In the Media | December 2023

"China’s ongoing pursuit of a cross-border pipeline with Turkmenistan in Central Asia has repercussions for both the region and Australia."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on China's push to speed up the building of the Central Asia-China pipeline in The Interpreter.
"China has also attempted to exploit its Tibetan Autonomous Region (TAR), which contains a major portion of the world’s fresh water. The official figures reveal that at the end of 2017, the installed hydropower capacity of China reached 341 million kilowatts, while the installed hydropower capacity in the TAR was only 1.77 million kilowatts, accounting for only 1 per cent of the technically exploitable material."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on China's attempt to exploit the Tibetan Autonomous Region in the South Asia Monitor.
"China is a powerhouse in world trade. Their rapid growth has been largely fueled by decades of rising exports, which has resulted in a new emphasis on the role ports play in trade and strategic relationships."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on China's overseas port acquisition program in Wobec.
"Beijing remains concerned that food supplies and food imports may be weaponized by other countries, thereby affecting China's national security... Concerns remain in Beijing that the country's food import supply could be affected by potential maritime embargoes by the US in times of military clashes, or other issues."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on China’s food security concerns in Voice of America, Global Security, Rice News Today, Pardafas News Nepal, Republic of China Today, Beijing News, The Economic Times (India), Public TV India, ANI News, India 123 News, Lokmat Times, New Delhi Times, The News Mill, The Print, Pune News, Indian Economic Observer, Irish Sun, The Daily Guardian, Switzerland Times, Latestly South Asia, Tibetan Review
"China has a "Malacca Dilemma" because it is China's "food bottleneck" and China has reason to worry about imposing a maritime embargo in the event of conflict with the United States."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, on China’s food security concerns in Line Today Taiwan, UP Media Taiwan
"As the world’s largest food producer and importer, changes in China’s domestic food production and agricultural trade policies may have a significant impact on global trade flows."
- Asia Society Policy Institute research associate, Genevieve Donnellon-May, in The Diplomat