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My new briefing for @CSR_Institute: Of the 14 oil tankers the US seized or sanctioned in the months before Venezuela's Maduro fell, at least 10 had ties to Hong Kong. One firm, Galaxy (Hong Kong) Business Co., served as corporate secretary to at least four of these sanctioned companies, in several cases signing on after OFAC had already designated them. Galaxy itself remains untouched by any western sanctions, as do its directors. Their staff openly advertise the services on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Facebook. The same infrastructure keeps Russia, Iran, and North Korea sanctions evasion humming along. Until western sanctions stop chasing the disposable shell companies at the top and start going after the established corporate secretaries, banks, and logistics providers beneath them, the machinery just gets reused by the next smugglers. Full briefing: csri.global/research/hong-ko…
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Our Senior Policy Director Sam Goodman appeared before the 🇬🇧 Parliamentary Business and Trade Committee’s inquiry into 'China and the UK economy.' Watch his testimony on Parliament TV 📺. parliamentlive.tv/event/inde…

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What’s at stake for Taiwan in the Trump-Xi summit? 🇹🇼🇺🇸🇨🇳 With Trump set to touch down in Beijing for three days of talks, there’s no shortage of potential flashpoints, and no issue is as fraught as Taiwan. Read in thread ✍️🧵 csri.global/research/whats-a…
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4/ Domestic Politics: With the opposition KMT already engaging with Beijing, US concessions would increase the pressure on President Lai Ching-te’s government domestically and internationally, emboldening those arguing for a more conciliatory approach to relations with China. 🏛️
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✍️ Writing in @NikkeiAsia , CSRI's @AthenaTongK argues that Beijing's blacklist of 20 🇯🇵 Japanese firms and the sanctions on Keiji Furuya may look like punishment, but in fact have produced the opposite effect. asia.nikkei.com/opinion/chin…
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✍️CSRI’s Sam Goodman and @anoukwear argue on @Diplomat_APAC that Spain's openness to 🇨🇳 green investment has diverged from that of other EU states. Sánchez’s latest trip signals deeper engagement with Beijing, but the strategy comes with trade offs. thediplomat.com/2026/04/move…
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Our latest analysis in @NikkeiAsia highlights renewed risks for businesses as Beijing signals a potential extension of its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law to Hong Kong. Read coverage by @krislc asia.nikkei.com/politics/int…
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A new CSRI briefing explores how the Iran conflict is shaping the strategic environment across the Taiwan Strait. Key points include the impact of energy shocks, US munitions strain, and trade disruption in cases of 🇹🇼contingency. Read on our website. csri.global/research/cross-s…
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Evidence by CSRI has been incorporated into the 🇬🇧 @CommonsForeign's latest report on foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI). In his testimony, our Exec Director @Andrew_Yeh_ emphasised the role of 🇨🇳’s UFWD and its influence in Africa. committees.parliament.uk/wor…

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