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Following the signing of the JCPOA nuclear deal between Iran and the 5+1 countries in June 2015 and the subsequent lifting of international sanctions, many observers predicted that Chinese carmakers would be squeezed out of the Iranian market by European and South Korean manufacturers. In 2018 however, after the Trump administration withdrew the United States from the agreement and reinstated sanctions, the situation moved in favour of the Chinese car industry. China has now become the biggest overseas player in Iran's automobile market. This article argues that the abandonment of the JCPOA by Washington led to the 'China-ization' of the car industry in Iran and shows how Iranian carmakers played an instrumental role in this process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It has been a year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the West's subsequent response with coordinated financial and economic sanctions. Moreover, while the United States may find general support for its sanctions regime against North Korea - a country with few economic ties and little, if any, global economic influence - China (and Russia) are another story. Victor Cha, professor of government at Georgetown and a Senior Vice President at the Center for Science and International Studies, recently called for "collective resilience" to counter China's use of "discriminatory sanctions."[33] That is, coalitions of regional allies and partners that, collectively, can withstand China's economic bullying. [Extracted from the article]

A longtime scholar of Chinese politics, Economy examines several case studies in which China under Xi Jinping's leadership has been intentionally or unintentionally shaping the regional and global order. Economy suggests that it is difficult to respond to China's strategic ambition because countries have distinctive approaches to China's economic coercion, and thus greater coordination is necessary. This is critical: especially when Economy argues that China is playing it smart in some policy areas, it remains unclear to readers why Beijing has sometimes acted, or reacted, to harm its strategic objectives. [Extracted from the article]

The author talks about the social problems around the globe in 2018. Topics discussed include the issues such as environmental degradation and the feeling of insecurity that it creates; the possibility of U.S.'s nuclear conflict with North Korea and its Iran deal; and the unemployment rate of youth and women. Also mentioned is the political and economic influence of China.

This Article assesses China's legal and strategic responses to the recent financial sanctions imposed against Iran. The Article traces the legal structure of the sanctions regime, arguing that the structure could prevent an effective "snapback" of sanctions. Then, drawing upon the writings of Chinese legal scholars, the Article analyzes the way in which US sanctions have strengthened China's interest in the internationalization of the yuan. Uncovering a divergence between the United States and China on the legality of secondary sanctions and on the rationale of yuan internationalization, this Article concludes that future sanctions risk bi-polarization of international financial infrastructure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the role of China in the Iran Nuclear Deal. Topics discussed include capability of the nuclear program of Iran to produce nuclear bombs; doubts expressed by the U.S.-allied Arab countries in a rogue and resurgent Iran; and opposition of the imposition of unilateral sanctions and use or threat of military force by China against Iran.