Sinan Chu
@chusinan.bsky.social
Researcher @giga-hamburg.de
Editor @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social
Alumni @syracuseu.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
Bio: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/team/chu-sinan
China, intellectuals, ethnic politics, IR
Editor @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social
Alumni @syracuseu.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
Bio: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/team/chu-sinan
China, intellectuals, ethnic politics, IR
"This study identifies two variations of guanxi work processes. [...] The first pattern features a style of guanxi work that stresses the declaration of pseudo-kin or friendship, ritualistic toasting and drinking, and top-down driven emotion work."
🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
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Zhang and Chew analyse “ #guanxi work processes” in Chinese banquets.
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Zhang and Chew analyse “ #guanxi work processes” in Chinese banquets.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
"This study identifies two variations of guanxi work processes. [...] The first pattern features a style of guanxi work that stresses the declaration of pseudo-kin or friendship, ritualistic toasting and drinking, and top-down driven emotion work."
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Always good to see a new bit of descriptive linguistic work on one of the minoritized languages of Tibet - this time on Easter Minyag.
ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/...
ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/...
A Descriptive Grammar of Eastern Minyag: An Undescribed Tibeto- Burman Language
ses.library.usyd.edu.au
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Always good to see a new bit of descriptive linguistic work on one of the minoritized languages of Tibet - this time on Easter Minyag.
ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/...
ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/...
What's trending in #JCCA Journal of Current #Chinese Affairs?
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Check out these trendy articles here: journals.sagepub.com/home/cca
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Check out these trendy articles here: journals.sagepub.com/home/cca
November 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
What's trending in #JCCA Journal of Current #Chinese Affairs?
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Check out these trendy articles here: journals.sagepub.com/home/cca
@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
Check out these trendy articles here: journals.sagepub.com/home/cca
#JobOpportunity at GIGA's IT Department: We seek to appoint an #AI and #DigitalResearch Officer (m/f/d). The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of AI-based services and digital research tools at the #GIGA.
➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...
➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...
Career
Join the GIGA team! Here you can find more on current vacancies in our academic and service departments as well as on our Doctoral and Visiting Fellow Programmes, on career development, and on further...
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November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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#JobOpportunity at GIGA's IT Department: We seek to appoint an #AI and #DigitalResearch Officer (m/f/d). The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of AI-based services and digital research tools at the #GIGA.
➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...
➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...
Career
Join the GIGA team! Here you can find more on current vacancies in our academic and service departments as well as on our Doctoral and Visiting Fellow Programmes, on career development, and on further...
www.giga-hamburg.de
November 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM
#JobOpportunity at GIGA's IT Department: We seek to appoint an #AI and #DigitalResearch Officer (m/f/d). The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of AI-based services and digital research tools at the #GIGA.
➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...
➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...
🗣️ Join us online on Monday, 01 December 2025, at 11:00 am (CET) to listen to Prof. Matteo Dian and Prof. Silvia Menegazzi unpacking #China's #GSI, #GDI, and #GCI.
Dr. Sebastian Biba will moderate the talk.
@giga-hamburg.de
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b0d76...
Dr. Sebastian Biba will moderate the talk.
@giga-hamburg.de
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b0d76...
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🗣️ Join us online on Monday, 01 December 2025, at 11:00 am (CET) to listen to Prof. Matteo Dian and Prof. Silvia Menegazzi unpacking #China's #GSI, #GDI, and #GCI.
Dr. Sebastian Biba will moderate the talk.
@giga-hamburg.de
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b0d76...
Dr. Sebastian Biba will moderate the talk.
@giga-hamburg.de
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b0d76...
"By involving citizens as both participants in and targets of oversight, the platform attempts to create a system of mutual surveillance where citizens monitor each other and report misconduct, while officials are held accountable for addressing public complaints."
🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
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@christiangoebel.bsky.social and Chen examine how CN local authorities monitor subordinates and enforce “civilised” behaviour among the population.
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@christiangoebel.bsky.social and Chen examine how CN local authorities monitor subordinates and enforce “civilised” behaviour among the population.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"By involving citizens as both participants in and targets of oversight, the platform attempts to create a system of mutual surveillance where citizens monitor each other and report misconduct, while officials are held accountable for addressing public complaints."
The December issue of #JCCA is out! Many thanks to all the authors and reviewers for their hard work!
🎉 New #OpenAccess Issue of #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (Volume 54 Issue 3, December 2025) is out!
Link: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccaa/54/3
See replies for details of each contribution (6 research articles + 4 analyses)
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Link: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccaa/54/3
See replies for details of each contribution (6 research articles + 4 analyses)
@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - Volume 54, Number 3
Table of contents for Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 54, 3
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November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The December issue of #JCCA is out! Many thanks to all the authors and reviewers for their hard work!
Reposted by Sinan Chu
📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science.
➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Economics or Political Science
The GIGA is partner of the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) that investigates climate dynamics and climate-related social dynamics, as wel...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science.
➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
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🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics.
🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online
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#InternationalRelations
🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online
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#InternationalRelations
Global IR Series
This event series delves into the evolving field of Global International Relations, highlighting research and practices at GIGA and beyond. It examines how IR can move beyond Western-centric framework...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics.
🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online
➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
#InternationalRelations
🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online
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#InternationalRelations
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#Job opportunity at the #GIGA: We seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in #DevelopmentEconomics, working on economic & political impacts of geo-economic fragmentation & #geopolitics in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or Middle East.
➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) Development Economics
The GIGA seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) Development Economics Applications are invited for a full-time position, with an initial contract of three years and the possibility of...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#Job opportunity at the #GIGA: We seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in #DevelopmentEconomics, working on economic & political impacts of geo-economic fragmentation & #geopolitics in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or Middle East.
➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...
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🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
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Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools.
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Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com
Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Sinan Chu
Who shapes the future of the Horn of #Africa?
At our next #GIGATalk, leading experts will discuss how alliances, both global and regional, are influencing political and economic developments in the Horn of Africa.
📅 Thursday, 9 Oct in Berlin
➡️ Register now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
At our next #GIGATalk, leading experts will discuss how alliances, both global and regional, are influencing political and economic developments in the Horn of Africa.
📅 Thursday, 9 Oct in Berlin
➡️ Register now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition
The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Who shapes the future of the Horn of #Africa?
At our next #GIGATalk, leading experts will discuss how alliances, both global and regional, are influencing political and economic developments in the Horn of Africa.
📅 Thursday, 9 Oct in Berlin
➡️ Register now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
At our next #GIGATalk, leading experts will discuss how alliances, both global and regional, are influencing political and economic developments in the Horn of Africa.
📅 Thursday, 9 Oct in Berlin
➡️ Register now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
Reposted by Sinan Chu
How do global and regional powers compete & cooperate in the #HornofAfrica? What role do alliances play in shaping the region’s future?
Join us for #GIGATalk in #Berlin!
📅 Thursday, 9 October | 4:30 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
Join us for #GIGATalk in #Berlin!
📅 Thursday, 9 October | 4:30 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition
The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role...
www.giga-hamburg.de
October 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
How do global and regional powers compete & cooperate in the #HornofAfrica? What role do alliances play in shaping the region’s future?
Join us for #GIGATalk in #Berlin!
📅 Thursday, 9 October | 4:30 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
Join us for #GIGATalk in #Berlin!
📅 Thursday, 9 October | 4:30 p.m. (CEST)
➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...
I wrote a short piece on #ChineseIR and good international citizenship #GIC. Many thanks to Charalampos Efstathopoulos and Hakan Mehmetcik for their kind invitation & support throughout the entire project.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
The Chinese IR Trio and Good International Citizenship
Chinese International Relations (IR) theories have attracted sustained scholarly attention over the past two decades and are recognised as important interlocutors to the global conversation about pluralising our knowledge of world politics. In this essay, I...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I wrote a short piece on #ChineseIR and good international citizenship #GIC. Many thanks to Charalampos Efstathopoulos and Hakan Mehmetcik for their kind invitation & support throughout the entire project.
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
The recent study by Tabitha Speelman @tabithaspeelman.bsky.social "Skilled Migrants Wanted? Policy Tensions in the Implementation of Shanghai’s 'New Talent Regime'" gives a good overview of the difficulty of international talent migrating to China
doi.org/10.1177/1868...
doi.org/10.1177/1868...
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
The recent study by Tabitha Speelman @tabithaspeelman.bsky.social "Skilled Migrants Wanted? Policy Tensions in the Implementation of Shanghai’s 'New Talent Regime'" gives a good overview of the difficulty of international talent migrating to China
doi.org/10.1177/1868...
doi.org/10.1177/1868...
In case you are in Vancouver this Friday (Sep 26), I will be giving a talk around noon time (12.30-2.30 pm) on knowledge decolonisation and identity politics in Chinese IR at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia/UBC.
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UBC
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September 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
In case you are in Vancouver this Friday (Sep 26), I will be giving a talk around noon time (12.30-2.30 pm) on knowledge decolonisation and identity politics in Chinese IR at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia/UBC.
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
Join us online on 30 September 2025, 2.00 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (CET) to hear Lina Benabdallah talk about China's influence in the Global South, moderated by Julia Gurol-Haller. A 45-minute Q&A will follow the talk.
#GIGAChinaSeries @giga-hamburg.de
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
#GIGAChinaSeries @giga-hamburg.de
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GIGA China Series
Discover how China draws on shared histories, emotional resonance, and nostalgia to shape its influence in the Global South. In this talk, Lina Benabdallah explores how Silk Road memories and anti-col...
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September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Join us online on 30 September 2025, 2.00 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (CET) to hear Lina Benabdallah talk about China's influence in the Global South, moderated by Julia Gurol-Haller. A 45-minute Q&A will follow the talk.
#GIGAChinaSeries @giga-hamburg.de
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
#GIGAChinaSeries @giga-hamburg.de
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...
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My new paper, Digital Mourning and Civic Engagement: Emotional Dynamics on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall shows Dr. Li Wenliang’s Weibo wall shifted from talk to grief & remembrance under censorship, regions & diaspora, in Journal of Current Chinese Affairs.
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September 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
My new paper, Digital Mourning and Civic Engagement: Emotional Dynamics on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall shows Dr. Li Wenliang’s Weibo wall shifted from talk to grief & remembrance under censorship, regions & diaspora, in Journal of Current Chinese Affairs.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
"[...] this study advances understanding of online engagement by showing a clear temporal shift in the Chinese public's interactions – from initial negative, epidemic-focused discussions to more positive emotions and expressions of gratitude."
🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de
Weiwen Yu and Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social analyse 213,435 #Weibo posts to trace how engagement with the digital memorial for Dr. #WenliangLi evolved journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Weiwen Yu and Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social analyse 213,435 #Weibo posts to trace how engagement with the digital memorial for Dr. #WenliangLi evolved journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"[...] this study advances understanding of online engagement by showing a clear temporal shift in the Chinese public's interactions – from initial negative, epidemic-focused discussions to more positive emotions and expressions of gratitude."
Reposted by Sinan Chu
🚨Jobangebot: Das #GIGA sucht eine:n studentische:n Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d) für #Wissenschaftskommunikation und #Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Unterstütze uns bei #SocialMedia & der Website-Redaktion, bei Veranstaltungen und Rechercheaufgaben.
➡️ Hier bewerben: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...
➡️ Hier bewerben: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...
Karriere
Werden Sie Teil des GIGA-Teams! Hier finden Sie unsere aktuellen Stellenangebote in den akademischen und Fachabteilungen sowie Informationen über unser Doktoranden- und Gastwissenschaftlerprogramm, Ka...
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August 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
🚨Jobangebot: Das #GIGA sucht eine:n studentische:n Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d) für #Wissenschaftskommunikation und #Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Unterstütze uns bei #SocialMedia & der Website-Redaktion, bei Veranstaltungen und Rechercheaufgaben.
➡️ Hier bewerben: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...
➡️ Hier bewerben: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...
Reposted by Sinan Chu
New issue of @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social out! A decade after the #BeltAndRoadInitiative’s launch, this special issue shows the complexity not only of the idea itself but also of China’s global influence and the range of attitudes and responses to it.
➡️ Access: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
➡️ Access: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
New Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 2/2025
A decade after the Belt and Road Initiative’s launch, this special issue shows the complexity not only of the idea itself but also of China’s global influence and the range of attitudes and responses ...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
New issue of @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social out! A decade after the #BeltAndRoadInitiative’s launch, this special issue shows the complexity not only of the idea itself but also of China’s global influence and the range of attitudes and responses to it.
➡️ Access: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
➡️ Access: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...
The latest issue of #JCCA, "Belt and Road Initiative #BRI - Ten Years On" is out!
Four research articles, one analysis, all #OpenAccess, covering Africa, Central Asia, Europe, complex interdependency, corporate social responsibility, public opinions, maritime narratives, soft power, etc.
Four research articles, one analysis, all #OpenAccess, covering Africa, Central Asia, Europe, complex interdependency, corporate social responsibility, public opinions, maritime narratives, soft power, etc.
🎉 New #OpenAccess Issue of #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs | Volume 54 Issue 2, August 2025 | Link: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccaa/54/2
Special Issue: Belt and Road Initiative – 10 Years On
Guest Editor: Kerry Brown & @chusinan.bsky.social
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Special Issue: Belt and Road Initiative – 10 Years On
Guest Editor: Kerry Brown & @chusinan.bsky.social
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August 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
The latest issue of #JCCA, "Belt and Road Initiative #BRI - Ten Years On" is out!
Four research articles, one analysis, all #OpenAccess, covering Africa, Central Asia, Europe, complex interdependency, corporate social responsibility, public opinions, maritime narratives, soft power, etc.
Four research articles, one analysis, all #OpenAccess, covering Africa, Central Asia, Europe, complex interdependency, corporate social responsibility, public opinions, maritime narratives, soft power, etc.
Reposted by Sinan Chu
🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de
David O’Brien & Melissa Shani Brown explore how #CCP #narratives around #Xinjiang are perpetuated via seemingly apolitical texts produced by non-government actors journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
David O’Brien & Melissa Shani Brown explore how #CCP #narratives around #Xinjiang are perpetuated via seemingly apolitical texts produced by non-government actors journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de
David O’Brien & Melissa Shani Brown explore how #CCP #narratives around #Xinjiang are perpetuated via seemingly apolitical texts produced by non-government actors journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
David O’Brien & Melissa Shani Brown explore how #CCP #narratives around #Xinjiang are perpetuated via seemingly apolitical texts produced by non-government actors journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
"By avoiding this designation [of terrorism] in cases of politically sensitive violence, the state preserves the façade of domestic stability and minimises public alarm."
Chi Zhang, "(Not) Naming Terror? Xianzhong and the Politics of Terrorism Designation in China"
Chi Zhang, "(Not) Naming Terror? Xianzhong and the Politics of Terrorism Designation in China"
🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de
@chizhang.bsky.social investigates the politics of terrorism designation in China using the case of 'Xianzhong' incidents journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
@chizhang.bsky.social investigates the politics of terrorism designation in China using the case of 'Xianzhong' incidents journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
"By avoiding this designation [of terrorism] in cases of politically sensitive violence, the state preserves the façade of domestic stability and minimises public alarm."
Chi Zhang, "(Not) Naming Terror? Xianzhong and the Politics of Terrorism Designation in China"
Chi Zhang, "(Not) Naming Terror? Xianzhong and the Politics of Terrorism Designation in China"