Juliet Lu (she/her/hers)
@profjulietlu.bsky.social
Assistant Prof in Environmental Governance & Business
University of British Columbia, Forestry & SPPGA
Co-Host @beltandroadpod.bsky.social
Political Ecology, China in Southeast Asia, Sustainable Supply Chains, Rubber, Land Grabs
julietlu.com
University of British Columbia, Forestry & SPPGA
Co-Host @beltandroadpod.bsky.social
Political Ecology, China in Southeast Asia, Sustainable Supply Chains, Rubber, Land Grabs
julietlu.com
This Friday!!!
We're very excited to be hosting a visit by James Lin at the Centre for Chinese Research with support from @sppga.ubc.ca! His new book on Taiwan has lessons for the world about agrarian change, the food sector, and rural life.
Friday November 28, 3pm in the Liu building's Place of Many Trees
Friday November 28, 3pm in the Liu building's Place of Many Trees
For folks in Vancouver, I'll be giving a talk about my book, In the Global Vanguard, in-person at the University of British Columbia Centre for Chinese Research on November 28, 3-5pm. Many thanks to @profjulietlu.bsky.social!
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This Friday!!!
Listened to CBC’s Stephen Quinn iview Vancouver mayor Ken Sim this morning about the zero property tax. It was a serious debate, lots of tension, harmed questions, but ended on a warm note and gave me a much better understanding (of why it’s bad lol). This kind of tough debate is key to democracy.
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Listened to CBC’s Stephen Quinn iview Vancouver mayor Ken Sim this morning about the zero property tax. It was a serious debate, lots of tension, harmed questions, but ended on a warm note and gave me a much better understanding (of why it’s bad lol). This kind of tough debate is key to democracy.
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 25 in Gaza Amid Truce, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/w...
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 25 in Gaza Amid Truce, Officials Say
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Israeli Strikes Kill at Least 25 in Gaza Amid Truce, Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/w...
Shout out to the #AAUP (American Association of University Professors) for this win!
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Shout out to the #AAUP (American Association of University Professors) for this win!
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Judge Orders Trump Not to Threaten University of California’s Funding www.nytimes.com/2025/11/14/u...
Eyes should remain on Palestine. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Israel breaching international law by limiting Gaza aid, says Unrwa official
Natalie Boucly says supplies are ready but only about half of what is needed is getting into territory
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Eyes should remain on Palestine. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
I worry a lot about the drying 'pipeline' of young people getting to study in China. So excited to see this incredible opportunity for Canada-based scholars *and* professionals.
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
Apply today: Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program
The 2026 Canada-China Scholars’ Exchange Program (CCSEP) is now accepting applications! Canadian students, faculty, researchers, and mid-career professionals are eligible to apply.
www.educanada.ca
November 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I worry a lot about the drying 'pipeline' of young people getting to study in China. So excited to see this incredible opportunity for Canada-based scholars *and* professionals.
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
Please consider applying!
www.educanada.ca/scholarships...
We're very excited to be hosting a visit by James Lin at the Centre for Chinese Research with support from @sppga.ubc.ca! His new book on Taiwan has lessons for the world about agrarian change, the food sector, and rural life.
Friday November 28, 3pm in the Liu building's Place of Many Trees
Friday November 28, 3pm in the Liu building's Place of Many Trees
For folks in Vancouver, I'll be giving a talk about my book, In the Global Vanguard, in-person at the University of British Columbia Centre for Chinese Research on November 28, 3-5pm. Many thanks to @profjulietlu.bsky.social!
November 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We're very excited to be hosting a visit by James Lin at the Centre for Chinese Research with support from @sppga.ubc.ca! His new book on Taiwan has lessons for the world about agrarian change, the food sector, and rural life.
Friday November 28, 3pm in the Liu building's Place of Many Trees
Friday November 28, 3pm in the Liu building's Place of Many Trees
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NEW – Webinar: Carbon Brief’s first ‘ask us anything’ at COP30 | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org
Watch the recording ⬇️
Watch the recording ⬇️
Webinar: Carbon Brief’s first ‘ask us anything’ at COP30 - Carbon Brief
As COP30 began in the Brazilian city of Belém, Carbon Brief hosted the first of three webinars to exclusively answer questions submitted by holders of the Insider Pass.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
NEW – Webinar: Carbon Brief’s first ‘ask us anything’ at COP30 | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @anikanpatel.carbonbrief.org
Watch the recording ⬇️
Watch the recording ⬇️
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'Genocide stopped only in media': Gaza endures daily bombings a month into truce - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/genocide-stopped-only-media-gaza-endures-daily-bombings-month-truce
'Genocide stopped only in media': Gaza endures daily bombings a month into truce
Palestinians say that Israel's war continues amid daily killings, home demolitions, threatening drone broadcasts, and a ban on essential supplies
www.middleeasteye.net
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
'Genocide stopped only in media': Gaza endures daily bombings a month into truce - https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/genocide-stopped-only-media-gaza-endures-daily-bombings-month-truce
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The new film featuring firsthand testimonies of Israeli soldiers in Gaza reveals patterns of systematic abuse.
‘You can do anything’: Israeli war crimes in Gaza aired in UK documentary
The new film featuring firsthand testimonies of Israeli soldiers in Gaza reveals patterns of systematic abuse.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The new film featuring firsthand testimonies of Israeli soldiers in Gaza reveals patterns of systematic abuse.
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Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
IDF soldiers tell documentary of opening fire unprovoked and arbitrary designations of who was an enemy
Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza and a breakdown in norms and legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in a TV documentary.
“If you want to shoot without restraint, you can,” Daniel, the commander of an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tank unit, says in Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, due to be broadcast in the UK on ITV on Monday evening. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Israeli soldiers speak out on killings of Gaza civilians
Every once in a blue moon you come across something that puts into words something you've been turning over for a long time but haven't been able to pin down. That's how I felt stumbling upon and reading this excellent piece.
The concerns of mine I think it puts into words are:
The concerns of mine I think it puts into words are:
Guest editorial: Geopolitical ecology for our times, by Garrett Graddy-Lovelace and Malini Ranganathan https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0962629823002123
October 29, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Every once in a blue moon you come across something that puts into words something you've been turning over for a long time but haven't been able to pin down. That's how I felt stumbling upon and reading this excellent piece.
The concerns of mine I think it puts into words are:
The concerns of mine I think it puts into words are:
Event at the Museum of Anthropology tomorrow! My colleague in @sppga.ubc.ca Candis Calison is co-organizing with Cree journalist Rick Harp, host/producer of Media Indigena podcast and the APTN News Brief podcast. A reception will follow.
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
sppga.ubc.ca
October 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Event at the Museum of Anthropology tomorrow! My colleague in @sppga.ubc.ca Candis Calison is co-organizing with Cree journalist Rick Harp, host/producer of Media Indigena podcast and the APTN News Brief podcast. A reception will follow.
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...
A great group of China environment Scholars (Annah Zhu, Coraline Goron, and Kevin Lo) are putting together a proposal for a special issue on "China’s Role in a Global Just Transition: Contradictions, (Geo)Politics, and Alternative Futures"
Do consider submitting!
drive.google.com/file/d/1c9hE...
Do consider submitting!
drive.google.com/file/d/1c9hE...
CfP for GEP SI on China's role in GJT.pdf
drive.google.com
October 12, 2025 at 3:34 AM
A great group of China environment Scholars (Annah Zhu, Coraline Goron, and Kevin Lo) are putting together a proposal for a special issue on "China’s Role in a Global Just Transition: Contradictions, (Geo)Politics, and Alternative Futures"
Do consider submitting!
drive.google.com/file/d/1c9hE...
Do consider submitting!
drive.google.com/file/d/1c9hE...
My wonderful @forestry.ubc.ca PhD student Joachim Stassart has an article out in Political Geography on corruption and land grabs in Brazil!
doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Hijacking legality: Corruption and property creation in Brazil's frontiers
Corruption undermines natural resource governance and conservation efforts, fueling deforestation and violence against land and environmental defender…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
My wonderful @forestry.ubc.ca PhD student Joachim Stassart has an article out in Political Geography on corruption and land grabs in Brazil!
doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
doi.org/10.1016/j.po...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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China's astounding ability to build and deploy renewables, batteries, and EVs is perhaps the brightest spark in the global fight against climate change.
But @yixiansun.bsky.social and I ask what would it really take for China to lead www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/02/07/2...
But @yixiansun.bsky.social and I ask what would it really take for China to lead www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/02/07/2...
What Would It Take for China to Be a Global Environmental Leader?
Thomas Hale and Yixian Sun call for serious research and dialogue to make China to a global environmental leader. What would it take for China to be an international environmental leader? The question...
www.globalpolicyjournal.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:44 AM
China's astounding ability to build and deploy renewables, batteries, and EVs is perhaps the brightest spark in the global fight against climate change.
But @yixiansun.bsky.social and I ask what would it really take for China to lead www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/02/07/2...
But @yixiansun.bsky.social and I ask what would it really take for China to lead www.globalpolicyjournal.com/blog/02/07/2...
Reposted by Juliet Lu (she/her/hers)
Read the article here: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-will-chin...
Featuring excellent insights from @katelogan.bsky.social @jamesnorman.bsky.social @yixiansun.bsky.social and others!
Featuring excellent insights from @katelogan.bsky.social @jamesnorman.bsky.social @yixiansun.bsky.social and others!
Q&A: Will China and the BRICS fill the ‘leadership gap’ on climate change? - Carbon Brief
Amid a rapidly fracturing geopolitical order, there have been growing calls for China to “step into [the] leadership gap” left by the US on climate change.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Read the article here: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-will-chin...
Featuring excellent insights from @katelogan.bsky.social @jamesnorman.bsky.social @yixiansun.bsky.social and others!
Featuring excellent insights from @katelogan.bsky.social @jamesnorman.bsky.social @yixiansun.bsky.social and others!
Well this was hilariously written
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Houston, JD Vance has a problem
The vice president’s strange history of the U.S. space program is out of this world.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 28, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Well this was hilariously written
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee and father of six, was detained by ICE due to a decades-old felony conviction. He could be sent to Laos, a communist nation he has never visited.
His family aided U.S. in Vietnam War. Now he faces deportation to Laos.
The Hmong community in northern Michigan has called the United States home since arriving as refugees during the Vietnam War. Now they are being targeted for removal and deported to a homeland few kno...
www.washingtonpost.com
September 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Lue Yang, a Hmong refugee and father of six, was detained by ICE due to a decades-old felony conviction. He could be sent to Laos, a communist nation he has never visited.
Report by Keith Barney et al. is a great contribution to the Laos development community and we should see it also as hugely valuable for the #globalChina literature and debt trap diplomacy debates.
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
Trapped in debt: China’s role in Laos’ economic crisis
Laos is trapped in a severe debt crisis with no resolution in sight, threatening a decade of economic and social malaise.
www.lowyinstitute.org
September 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Report by Keith Barney et al. is a great contribution to the Laos development community and we should see it also as hugely valuable for the #globalChina literature and debt trap diplomacy debates.
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...
I just struggle with how to protect those around me. e.g. right now: Should I advise students not to attend conferences in the US that I know to be wonderful hubs of intellectual inspiration and community that I've benefited from and am myself planning on attending? My approach is to tell them
Let's all to take a deep breath & understand that we have reached the phase in fascism where if they want to declare you a criminal, you are a criminal. You can not magically avoid it, or do exactly the right thing to stay off the list. Fascism must always have enemies, and one day you will be one.
September 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I just struggle with how to protect those around me. e.g. right now: Should I advise students not to attend conferences in the US that I know to be wonderful hubs of intellectual inspiration and community that I've benefited from and am myself planning on attending? My approach is to tell them
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Let's all to take a deep breath & understand that we have reached the phase in fascism where if they want to declare you a criminal, you are a criminal. You can not magically avoid it, or do exactly the right thing to stay off the list. Fascism must always have enemies, and one day you will be one.
September 17, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Let's all to take a deep breath & understand that we have reached the phase in fascism where if they want to declare you a criminal, you are a criminal. You can not magically avoid it, or do exactly the right thing to stay off the list. Fascism must always have enemies, and one day you will be one.
I always try to stress that Chinese mining companies should be compared to other mining companies, that their violations are often a product of the sector as much as, if not more than, the investor country. That said, a reminder that *mining is a pretty awful sector*...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Chinese-linked mining firms in Zambia sued by Copperbelt farmers over 'ecological catastrophe'
Million of litres of highly acidic waste spilled into rivers in a copper-mining area, farmers say.
www.bbc.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I always try to stress that Chinese mining companies should be compared to other mining companies, that their violations are often a product of the sector as much as, if not more than, the investor country. That said, a reminder that *mining is a pretty awful sector*...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
I’m excited to discuss the new book “Seeing China’s Belt and Road” edited by Rachel Silvey and Ed Schatz this morning at APSA!
joined by two brilliant discussants @mariarepnikova.bsky.social and Enze Han talking about future directions 🔮🇨🇳🌏
joined by two brilliant discussants @mariarepnikova.bsky.social and Enze Han talking about future directions 🔮🇨🇳🌏
September 14, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I’m excited to discuss the new book “Seeing China’s Belt and Road” edited by Rachel Silvey and Ed Schatz this morning at APSA!
joined by two brilliant discussants @mariarepnikova.bsky.social and Enze Han talking about future directions 🔮🇨🇳🌏
joined by two brilliant discussants @mariarepnikova.bsky.social and Enze Han talking about future directions 🔮🇨🇳🌏
My wonderful colleague at @sppga.ubc.ca, Tarun Khanna, is looking to hire a postdoc on community virtual power plants, ideally someone interested in community and policy engagement!
sppga.ubc.ca/news/postdoc...
sppga.ubc.ca/news/postdoc...
UBC
sppga.ubc.ca
September 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
My wonderful colleague at @sppga.ubc.ca, Tarun Khanna, is looking to hire a postdoc on community virtual power plants, ideally someone interested in community and policy engagement!
sppga.ubc.ca/news/postdoc...
sppga.ubc.ca/news/postdoc...