Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi is a lawyer and a Senior Research Fellow at the Development Watch Centre

78 articles Joined February 2025
Diplomacy

China is constructing an independent International Relations knowledge system

China is leading the invention of non-Western international relations theories. With the expansion of its international influence and the growth of its national potency, it is transforming from the traditional Western experience that shaped most of the international relations discipline worldwide. Beijing recognises the preponderance of developing an independent knowledge production system as it charts […]

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  May 21, 2026  •  5 min read
China-Uganda

Tracing NRM-CCP Links

Almost going unnoticed to the unkeen Ugandan journalistic eye, there is a diplomatic routine between the National Resistance Movement (NRM) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It happens every few years, when senior government officials of the ruling NRM welcome a delegation of high-ranking members of the CCP. Sometimes the reception is reciprocated in Beijing. […]

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  May 7, 2026  •  7 min read
Foreign Policy Analysis

China’s Meritocratic System Challenges Western Monopoly on Political Legitimacy

In the global governance discourse, Western epistemological colonisation has led us to believe, unquestioningly, that electoral democracy is the only process through which a political system can gain legitimacy. I disagree. China is one country whose political leadership challenges the applicability of democracy in a universal fashion, as an obvious truism. The Chinese Communist Party […]

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  Apr 30, 2026  •  5 min read
Foreign Policy Analysis

On China’s Lunar Ambitions

As I write this, one country is leading the world in application of robotics, not just on earth, but also on the moon. China’s robots are currently scrubbing the surface of the moon, harvesting and returning materials of scientific experiments. China is still the only nation to have performed robotic rendezvous and docking at the […]

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  Apr 30, 2026  •  5 min read
Foreign Policy Analysis

China’s Playbook for Global Industrial Dominance

China's Qinghai Province hosts the world's largest solar power plant, Gonghe Talatan Solar Park. Experts claim that at full capacity, it can power a country such as Norway. Sprawling across China’s deserts is not just sand but also vast solar and wind projects. Both the world’s largest solar plants and wind farms are all located in China. China invests an average of $940 billion in clean energy technology per year. In comparison, China invests almost as much in renewable energy……

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  Apr 7, 2026  •  5 min read
Diplomacy

Merz’s High-Stakes China Balancing Act

In February this year, the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in China. This was his first visit there since taking office, and he’s the latest Western leader seeking to reset ties with Beijing. The trip came amid warnings from German industry of growing competition from China. It is clear that both countries now want to pursue […]

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  Apr 1, 2026  •  5 min read
Foreign Policy Analysis

China’s Bid for Global Leadership

The level of Chinese modernization is going to be the defining marvel of our time, if isn’t already. China has made great strides in economic strength, and in advancing scientific and technological capabilities. The country has demonstrated an ability to sustain and consolidate progress in several measures. It has increased gross domestic product (GDP) to 134.9 […]

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  Mar 28, 2026  •  4 min read
Foreign Policy Analysis

On China’s Rare Earth Monopoly

An electric car, on average, has over 10,000 parts. If we take the example of the Tesla Model Y, its key parts are in the rear drive unit, weighing about 194 pounds, constituting less than 5% of its total weight. The rear drive unit carries magnetic motors, which are the fulcrum around which the mobility […]

Nnanda Kizito Sseruwagi  •  Mar 24, 2026  •  5 min read