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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · 9d

thanks! I guess a US-focused piece would likely be too centered on the Michigan & Harvard mafias lol

Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · 9d

is there a piece out there that outlines the role of academics in US-China relations? I've been wanting to assign something like this to my students

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Dr. Raymond Kuo | 郭泓均 @kuorum.bsky.social · 20d

This was a lot of fun! Thanks so much, @warontherocks.bsky.social!

War on the Rocks @warontherocks.bsky.social · 20d

Look past the weapons and exercises — Taiwan’s future security depends on something deeper.

Listen here: warontherocks.com/ep...

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · 25d

@lnachman32.bsky.social Lev’s new book hot off the press uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295...

Contested Taiwan

Where statehood is contested, questions of identity and territory define the political landscapeDespite maintaining de facto sovereignty, states like Taiwan ...

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · 25d

Second leg of APSA2025. Presenting joint work on geopolitics and democratization in Taiwan Saturday 2pm, and then book roundtable Sunday 10am for @lnachman32.bsky.social and his new book “Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation.” Hope to see you there!

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jul 15

The unintended consequence, as ex-minister Lin mentioned in the op-ed in the first post, is that the PRC unwittingly lent fuel to the populist anti-China backlash post 2016 in TW, and as a result ended with no productive results for its grand plans for reunification in the past decade. 6/6

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jul 15

I think it's unlikely things would have turned out that differently given the partisan dynamics in TW, but this moment in 2016 was an important moment of foreshadowing: the PRC's personalistic cooptation of KMT politicians, as well as the complete stonewalling of the DPP 5/6

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jul 15

a timely discussion given the recent recall campaigns directed against KMT legislators, which is going to somewhat damage the KMT's credibility in cross-strait relations. The other question is whether there was a 'lost opportunity' for the Tsai admin in terms of cross-strait policy 4/6

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jul 15

This revelation is sourced from a recent memoir published by former TW rep to the US Lee Da-wei, who mentioned that he was told this by a 'retired friend from American intelligence.' Lee is widely considered to be more of a career diplomat and not very partisan 3/6

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台灣政客為私利「阻止兩岸破冰」？恐怖內幕曝　他點1警訊：實在十分無奈 | 即時

前海基會董事長李大維卻在新書中爆料，蔡英文曾有機會讓兩岸破冰，卻因部分「前政治人物」基於私利從中作梗而破局，引起各界高度關注；對此中華戰略學會資深研究員張競指出，李大維此舉恐「毀其清譽惹來是非」。疑遭台灣政客攪局　蔡英文「兩岸破冰」無望李大維在近日出版的新書《和光同塵：一位外交官的省思》中透露，前總統蔡英文2016年就職時的兩岸論述，獲得中方智庫正面反饋、甚......

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jul 15

In addition to the debates within the PRC's Taiwan affairs system, think tanks, and nat sec circles, one recent revelation is that 'several former politicians' from the Taiwan side lobbied Beijing to not accept Tsai's olive branch. The speculation is that these were folks from the KMT camp. 2/6

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jul 15

interesting retrospection on cross-strait relations lately. from Lin Chong-pin, ex deputy defense minister of the ROC: The Tsai admin's proposal to re-initiate cross strait talks early in her presidency was quasi rebuffed by Beijing, due to a combo of interpersonal relations behind the scenes. 1/6

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Kerim Friedman 傅可恩 @kerim.one · Jun 26

LOL

A social media post from Michael Bennet Enjoyer shows a stylized map of New York City's five boroughs colored in two distinct schemes - Staten Island and the Bronx appear in teal/blue, while Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens are shown in orange and brown tones. Positioned on the left side of the map is a formal portrait of Andrew Cuomo in military dress uniform with ornate decorations and medals.

The post text reads: "BREAKING: Cuomo has fled the NYC mainland following its fall to socialist Zohran Mamdani. Sources say he will establish a new govt on Staten Island with the goal of eventually reclaiming the entire city. Mamdani has promised to purge all remaining Cuomintang on the mainland." Borough labels visible on the map include "Bronx," "Manhattan," "Queens," and "Staten Island."

(ALT Text by Claude AI)

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Christian Göbel @christiangoebel.bsky.social · Jun 16

A great service to anyone who will want to work with this data down the road. A big thank-you to whoever did this.

Gewei Cao @karlcao.bsky.social · Jun 13

Backup data for the China Labour Bulletin（中国劳工通讯）.

Go to “Files” and you will find downloadable datasets and the data description.

osf.io/ajw37/?view_...

China Labour Bulletin just dissolved on 12th June 2025. It’s an NGO based in Hong Kong.

#CLB #中国劳工通讯

Labour Exploitation study: Data and Report Backup for China Labour Bulletin

On the 12th June of 2025, an NGO in Hong Kong stopped its operation. This organization focuses on the labor rights in China. This project aims to preserve its data and reports, for my further study. ...

osf.io

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jun 12

Doing the lord’s work. Back on the syllabus next semester!

Freedom House @freedomhouse.bsky.social · Jun 11

We are pleased to announce the relaunch of our China Dissent Monitor!

Though we are excited, the project's funding remains limited—we urgently need more support to sustain our team's efforts to track public protest under the CCP regime.

Here's how you can help: freedomhouse.org/ways-to-give

Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jun 9

Disclaimer: I contributed nothing of substance as an audience member! But congrats on getting this out.

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Jun 9

a meticulous revisiting of Yuhua Wang's 2022 APSR piece by @linsantu.bsky.social on Song dynasty kinship networks and state building. Bookmarked.

Is Blood Thicker Than Water(-and-Earth)?: Partisanship Geography in Imperial China and the Limits of Quantitative History

Using Wang Anshi's Reform as a case study, Yuhua Wang's "Blood is Thicker Than Water" (American Political Science Review, 2022) argues that geographic

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · May 8

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South Side!

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SPOOKY Mistress Usili (Sage) 🏳️‍⚧️ @usili.bsky.social · May 8

consider, they picked whichever Pope would piss off Vance the most

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Jason Concepcion @netw3rk.bsky.social · May 8

NOVA KNICKS

BRUNSON, BRIDGES, HART, POPE LEO XIV

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · May 8

surprisingly smooth democratic transition at the Vatican

The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · May 8

Crowds in St. Peter’s Square cheered as white smoke rose from a chimney atop the Sistine Chapel, signaling the papal conclave had chosen a new pope on Thursday. wapo.st/4jT3d1i

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Apr 19

Thanks for coming Jeff! I can't believe we forgot to take a group photo at dinner, but here is a nice shot of you with Ann:

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Apr 16

as a former Wilson Center grant recipient and beneficiary of its resources, I have some strong feelings about its dismantling. My gloomy prediction though is that there will never be a strong enough bipartisan consensus to take Asia (and China) seriously, until actual disaster strikes.

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Apr 16

quote: "It’s rare that in retrospect US foreign policy failures turn out to be the result of listening too carefully to area specialists. Avoiding rule by experts doesn’t imply destroying all expertise, nor does pursuing efficiency require gutting valuable institutions for a pittance of savings."

Paul Staniland @pstaniland.bsky.social · Apr 16

Some thoughts on DOGE/the Trump administration's destruction of USIP, the Wilson Center, and home-grown social science/area studies expertise about the rest of the world:
paulstaniland.com/2025/04/16/u...

USIP, the Wilson Center, and the Politics of Wrecking

I recently received this email from Nate Cavanaugh, listed as the “Acting Chairman and President” of the United States Institute of Peace (USIP): It cancelled a contract for a special r…

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Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Apr 11

training for his lungs!

Kevin Wei Luo @kevinweiluo.bsky.social · Apr 11

Chairman Mao swims in the Yangtze River: www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9Xf...

毛主席暢游長江 Chairman Mao Swims in the Yangtze ― 賈世駿 Jia Shijun (1968年) | ⦇EN CC⦈

YouTube video by MrOldMajor

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