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China’s Biopharma Rise Poses Increasing Risks to International Companies
For years, China has been welcoming foreign biopharma firms and investment in a bid to boost its burgeoning healthcare sector. In the first seven months of 2025, China attracted more than $4 billion of greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI), accounting for one-third of China’s FDI.
China Commemorates V-J Day With Military Parade
On September 3, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) hosted a large military parade in Beijing to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of the second Sino-Japanese war (1937-1945).
China’s COMAC showcases its growing aviation confidence with a subdued but strategic appearance at the Paris Air Show 2025
The appearance of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) at the 55th Air Paris Show marked a symbolic moment for China’s nascent aviation sector.
Additional restrictions on the export of rare earth elements from China increases pressure on a U.S.-Ukraine critical minerals deal
Critical elements are currently at the forefront of global geopolitics. As China and the U.S. escalate the trade war and impose export restrictions and tariffs on each other, a U.S.-Ukraine mineral deal takes on even greater importance.
China proposes a draft protocol to ensure that quantum computers cannot crack existing communications encryption security networks
There are international concerns that as quantum computing develops its vast processing power, it could also be used to break existing encryption methods.
Beijing Holds Private Enterprise Symposium, Signaling Support for the Chinese Private Sector
On February 17, 2025, the government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) convened the latest private enterprise symposium in Beijing.
COP29 highlights the Asia-Pacific’s need to accelerate its energy transition offering investment opportunities for foreign companies
COP29 highlighted the need to accelerate the Asia-Pacific’s transition to renewable and clean energies.
China’s dominance of the global supply chain for critical materials poses significant risk. How can Pamir help?
Advanced economies are looking for alternatives, as China holds much of the world’s reserves of critical materials and leads the world in the processing of these strategic materials.
China Is Expanding Its Footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean
The recent China-Peru joint inauguration of the Chancay Port is the latest example of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s growing influence in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
India’s Ties to China Continue to be Characterized by Strategic Distrust and Economic Dependency
In October, China and India concluded an agreement on patrolling arrangements along their disputed shared border.
Beijing Provides Guidance to Support Acquisition of Dual-Use Technologies
In July 2024, the Third Plenum of the Central Committee of the 20th Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Congress emphasized Beijing’s commitment to the idea that national security is foundational to China’s development. The Third Plenum’s published policy documents also clearly articulate that the Chinese leadership’s pursuit of technological innovations aims not only to serve the commercial sector, but even more importantly to advance China’s military and national defense priorities.
China ups the ante by placing export controls on specific aviation and aerospace components
As China sees an opportunity to push its ‘Air Silk Road’ initiative, Beijing places export controls on aerospace and aviation components.
Putin’s North Korea Visit: China’s Calculus
China’s minimal media coverage of Putin’s 18-19 June visit to North Korea reflects Beijing’s calculus that closer Russia-DPRK cooperation is complicating China’s security environment.
Chinese Media Criticize US-Israel Military Ties to Bolster China’s Influence
Beijing has not publicly reacted to the Biden administration’s announcements on the supply of weapons to Israel. However, Chinese state-run media criticism of US-Israel military cooperation in the Hamas-Israel war aims to bolster China’s influence in the Middle East and undermine US leadership in the region.
Pamir's Dr. Mercy Kuo podcast interview with China in Context, SOAS China Institute
Did you catch this latest podcast interview with Dr. Mercy Kuo from China in Context, China Institute, London?
How are China and Russia advancing their shared agendas?
Download our recent analyst paper to understand the key implications of recent China-Russia diplomatic developments.
