An EU solution to a Chinese app: Regulatory approaches towards TikTok’s risks
READ THE REPORT By Daan Kingma. TikTok has become an archetypical example of Chinese digital companies going global. Its connection to China, however, has led to unprecedented scrutiny over the company’s policies regarding data collection and privacy, content moderation, and recommendation algorithms. This policy brief takes a closer look at the concrete risks posed by the app, specifically […]
China and the Industrial Internet of Things
READ THE REPORT By John Lee. Expansion of the Internet of Things (IoT) is among the defining technological trends of the 21st century. For over a decade, China has promoted the development of the IoT as a strategic priority. In this, China has given special attention to the IIoT, or Industrial Internet of Things, which […]
Towards Sustainable China-MENA Relations in the Renewable Energy Sector
READ THE REPORT China’s role in the renewable energy sector of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is expanding. This report by Dr. M. Forough focuses on specific cases of Chinese cooperation with Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iran, Turkey, and countries in North Africa (particularly Egypt and Morocco), in order to […]
China’s Role in Digital Standards for Emerging Technologies – Impacts on the Netherlands and Europe
READ THE REPORT In this report, which is part of the China’s Role in Cyber Security project, Rogier Creemers and Julia Voo discuss how the growing presence of Chinese businesses and governmental actors in international technical standardisation processes is attracting growing attention, and in some cases concern, from Western observers. Standards have become an important […]
Report: Russian Perspectives on China as an Actor in Cyberspace
READ THE REPORT Leiden Asia Centre researchers Eric Siyi Zhang and Dr. Rogier Creemers have published a new report as part of the China’s Role in Cyber Security project. In the report, titled ‘Russian Perspectives on China as an Actor in Cyberspace’, Zhang and Creemers discuss how the so-called ‘Sino-Russian approach’ to internet governance is often […]
Book publication: Global Perspectives on China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Amsterdam University Press has published a new Leiden Asia Centre edited volume. Global Perspectives on China’s Belt and Road Initiative – Asserting Agency through Regional Connectivity (edited by Florian Schneider) is now online available open access, or can be purchased as a hardcover. “The year 2013 saw the launch of the largest, most influential investment […]