Diplomats in Camouflage: A Dataset of China’s Military-Diplomatic Engagements

Noel Foster, Zenobia T. Chan, Jackie S. H, Strategic and Operational Research Department, Naval War College, Department of Government, Georgetown University, Department of International Studies, American University of Sharjah

Journal of Conflict Resolution

Published online on July 31, 2026

Abstract

Journal of Conflict Resolution, Ahead of Print.
Face-to-face diplomacy is central to international politics, yet existing research focuses largely on civilian leaders and diplomats. We introduce an original meeting-level dataset of China’s public military-diplomatic engagements from 2000 to 2023. ...