A book party of Asian American first-time authors. We’ll demystify the publishing process and create a space for solidarity. Writing and publishing is never just about research but navigating marginalization, visibility, and voice. Seats with lunch are limited to the First 50 RSVP: shorturl.at/SFuxF

Discussants will include Huang Dongya, @daliyang.bsky.social, @guobin-yang.bsky.social, and Xueguang Zhou.
Host: @zhifan-luo.bsky.social.
Zoom ID: 947 1885 0909
Passcode: 054950
Note that the working language will be Mandarin.

THiS will hold its first Chinese Book Talk of 2025! On Apr. 22, 8:00–10:00 p.m. I’ll talk on my book, Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China (Oxford University Press, 2024). More info: www.thisoc.net/booktalk/boo...

4. Urban-rural disparities in public health are shaped by both international and local factors.

3. Social movements can be dark: Foreign influence drastically improved gay rights and fueled Chinese gay activism, which in turn supported the Chinese government.

2. Foreign interventions matter: Western liberal resources and rules can inadvertently strengthen authoritarian control.

Key takeaways: 1. Authoritarian health measures do not emerge from inside: U.S.-style measures and authoritarian rules can complement and reinforce each other.

It shows the collapse and rebuilding of China's pandemic response system from 1978 to 2018. Going beyond the domestic explanations, I demonstrate how battles between foreign organizations, Chinese government agencies, and local activists pushed China towards liberal, US aligned technocratic measures

My new book (Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China) drops! Wanna know how China gained capacities dealing with COVID-19? Why gay rights can be illiberal? Etc. check it out! www.amazon.com/Authoritaria...

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