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New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · 6d

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...

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...

The Chinese IR Trio and Good International Citizenship

Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · 6d

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.

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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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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · 8d

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

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · 13d

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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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · 15d

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

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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...

Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · 19d

Congrats Dechun! Awesome work

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Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social · 19d

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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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · 19d

"[...] 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."

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · 19d

🔔 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/...

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · Aug 28

🚨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.

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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...

New Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 2/2025

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · Aug 26

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...

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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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Aug 18

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.

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Aug 18

🎉 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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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Aug 18

🔔 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/...

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Aug 8

"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"

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔔 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/...

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Aug 8

🔔 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/...

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Aug 5

All publications since 2023, starting from volume 52, issue 1, will be included in #ESCI. As a result, #JCCA will receive its first #ImpactFactor beginning in 2026.

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Aug 5

It is official! #JCCA is coming to the #WoS Web of Science's Emerging Sources Citation Index #ESCI. A big thank you to all the authors, reviewers, the editorial board, and the partnership between @giga-hamburg.de & @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social for making it happen

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Aug 4

"This model does not signify a shift towards decentralisation or recentralisation but reflects a recalibration of central–local relations, emphasising functional responsiveness over rigid hierarchy."

#JCCA #OpenAccess #Chinese #ShenZhen #Central-local

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Aug 4

🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com

Yao Song and Xiao Tan examine how and why the Chinese central government has intensified its engagement with #Shenzhen under Xi Jinping. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Jul 9

How Pakistani think tanks disseminated state-endorsed narratives to help legitimise policy decisions on the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)? Check out the new #OpenAccess Analysis by Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Ayesha Khalid Chaudhry in #JCCA

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Jul 9

🔔 New #OpenAccess Analysis in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com

Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Ayesha Khalid Chaudhry examine how Pakistani think tanks legitimised policy decisions on China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC)

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Jul 8

What's trending in #JCCA Journal of Current #Chinese Affairs?

@giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com @chusinan.bsky.social

#CCP #institution #elite #faction #CultureEntrepreneur #media #geopolitics #renminbi #dollar #foreignpolicy #Ukraine #EU

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Jul 4

Join us online on 24 July 2025, 11.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. (CET) to hear Dr. Jérôme Doyon (Sciences Po CERI) and Dr. Mathieu Duchâtel (Institut Montaigne) discuss Chinese views of the Indo-Pacific strategy(ies)

#GIGA #China Series @giga-hamburg.de

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What does the Indo-Pacific mean for China? By delving into recent analyses from Chinese experts, this talk reveals a more nuanced debate within Chinese policy circles, with various proposed responses ...

Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Jun 24

@coralinglingxu.bsky.social discusses her new book, The Time Inheritors, on #GIGA #China Series, moderated by @jgurolhaller.bsky.social

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 | 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CEST)
@giga-hamburg.de

Registration link:
www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

This talk examines China’s interests, strategies, and role in the Middle East, arguing that China's engagement in the region going forward will largely be a function of American policy — whether and t...

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · Jun 16

Join us online this Friday afternoon 3:00 pm (CET) to hear Aaron Glasserman talk about China's strategy in the #MiddleEast! Registration link below 👇

#GIGA #China Series @giga-hamburg.de

events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c2b8e3...

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · May 30

Happening NOW!
#GIGA #China Series | @giga-hamburg.de

German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · May 21

How do #AuthoritarianRegimes use #SocialMedia to legitimise power and destabilise democracies? Dechun Zhang and Jun Liu analysed over 2.8 million posts from Chinese and Russian accounts on X.

➡️ Join their talk online, GIGA China Series, 30 May: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

Analysing over 2.8 million “tweets” from Chinese and Russian accounts, we find that Chinese accounts proactively shape narratives to reinforce internal stability, whereas Russian accounts exhibit reac...

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German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA) @giga-hamburg.de · May 21

How do #AuthoritarianRegimes use #SocialMedia to legitimise power and destabilise democracies? Dechun Zhang and Jun Liu analysed over 2.8 million posts from Chinese and Russian accounts on X.

➡️ Join their talk online, GIGA China Series, 30 May: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

Analysing over 2.8 million “tweets” from Chinese and Russian accounts, we find that Chinese accounts proactively shape narratives to reinforce internal stability, whereas Russian accounts exhibit reac...

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Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social · May 23

Speelman on Shanghai's immigration policy

“The narrow focus on 'top talent,' while neglecting the policy needs of other labour migrants, will further impede the formation of the type of labour market associated with a 'global city.'”

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · May 23

🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com

Tabitha Speelman investigates the selective implementation of Shanghai's “new talent regime,” a set of experimental policies to attract skilled migrants
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