Ruby Osman

Maybe my least controversial China take ever: the UK urgently needs to understand China better. As the UK's China audit kicks off, our new @InstituteGC paper looks at three big things that could set up the UK's China capabilities for long-term success🧵institute.global/insights/geopo…

@guardian And great to see Bloomberg pick up on our @InstituteGC preview of China's new Five-Year Plan - in particular why "anti-involution" efforts don't mean China is giving up on its push for green tech dominance. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

China's unusually busy Two Sessions kicks off today. Great to speak to @guardian on why innovation, not consumption, will be the big theme of the next five years. theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…

As Starmer touches down in China, I spoke with @Reuters about what might be on the table for our first PM visit to the country in nearly eight years reuters.com/video/watch/id…

Real change demands disruptive ideas and bold delivery to unite a divided electorate. We’ve been live at #Lab25 convening leaders, thinkers and reformers to chart a path from decline to transformation.

Genuinely stellar line-up from @InstituteGC at this year’s Labour conference - come say hi if you’re in Liverpool!

Ten years of the Belt and Road Initiative: What’s changed? We asked 4 experts in today's #Tangram from #ObservingChina ✍️ @georgemagnus1, Francesca Ghiretti, @ZdenekR22, and @rubyosman_ observingchina.org.uk/p/the-tangram-…

We're bang in the middle of global upheaval that's sweeping all before it. This could include EU-China relations We're waiting for the *actual* change, but there's been lots of noise, so here's a long thread on what's happened this year and where we may go Anatomy of a detente?

China won’t namecheck the US directly, but US unpredictability is quietly shaping decisions in Beijing. Great to speak to @thetimes about how self-reliance is the overriding theme in 🇨🇳’s new 2025 agenda. thetimes.com/world/asia/art…

Watching 🇨🇳’s all-important Two Sessions? We trawled through hundreds of pages of provincial work reports so you don’t have to! Some key takeaways below for @InstituteGC on what might be on the table and how Beijing might navigate US unpredictability institute.global/insights/geopo…

Tensions with 🇺🇸 makes making friends - and deepening supply chain integration - elsewhere more important than ever. The Two Sessions will give a sense of how far Beijing will go to build an image of itself as an advocate of open trade

4. Domestic resilience building is key, but there’s still a role for the rest of the world. Mentions of “high-level opening up” have doubled and “Global South” markets were mentioned for the first time.

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Am I biased? Yes. But do I think I'm lucky to work with a truly cracking team of people on some very pressing AI and emerging tech issues? Yes.

Delighted to be joining the fantastic team at OCPL as a non-resident expert - there’s so much great work to be done getting the best of tech and 🇨🇳 academia into policymakers’ hands

"Not just governments or diplomats in their sterile chambers, but real, living, breathing humans, who, despite their different languages, are saying the same thing: the timeless, primal desire for a better life." via @YuxuanJia02 eastisread.com/p/i-am-your-ch…