Thread by @ManaliKumar

Perceptions play a very important role in foreign policy decision-making. How have perceptions of #China evolved this year? A brief thread of some very interesting pieces published by @9DashLine in recent months. (1/7)

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In this piece, @grantwyeth explores how the fallout from the #Huawei case has led to a re-think in Ottawa:
"#Canada is starting to realise that Beijing has ambitions and behaviours that run counter to the international norms that it subscribes to" (2/7)

9dashline.com/article/hostag…

China's relations with #Europe are also fraying. @m_trinkwalder explores why central & eastern Europe is souring on #China by taking a closer look at ties with the #CzechRepublic, #Poland, & #Hungary (3/7)

9dashline.com/article/is-chi…

Anti-China sentiment has also openly entered the domestic political discourse in #Cambodia. In this piece, @davidhuttjourno and Bradley Murg of @FutureForumAsia explore how Phnom Penh finds itself caught between the US and China (4/7)
9dashline.com/article/anti-c…

Likewise, anti-China nationalism has been on the rise in #Vietnam, another country that finds itself caught between the US and China as @davidhuttjourno explains in this article. (5/7)

9dashline.com/article/beijin…

Many of these trends have been worsened by China's assertiveness in the #SouthChinaSea during the #COVID19 pandemic. As @zacharyhaver explains, such opportunistic behaviour is not very endearing. (6/7)

9dashline.com/article/chinas…

How do you see perceptions of China changing across the world? And, how might these changes affect China's prospects for global influence and leadership in the coming years?

If you've got an interesting take, @9DashLine would love to hear from you! (7/7)
9dashline.com/submission-gui…