Nadège Rolland
@rollandnadege.bsky.social
Distinguished Fellow, China Studies, National Bureau of Asian Research
| China’s grand strategy |
Current research project: https://strategicspace.nbr.org
| China’s grand strategy |
Current research project: https://strategicspace.nbr.org
The SCO Summit showcased China's leadership role within an institution it created. Less known but more impactful to its southeastern #Borderlands, is the Lancang Mekong Cooperation created in 2015. Learn more about it in the following essay by Hoang Thi Ha.
strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-state...
strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-state...
China’s Statecraft through the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation: Building a Sino-Centric Regional Order - Mapping China's Strategic Space
The Mekong Basin—spanning China upstream and Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam downstream—fits squarely within the “strategic frontier” concept. Nadège Rolland defines a strategic frontie...
strategicspace.nbr.org
November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
The SCO Summit showcased China's leadership role within an institution it created. Less known but more impactful to its southeastern #Borderlands, is the Lancang Mekong Cooperation created in 2015. Learn more about it in the following essay by Hoang Thi Ha.
strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-state...
strategicspace.nbr.org/chinas-state...
Reposted by Nadège Rolland
In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
November 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
In a now deleted post, China’s consul general in Osaka said he’s left with no choice but to cut off the “filthy head” of Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi because of her pledge to use Japan’s military to defend Taiwan if the Chinese invade the island. japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/pol...
China does not always rely on charm offensives to shape the behavior of its Borderlands neighbors but has also regularly used economic coercion. Read Audrye Wong, @vikingbohman.bsky.social and @victoraferguson.bsky.social's new study.
strategicspace.nbr.org/pressure-on-...
strategicspace.nbr.org/pressure-on-...
Pressure on the Periphery: China’s Economic Coercion in the Borderlands - Mapping China's Strategic Space
Over the past two decades, economic sanctions have emerged as a central instrument in the foreign policy toolkit of the People’s Republic of China (PRC). As the most valuable export destination for ma...
strategicspace.nbr.org
November 6, 2025 at 6:39 PM
China does not always rely on charm offensives to shape the behavior of its Borderlands neighbors but has also regularly used economic coercion. Read Audrye Wong, @vikingbohman.bsky.social and @victoraferguson.bsky.social's new study.
strategicspace.nbr.org/pressure-on-...
strategicspace.nbr.org/pressure-on-...
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Excited to be featured alongside two scholars I truly admire, @jleibold.bsky.social and @robbiebarnett.bsky.social, in conversation with @rollandnadege.bsky.social.
"100 Years of CCP Borderland Policies." Please give it a listen (and maybe even assign to your undergrads?). tinyurl.com/yhktwu9h
"100 Years of CCP Borderland Policies." Please give it a listen (and maybe even assign to your undergrads?). tinyurl.com/yhktwu9h
October 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Excited to be featured alongside two scholars I truly admire, @jleibold.bsky.social and @robbiebarnett.bsky.social, in conversation with @rollandnadege.bsky.social.
"100 Years of CCP Borderland Policies." Please give it a listen (and maybe even assign to your undergrads?). tinyurl.com/yhktwu9h
"100 Years of CCP Borderland Policies." Please give it a listen (and maybe even assign to your undergrads?). tinyurl.com/yhktwu9h
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Khyle Eastin discusses the foundations of China’s #spacesector, space engagement in the context of #China's larger national modernization, and space as a frontier of science and its role in helping achieve national technological self-reliance: strategicspace.nbr.org/a-domain-of-... #longmarchrockets
September 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Khyle Eastin discusses the foundations of China’s #spacesector, space engagement in the context of #China's larger national modernization, and space as a frontier of science and its role in helping achieve national technological self-reliance: strategicspace.nbr.org/a-domain-of-... #longmarchrockets
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Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat specialising in European affairs, has been appointed as the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department.
Studied in France, served in French embassy, was director of MFA's dept of European Affairs
Studied in France, served in French embassy, was director of MFA's dept of European Affairs
Developing | China names veteran diplomat to head party’s International Department
Liu takes over the role from Liu Jianchao, who was reportedly detained earlier this year after returning from Algeria.
www.scmp.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Liu Haixing, a veteran diplomat specialising in European affairs, has been appointed as the head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Department.
Studied in France, served in French embassy, was director of MFA's dept of European Affairs
Studied in France, served in French embassy, was director of MFA's dept of European Affairs
While in Urumqi last week, Xi urged local officials to "foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation." Find out what this means and why it is so important for the CCP to control China's #Borderlands: strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
September 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
While in Urumqi last week, Xi urged local officials to "foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation." Find out what this means and why it is so important for the CCP to control China's #Borderlands: strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
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1/3 I appear on Asia Insight (NBR) discussing “Documenting China’s Borderlands: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies.” Benno Weiner & Robert Barnett join. Listen (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin...
@nbr.org @bennoweiner.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social
@nbr.org @bennoweiner.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social
Documenting China’s Borderlands – Episode 2: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies | Asia Insight
From the National Bureau of Asian Research, an Asia Insight miniseries exploring the geostrategic significance of China’s borderlands, led by Nadège Rolland, Distinguished Fellow for China Studies at ...
podcasts.nbr.org
September 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
1/3 I appear on Asia Insight (NBR) discussing “Documenting China’s Borderlands: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies.” Benno Weiner & Robert Barnett join. Listen (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin...
@nbr.org @bennoweiner.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social
@nbr.org @bennoweiner.bsky.social @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social @latrobeuni.bsky.social
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3/3 Thanks to Nadège Rolland for probing questions and for producing a deeply informative series. If you work on policy or research in this area, this episode should change how you frame the problem. Full episode (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin...
@rollandnadege.bsky.social
@rollandnadege.bsky.social
Documenting China’s Borderlands – Episode 2: A Hundred Years of CCP Borderlands Policies | Asia Insight
From the National Bureau of Asian Research, an Asia Insight miniseries exploring the geostrategic significance of China’s borderlands, led by Nadège Rolland, Distinguished Fellow for China Studies at ...
podcasts.nbr.org
September 28, 2025 at 10:50 PM
3/3 Thanks to Nadège Rolland for probing questions and for producing a deeply informative series. If you work on policy or research in this area, this episode should change how you frame the problem. Full episode (34m): podcasts.nbr.org/e/documentin...
@rollandnadege.bsky.social
@rollandnadege.bsky.social
A Chinese court sentenced to death 16 members of a criminal gang that established scam centers in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China.
For context on China's growing law-enforcement presence in SEA #Borderlands, read Simon Menet's paper: strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
For context on China's growing law-enforcement presence in SEA #Borderlands, read Simon Menet's paper: strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
September 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
A Chinese court sentenced to death 16 members of a criminal gang that established scam centers in Myanmar’s Kokang region on the border with China.
For context on China's growing law-enforcement presence in SEA #Borderlands, read Simon Menet's paper: strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
For context on China's growing law-enforcement presence in SEA #Borderlands, read Simon Menet's paper: strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
New article from Simon Menet: China has quietly been cementing its law-enforcement presence in its southern #Borderlands. These efforts have begun to reshape regional security governance in ways that align with Beijing's policy ambitions.
strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
Policing Beyond Borders: China’s Law-Enforcement Expansion in the Mekong Region - Mapping China's Strategic Space
The People’s Republic of China (PRC) faces a mounting challenge from transnational organized crime along its southern periphery. Myanmar has become the world’s most criminalized state, particularly af...
strategicspace.nbr.org
September 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
New article from Simon Menet: China has quietly been cementing its law-enforcement presence in its southern #Borderlands. These efforts have begun to reshape regional security governance in ways that align with Beijing's policy ambitions.
strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
strategicspace.nbr.org/policing-bey...
Military parade done, Xiangshan Forum next.
Beijing will host defense and security reps from over 100 countries for the 12th Xiangshan Forum starting today. This year's theme is "jointly safeguarding the international order, promoting peace and development."
Beijing will host defense and security reps from over 100 countries for the 12th Xiangshan Forum starting today. This year's theme is "jointly safeguarding the international order, promoting peace and development."
September 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Military parade done, Xiangshan Forum next.
Beijing will host defense and security reps from over 100 countries for the 12th Xiangshan Forum starting today. This year's theme is "jointly safeguarding the international order, promoting peace and development."
Beijing will host defense and security reps from over 100 countries for the 12th Xiangshan Forum starting today. This year's theme is "jointly safeguarding the international order, promoting peace and development."
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You and me both, tapisserie.
« Elle est extrêmement fragile et fatiguée »
La tapisserie de Bayeux sera prêtée au Royaume-Uni, ça inquiète de nombreux spécialistes
Le président Macron a promis en juillet que la tapisserie de Bayeux serait prêtée au Royaume-Uni. De quoi inquiéter les spécialistes, qui s’inquiètent de la fragilité de la tapisserie.
l.lavoixdunord.fr
September 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
You and me both, tapisserie.
Always a treat to spend some time with Aaron MacLean
to dig into China's strategic thinking. We began with #Borderlands, but also veered into CCP discourse and vision for the world.
Hope you'll enjoy this School-of-War episode!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
to dig into China's strategic thinking. We began with #Borderlands, but also veered into CCP discourse and vision for the world.
Hope you'll enjoy this School-of-War episode!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Ep 229: Nadège Rolland on China’s Borderlands
Podcast Episode · School of War · 09/09/2025 · 48m
podcasts.apple.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Always a treat to spend some time with Aaron MacLean
to dig into China's strategic thinking. We began with #Borderlands, but also veered into CCP discourse and vision for the world.
Hope you'll enjoy this School-of-War episode!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
to dig into China's strategic thinking. We began with #Borderlands, but also veered into CCP discourse and vision for the world.
Hope you'll enjoy this School-of-War episode!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Reposted by Nadège Rolland
RMB internationalisation was always going to be significantly limited due to PRC aversion to that level of economic openness and its attendant vulnerability. But these sorts of moves with Russia could raise the profile of the RMB as a global currency.
China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants – FT: ‘Such borrowing would be first Russian corporate fundraising in mainland China since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022’
China paves way for renminbi fundraising by Russian energy giants
Russian ‘panda bond’ sales would be first since 2017 and reflect deepening ties between Moscow and Beijing
www.ft.com
September 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
RMB internationalisation was always going to be significantly limited due to PRC aversion to that level of economic openness and its attendant vulnerability. But these sorts of moves with Russia could raise the profile of the RMB as a global currency.
Toujours un honneur de côtoyer les mêmes pages que Pierre Grosser. Merci @arnaudvaulerin.bsky.social
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
A Pékin, les militaires paradent, les autoritaires se pavanent
La parade militaire, qui clôture une intense séquence diplomatique, a été l’occasion d’une inédite démonstration de force de Xi Jinping et de l’Armée populaire de libération, à destination de ses vois...
www.liberation.fr
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Toujours un honneur de côtoyer les mêmes pages que Pierre Grosser. Merci @arnaudvaulerin.bsky.social
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
www.liberation.fr/internationa...
Delighted to share the first episode of an audio-documentary miniseries on the geostrategic importance of China's #Borderlands, with contributions from Nicola Di Cosmo and Maria Adele Carrai
strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
Documenting China’s Borderlands – Episode 1: From Empire to Nation - Mapping China's Strategic Space
The People’s Republic of China’s national territory today is roughly equivalent to that of the Qing empire—with the notable exceptions of outer Mongolia, Taiwan, and portions of Siberia. Two hundred y...
strategicspace.nbr.org
September 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Delighted to share the first episode of an audio-documentary miniseries on the geostrategic importance of China's #Borderlands, with contributions from Nicola Di Cosmo and Maria Adele Carrai
strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
strategicspace.nbr.org/documenting-...
Very interesting paper that establishes a parallel between China's gray zone strategy in the China Seas and in the Himalayas: comprehensive military-civil approach to gradually alter the status quo.
www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...
www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...
www.isdp.eu
September 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Very interesting paper that establishes a parallel between China's gray zone strategy in the China Seas and in the Himalayas: comprehensive military-civil approach to gradually alter the status quo.
www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...
www.isdp.eu/wp-content/u...
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The Red Wind Howls, states @bennoweiner.bsky.social in this magnificent new review, "is a monumental literary achievement, an act of defiance that helps pierce a regime of forced forgetting."
Tsering Döndrup's magnum opus is now available in English — read it!
chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Tsering Döndrup's magnum opus is now available in English — read it!
chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Ill Winds In Tibet | China Books Review
A banned Tibetan novel, now published in English, recounts the devastation of Mao's campaigns in the wake of the Amdo Rebellion of 1958.
chinabooksreview.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The Red Wind Howls, states @bennoweiner.bsky.social in this magnificent new review, "is a monumental literary achievement, an act of defiance that helps pierce a regime of forced forgetting."
Tsering Döndrup's magnum opus is now available in English — read it!
chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Tsering Döndrup's magnum opus is now available in English — read it!
chinabooksreview.com/2025/09/04/i...
Appreciate the opportunity to comment on China's massive military parade and what it tells us about the future world order for @npr.org today.
www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...
Leaders of China, Russia and North Korea gather in Beijing for elaborate WWII parade
Leaders of China, North Korea and Russia met for the first time in one place on Wednesday as Beijing staged an elaborate parade to mark the end of WWII.
www.npr.org
September 3, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Appreciate the opportunity to comment on China's massive military parade and what it tells us about the future world order for @npr.org today.
www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/09/03/n...
Hé les gars, si on se faisait une petite greffe d'organes pour régner jusqu'en 2095 ?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
Xi and Putin overheard talking about organ transplants and immortality
Presidents Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin have been caught on a hot mic talking about the potential of medicine to extend human life spans and "perhaps even achieve immortality".
www.abc.net.au
September 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Hé les gars, si on se faisait une petite greffe d'organes pour régner jusqu'en 2095 ?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...
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My new essay for @nbr.org that explores the convergence of geopolitical space and propaganda in China's "external periphery." To learn what (and where) that is, read on...
Since 2015, a new concept has emerged in the PRC propaganda sphere: "peripheral communication" (周边传播).
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...
Expanding China’s Geopolitical Influence through Peripheral Communication - Mapping China's Strategic Space
The discourse of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and trio of global initiatives implies that the country’s geopolitical interests are firmly global. Nonetheless, in recent years Chinese scholars and ...
strategicspace.nbr.org
August 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
My new essay for @nbr.org that explores the convergence of geopolitical space and propaganda in China's "external periphery." To learn what (and where) that is, read on...
Since 2015, a new concept has emerged in the PRC propaganda sphere: "peripheral communication" (周边传播).
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...
Expanding China’s Geopolitical Influence through Peripheral Communication - Mapping China's Strategic Space
The discourse of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and trio of global initiatives implies that the country’s geopolitical interests are firmly global. Nonetheless, in recent years Chinese scholars and ...
strategicspace.nbr.org
August 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Since 2015, a new concept has emerged in the PRC propaganda sphere: "peripheral communication" (周边传播).
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...
For @nbr.org, @angrant.bsky.social examines how this new propaganda theory purports to help China better penetrate the information space of its neighbors.
strategicspace.nbr.org/expanding-ch...
Reposted by Nadège Rolland
Excited to see our database mentioned in @economist.com today alongside comments by Rebecca Arcesati and @mmaggiori.bsky.social
The China Sanctions Monitor, developed with @victoraferguson.bsky.social and Audrye Wong, tracks more than 200 cases of China’s economic sanctions from 2010 to today ...
The China Sanctions Monitor, developed with @victoraferguson.bsky.social and Audrye Wong, tracks more than 200 cases of China’s economic sanctions from 2010 to today ...
August 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Excited to see our database mentioned in @economist.com today alongside comments by Rebecca Arcesati and @mmaggiori.bsky.social
The China Sanctions Monitor, developed with @victoraferguson.bsky.social and Audrye Wong, tracks more than 200 cases of China’s economic sanctions from 2010 to today ...
The China Sanctions Monitor, developed with @victoraferguson.bsky.social and Audrye Wong, tracks more than 200 cases of China’s economic sanctions from 2010 to today ...