Hi there!
My name is Andrea Ghiselli. I’ve been teaching and conducting research on Chinese foreign policy for a while. In fact, I spent about ten years in the PRC, studying and working. I recently joined the University of Exeter, while retaining my position as Head of Research at the ChinaMed Project—a research initiative sponsored by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On the side, I write briefs for consulting companies as a way to reflect on the real-world implications of my research and, why not, make a bit of extra money.
My first book, which examines how Chinese civilian and military policymakers have been thinking about the protection of Chinese nationals abroad—and the role of the PLA in those efforts—was published a few years ago. Two more short books are in the pipeline: one (co-authored with Mohammed Alsudairi) already has a page on the CUP website, while the manuscript of the other, co-authored with Todd Hall, is about to be submitted.
So, what am I planning to do here?
Well, I definitely don’t have the time or energy to write long, original posts. Instead, I’ll be sharing summaries and brief comments on the articles and books I read. I believe that a lot of the research published in peer-reviewed outlets, unfortunately, fails to reach the broader debate on the PRC and its foreign policy. Occasionally, I’ll also share links to my own work.
Hopefully, this Substack will not only bring you articles and books you might find interesting, but also motivate me to finally tackle the hundreds of unread pieces sitting in Zotero on my laptop—and the equally long list of books waiting for me in my Kindle.
That’s it. Despite the inevitable typos, I hope that you will enjoy my posts! Thanks for reading.
Can you confirm, from the site, what everyone says about China nowadays, namely that there is a huge demographic crisis unfolding?