Hybrid CoE Trend Report 8: China’s power politics 2.0: Regime survival and global leadership

Eighteen months after the publication of Hybrid CoE’s Trend Report 5 on China’s power politics, the main trends identified (seeking great-power status, increased use of economic statecraft, and regime preservation) are still valid, but they have intensified, expanded, and changed in order of priority. This Hybrid CoE Trend Report provides an update on the trends identified in the previous report. Regime survival is now the predominant trend, followed by a “whole-of-society” approach in hybrid threat operations; using economic statecraft and setting norms and standards; increasing cooperation between Russia and China; and increasing awareness, resistance, and resilience in affected states.