that of the United States. It is the most important economic partner for all individual countries except Laos (where Thailand leads, by virtue of its trade relationship) and Timor-Leste, where Beijing continues to have a minimal footprint.

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[A potato]

The "corruption" excuse is typically used by the US to enact their regime change operations. They did the same in the Orange and Rose color revolutions in Ukraine and Georgia.
There is nothing "organic" about the Nepal protests.
It is just the normal CIA and NED style operation.

Nepal used to be a base of operations by the CIA to train Tibetan insurgents.

But you forget that the Nepalese King Birenda was the one who destroyed the insurgents when Beijing asked and don't forget the reason why Nepal didn't do anything was that they had no choice. There is a Nepalese princess that lives in China by the name of 阿克拜尔·古力特/Akbar Gullit so Nepal wouldn't be issue. They're more likely to attack Bhutan (Lhotshampa aka Nepalese people who expelled from Bhutan)and India than China at all.

 

[Wrought]

Luban workshops are picking up steam in Central Asia.

Over the past two years, Beijing has launched a flurry of these technical training centers (named after a legendary Chinese craftsman) in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. While much of Beijing’s engagement with the region has focused on the extraction of critical minerals and energy resources and construction of infrastructure, the

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, spearheaded by the Tianjin municipality, is a marked shift: an effort to win hearts and minds by equipping local youth with high‑demand skills in AI, logistics, electric vehicle maintenance, hydropower, and automation, which helps Central Asia move up the value chain.

This push is as strategic as it is philanthropic. First launched in 2016, the Luban Workshop network is part of China’s global strategy to improve its image while serving its economic interests by promoting its technologies. In Central Asia, where Sinophobia

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in recent years amid protests over land rights, debt diplomacy, and China’s treatment of Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, the stakes surrounding China’s image are unusually high.

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[GulfLander]

Luban workshops are picking up steam in Central Asia.

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Is sinophobia really high in central asia as they claimed? I remember seeing a female "thinktanker" based in central asia (tajikistan(?) If i remember correctly) that is aligned w US narrative vs CN before.. not sure now..

 

[Wrought]

Is sinophobia really high in central asia as they claimed? I remember seeing a female "thinktanker" based in central asia (tajikistan(?) If i remember correctly) that is aligned w US narrative vs CN before.. not sure now..

There is a

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on the subject.

China has rapidly emerged as Central Asia’s largest external economic partner and is a growing political patron and security provider to the region’s governments. Despite its gains in recent decades, China is viewed with increasing scepticism by the Central Asian public. In this article, we unpack the drivers that pushback against China takes in the region. Our analysis is based on 59 semi-structured interviews with experts, journalists and those affected by Chinese investment as well as an original dataset of 192 China-related protests. We divide these protests by the drivers and themes around which protesters mobilise. This study contributes to the growing body of literature on China’s BRI by identifying what drives pushback against Beijing’s rising global role, the forms that this resistance takes, and how this is shaping China’s ability to project power.

 

[GulfLander]

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on the subject.

Were those alleged "protests" foreign funded?

 

[Wrought]

Were those alleged "protests" foreign funded?

Who knows? I myself take a dim view of the idea. No amount of foreign funding can make something out of nothing. There needs to be existing grievances to boost. Manipulation is possible, but you need something to manipulate first.

 

[ansy1968]

Who knows? I myself take a dim view of the idea. No amount of foreign funding can make something out of nothing. There needs to be existing grievances to boost. Manipulation is possible, but you need something to manipulate first.

People always have grievances, I for one hate the smoking culture of mainland China But I love China. People interaction is the only way forward, you may or may not like the person you interact with but cultural exchanges is the way to bridge that gap

 

[Wrought]

People always have grievances, I for one hate the smoking culture of mainland China But I love China. People interaction is the only way forward, you may or may not like the person you interact with but cultural exchanges is the way to bridge that gap

Sure, but do you hate smoking enough to take foreign money and become their proxy? There are grievances and then there are grievances.