Dave Kang
@daveckang.bsky.social
Going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm!
(Also: USSF "National B" license, when "A" was as high as it went.)
https://www.daveckang.net/
(Also: USSF "National B" license, when "A" was as high as it went.)
https://www.daveckang.net/
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This is an A+ troll. (I guess LA could have a reciprocal “don’t be a GIANT ass” campaign.)
Just want to point out as well that SF has quite possibly the best anti-fare dodging ad campaign based on their baseball team’s fiercest rivals being the Dodgers.
February 11, 2026 at 4:03 PM
This is an A+ troll. (I guess LA could have a reciprocal “don’t be a GIANT ass” campaign.)
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Such a novelty, electing Guy Who Actually Enjoys Doing Job of Mayor as mayor
Child at the podium: “A woo woo woo.”
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
Mamdani: That’s how I felt when we came up with this plan. Together, we will expand the idea of what is possible in our city—and what sounds and noises we can make at a press conference.
February 6, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Such a novelty, electing Guy Who Actually Enjoys Doing Job of Mayor as mayor
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"For anyone invested in U.S.-China relations, East Asian history, or global stability more broadly, this book constitutes indispensable reading."
@messingschlager.bsky.social reviews Xinru Ma and @daveckang.bsky.social's @columbiaup.bsky.social book, "Beyond Power Transitions." buff.ly/XKlCDnP
@messingschlager.bsky.social reviews Xinru Ma and @daveckang.bsky.social's @columbiaup.bsky.social book, "Beyond Power Transitions." buff.ly/XKlCDnP
Review of Beyond power transitions. The lessons of East Asian history and the future of U.S. —China relations
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions between the USA and China, Xinru Ma and David C. Kang’s Beyond Power Transitions thoughtfully engages one of the most
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February 4, 2026 at 5:56 PM
"For anyone invested in U.S.-China relations, East Asian history, or global stability more broadly, this book constitutes indispensable reading."
@messingschlager.bsky.social reviews Xinru Ma and @daveckang.bsky.social's @columbiaup.bsky.social book, "Beyond Power Transitions." buff.ly/XKlCDnP
@messingschlager.bsky.social reviews Xinru Ma and @daveckang.bsky.social's @columbiaup.bsky.social book, "Beyond Power Transitions." buff.ly/XKlCDnP
This is beautiful: Lady Gaga singing Mr. Rogers' "Won't you be my neighbor." www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...
Won’t You Be My Neighbor? | Lady Gaga
YouTube video by Rocket
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January 28, 2026 at 2:08 AM
This is beautiful: Lady Gaga singing Mr. Rogers' "Won't you be my neighbor." www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3o5...
Jackie Wong, Zenobia Chan, and I argue that China's goals are more status quo than revisionist: eastasiaforum.org/2026/01/10/c...
China’s ambitions are narrower than Washington thinks
China’s foreign policy is driven more by domestic priorities than by the pursuit of global influence
eastasiaforum.org
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Jackie Wong, Zenobia Chan, and I argue that China's goals are more status quo than revisionist: eastasiaforum.org/2026/01/10/c...
I was delighted to talk to former Singaporean ambassador Kishore Mahbubani about why China is more a status quo than revisionist power and the implications of this for East Asia as a region and the United States.
asianpeacetalks.buzzsprout.com/1744847/epis...
asianpeacetalks.buzzsprout.com/1744847/epis...
Episode 12: Can East Asia reconcile with itself? - Asian Peace Talks
Kishore Mahbubani interviews David Kang, the Maria Crutcher Professor of International Relations at the University of Southern California and a recognised expert on East Asia. This wide-ranging c...
asianpeacetalks.buzzsprout.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I was delighted to talk to former Singaporean ambassador Kishore Mahbubani about why China is more a status quo than revisionist power and the implications of this for East Asia as a region and the United States.
asianpeacetalks.buzzsprout.com/1744847/epis...
asianpeacetalks.buzzsprout.com/1744847/epis...
A very well-written review of Xinru Ma and my book, "Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of US-China relations". networks.h-net.org/group/review...
Jones on Ma and Kang, 'Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U.S.-China Relations' | H-Net
Ma, Xinru; Kang, David C.. Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of U.S.-China Relations. : Columbia University Press, 2024. 280 pp. $35.00 (paper), ISBN 978023120...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:35 PM
A very well-written review of Xinru Ma and my book, "Beyond Power Transitions: The Lessons of East Asian History and the Future of US-China relations". networks.h-net.org/group/review...
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A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
Islamic Center of Charlotte in Charlotte NC. Would help feed a starving baby no hesitation 🥰🥰🥰 #fyp #fypシ #fypシ゚viral #testingyourchurch #church #faith #religion #baby #hungrybabytest #viral #viralvid...
TikTok video by Nikalie 🌈
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November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
A lady on TikTok has been calling churches pretending to be a mother with a baby who needs formula and several churches turned her away. But wouldn’t you know that when she called a Mosque (Islamic Center of Charlotte) they immediately said yes.
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
[Source: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpoxsaW/ ]
I'm preparing to do a lecture tomorrow on why NK has survived...I found an article I wrote 31 years ago (Good grief I'm old), that I think stands up pretty well. "Rolling with the punches" was pretty accurate, I must say! www.jstor.org/stable/23254...
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 AM
I'm preparing to do a lecture tomorrow on why NK has survived...I found an article I wrote 31 years ago (Good grief I'm old), that I think stands up pretty well. "Rolling with the punches" was pretty accurate, I must say! www.jstor.org/stable/23254...
Happy Chuseok everyone!
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Happy Chuseok everyone!
Charlie Brown is 75 years old today!!!!
October 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Charlie Brown is 75 years old today!!!!
Noelle Troutman and I published a piece on US-DPRK relations in the latest issue of Asian Survey. TLDR: we are pessimistic!
All the articles are free for a limited time. Act fast! Supplies are limited! www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
All the articles are free for a limited time. Act fast! Supplies are limited! www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
Trump 2.0 and Asia: An Asian Survey Special Issue
This timely collection of articles brings together leading scholars to analyze the potential impact of Donald Trump’s return to the U.S. presidency on Asian countries.
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September 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Noelle Troutman and I published a piece on US-DPRK relations in the latest issue of Asian Survey. TLDR: we are pessimistic!
All the articles are free for a limited time. Act fast! Supplies are limited! www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
All the articles are free for a limited time. Act fast! Supplies are limited! www.ucpress.edu/blog-posts/t...
Thanks for having us -- it was a great conversation about an important topic.
Great conversation today with @daveckang.bsky.social, @zenobiachan.bsky.social, and Jackie S H Wong on their article, “What Does China Want?”
Check out the recording if you missed it:
quincyinst.org/events/what-...
Check out the recording if you missed it:
quincyinst.org/events/what-...
What Does China Want?
Join as we discuss China's true goals and motivations.
quincyinst.org
September 26, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Thanks for having us -- it was a great conversation about an important topic.
We're doubling down!
@zenobiachan.bsky.social and Jackie S.H. Wong and I argue that China is more status quo than revisionist, and more inwardly focused than externally oriented. Read this and decide for yourselves!
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/what-c...
@zenobiachan.bsky.social and Jackie S.H. Wong and I argue that China is more status quo than revisionist, and more inwardly focused than externally oriented. Read this and decide for yourselves!
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/what-c...
What China Doesn’t Want
Beijing’s core aims are clear—and limited.
www.foreignaffairs.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're doubling down!
@zenobiachan.bsky.social and Jackie S.H. Wong and I argue that China is more status quo than revisionist, and more inwardly focused than externally oriented. Read this and decide for yourselves!
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/what-c...
@zenobiachan.bsky.social and Jackie S.H. Wong and I argue that China is more status quo than revisionist, and more inwardly focused than externally oriented. Read this and decide for yourselves!
www.foreignaffairs.com/china/what-c...
Zenobia Chan, Jackie Wong, and myself on "What does China want?" with the Quincy Institute. Looking forward to it!
quincyinst.org/events/what-...
quincyinst.org/events/what-...
What Does China Want?
Join as we discuss China's true goals and motivations.
quincyinst.org
September 18, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Zenobia Chan, Jackie Wong, and myself on "What does China want?" with the Quincy Institute. Looking forward to it!
quincyinst.org/events/what-...
quincyinst.org/events/what-...
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Before he was a Senator, a candidate for President, and our greatest champion in the fight against oligarchy, Bernie Sanders was the four-term Mayor of Burlington, VT.
I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.
I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.
September 17, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Before he was a Senator, a candidate for President, and our greatest champion in the fight against oligarchy, Bernie Sanders was the four-term Mayor of Burlington, VT.
I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.
I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.
Good article.
theloop.ecpr.eu/lost-in-tran...
theloop.ecpr.eu/lost-in-tran...
Lost in translation: why the West keeps misreading China
Western governments have armies of Mandarin speakers and AI translators, yet they keep misreading Beijing. What’s missing, as Stefan Messingschlager argues, is independent, context-rich expertise – pe...
theloop.ecpr.eu
September 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Good article.
theloop.ecpr.eu/lost-in-tran...
theloop.ecpr.eu/lost-in-tran...
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How to drive away foreign investment in the U.S.:
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
South Korea Raises Concern After U.S. Immigration Raid At Hyundai EV Battery Plant In Georgia
U.S. immigration authorities detained around 450 people from a Hyundai EV battery plant in Georgia, including more than 300 South Korean nationals.
www.forbes.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
How to drive away foreign investment in the U.S.:
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
www.forbes.com/sites/siladi...
New podcast from Sinica about "What Does China Want?" -- a great discussion that fleshes out our new paper challenging the DC consensus on a China threat. With @zenobiachan.bsky.social and Jackie Wong. @kaiserkuo.bsky.social Thanks for having us!
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/what-does-...
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/what-does-...
What Does China Want? The Authors of a New Paper Challenge the DC Consensus
This week on Sinica, I chat with Dave Kang (USC), Zenobia Chan (Georgetown), and Jackie Wong (American University in Sharjah, UAE) about their new paper in International Security titled "What Does Chi...
www.sinicapodcast.com
September 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
New podcast from Sinica about "What Does China Want?" -- a great discussion that fleshes out our new paper challenging the DC consensus on a China threat. With @zenobiachan.bsky.social and Jackie Wong. @kaiserkuo.bsky.social Thanks for having us!
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/what-does-...
www.sinicapodcast.com/p/what-does-...
This is a link to the appendices from our recent IS article on "What Does China Want?" Some great data there for those interested!
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
August 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This is a link to the appendices from our recent IS article on "What Does China Want?" Some great data there for those interested!
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
dataverse.harvard.edu/dataset.xhtm...
Thank you! We are trying to help widen the discourse about China with careful empirics and clear theory.
Read this great new piece on China in International Security! direct.mit.edu/isec/article... @daveckang.bsky.social @belfercenter.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social @intsecurity.bsky.social
What Does China Want?
Abstract. The conventional wisdom is that China is a rising hegemon eager to replace the United States, dominate international institutions, and re-create the liberal international order in its own im...
direct.mit.edu
August 24, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Thank you! We are trying to help widen the discourse about China with careful empirics and clear theory.
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While procrastinating on the insurance piece, I made the mistake of checking up on a few headlines I've seen recently about China's green tech manufacturing & exports.
Big mistake, huge etc.
Big mistake, huge etc.
August 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
While procrastinating on the insurance piece, I made the mistake of checking up on a few headlines I've seen recently about China's green tech manufacturing & exports.
Big mistake, huge etc.
Big mistake, huge etc.