Stimson’s China Program is conducting an ongoing research and dialogue project that examines China’s emerging role in conflict mediation globally. The project explores China’s foray into conflict mediation during a period of evolution in China’s multidimensional role on the international stage and engages critical Chinese actors on potential cooperation in conflict mediation in Myanmar, Afghanistan/Pakistan, India/Pakistan, the Korean peninsula, Africa, and the Middle East.
Included in the project’s first compilation of works are thorough analysis of how great powers engage in mediation, commentary on how China’s policies fit within its decades-old non-interference policy, an investigation into Beijing’s mediatory role between India and Pakistan, and detailed best practices for military ceasefire monitoring.
China takes a cautious approach to conflict mediation in the Sahel, where there are high political risks and lower economic/security interests
January 26, 2024
From-the-ground analysis of Afghanistan’s internal and external relations new leadership
October 20, 2022
The UN can contribute to human security and stability on the Korean Peninsula, and it should be empowered to do more
October 14, 2021
China will likely give the Taliban the benefit of the doubt as it wrestles with recognition as long as the group does not support terrorist groups.
August 31, 2021
Examining how China’s interests and relationships fit into the conflict
August 16, 2021
As long as the civil war persists, Beijing will continue to pursue a diplomatic balancing act between Kabul and the Taliban in order to best protect its interests
August 10, 2021
China has made the pragmatic decision to accept the coup, but that position is not without consequences.
July 25, 2021
Vocal and high profile, China’s diplomacy in the latest Israel-Palestine conflict was unprecedented.
May 28, 2021
