Tom Harper

Tom Harper Lecturer in International Relations, University of East London

Recent articles by Tom Harper

Five things that the west doesnt understand about Chinas foreign policy

Five things that the west doesnt understand about Chinas foreign policy

Chinas capacity to surprise western politicians was demonstrated recently, when Chinese leader Xi Jinping was unexpectedlyabsentfrom the G20 summit. There were a few reasons why this G20 might have been less important for Xi, including the rising influence of theBrics(Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) partnership.

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