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#OpenAccess journal @giga-hamburg.de Focusing on current development and emerging topics in Greater China Publisher: SAGE @sagepub.com Editors-in-Chief: Kerry Brown and Sinan Chu @chusinan.bsky.social‬ Website: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/CCA

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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 · 10d

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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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · 20d

🔔 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 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.

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

The Normative Influence of the Belt and Road Initiative in Europe - Laia Comerma, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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

Tianxia Under the Sea: China’s Quest for Maritime History - Frederik Schmitz, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Tianxia Under the Sea: China’s Quest for Maritime History - Frederik Schmitz, 2025

This article examines how the Chinese political and academic discourses have constructed a narrative of China as a peaceful maritime power and the role that und...

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

A Bumpy Ride for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan: Findings from a University Survey - Christopher B. Primiano, Alma Kudebayeva, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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

Evolving Normative Dynamics: Understanding China's Varied Approaches to Overseas Corporate Social Responsibility in the Belt and Road Initiative Era - Yue Lin, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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

China’s Belt and Road Initiative and Infrastructure Development in Nigeria: Unveiling a Paradigm Shift or Repackaging of Failed Ventures? - Anthony Chinonso Ajah, Jonah Isaac Onuoha, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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

Introduction to Special Issue: Belt and Road Initiative – 10 Years on - Kerry Brown, Sinan Chu, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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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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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 5

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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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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?

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

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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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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · May 21

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

Monique Taylor analyses how China's RMB strategy is reshaping global systems of exchange, across finance, trade, and payments. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · May 20

⏰ Abstract due in one month for #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs #OpenAccess Special Issue:

"China’s Expanding Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean: Development Financing, Public Perceptions, and Strategic Partnerships"

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Full CfP below 👇

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · May 10

In light of the recent escalating conflict between #India and #Pakistan, it is particularly important to examine the public sentiments toward #China from its southern neighbor. Shirin Naseer's recent piece in #JCCA is an excellent example.

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Jan 25

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

Shirin Naseer examines the perceptions of China in Pakistan's media spheres during the COVID-19 pandemic journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Perceptions of China in the Age of COVID-19: Findings from Pakistan's Media Spheres - Shirin Naseer, 2025

The COVID-19 pandemic served as a test for China's soft power, drawing diverse reactions from its friends and foes. This article investigates the impact of the ...

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Apr 25

⏰ ONE week left to submit your abstract 📝

Special Issue “Risk Management and Future Pathways in Higher Education and Research Collaboration with China”

Sigrun Abels, Tania Becker & Tingyu Song
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Deadline: May 02, 2025
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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Apr 2

⏰ Still one month to submit your abstract 📝

Special Issue “Risk Management and Future Pathways in Higher Education and Research Collaboration with China”

Sigrun Abels, Tania Becker & Tingyu Song @tuberlin.bsky.social

Deadline: May 02, 2025
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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Mar 18

“Risk Management and Future Pathways in Higher Education and Research Collaboration with China” will be edited by Dr. Sigrun Abels, Dr. Tania Becker, & Ms. Song Tingyu from China Center, TU Berlin
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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Apr 23

All articles are #OpenAccess, also available to view/download from the journal's website journals.sagepub.com/toc/CCA/curr...

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

⏰ Only *ONE WEEK* left to submit your abstract for the JCCA Special Issue"Digital China 🛜: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" (Drs. DeChun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social & Wenting Yu)

Deadline: April 25, 2025

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

📣 Call for Papers 📣

JCCA Special Issue "Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society" will be guest-edited by Dr. Dechun Zhang (Uni Copenhagen) and Dr. Wenting Yu (Hong Kong Polytechnic)

Abstract deadline: April 25, 2025

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Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social · Feb 9

I with Dr. Wenting Yu are organizing a special issue at @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social (journals.sagepub.com/page/cca/cal...) titled “Digital China: Technology, Governance, and the Reshaping of Society.” Please consider submitting and spreading the word. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Apr 14

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

Zhu Zhang & Christopher Carothers - “One Team, Two Nameplates”: Why China's Ruling Institutions Are Increasingly Taking on Dual Identities journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social · Apr 11

Perceptions of China in the Age of COVID-19: Findings from Pakistan's Media Spheres - Shirin Naseer, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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