#NowAvailable | Ivan Franceschini (Ivan Franceschini), Ling Li, and Mark Bo offer the first in-depth examination of the political economy of Southeast Asia’s scam industry, arguing that these operations should be seen as part of a new form of predatory capital. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We are excited to announce the Spring schedule of THiS Workshop of Chinese Societies (WOCS). THiS WOCS offers a virtual platform for scholars who use qualitative/mixed methods to study Chinese societies to present and discuss their ongoing projects. Zoom: concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/87086000893

On Mar 20 at 8PM (ET), THiS WOCS will host its second Spring session featuring Qing Tingting Liu’s project, “‘Be Yourself’: Why Does a Working Holiday Visa Facilitate Chinese Youths in Developing a Sense of Self and ‘Protecting the Light of Our Soul’?” Join us: concordia-ca.zoom.us/j/87086000893

On April 25 (Th) at 8:00pm EST, we will host a discussion with Prof. Xiaofei Kang about her new book, Enchanted Revolution: Ghosts, Shamans, and Gender Politics in Chinese Communist Propaganda, 1942-1953. Join the webinar: american.zoom.us/j/99526716338

I feel extremely honoured and grateful to the "Sinology" WeChat account for introducing my forthcoming book to the Chinese audience. mp.weixin.qq.com/s/mrpqlzLxEPha…

Looking forward!

Tomorrow! 🤍

LIVE NOW! China in Global Capitalism Join Kevin Lin, @elifriedman.bsky.social, and Ashley Smith as they discuss their new book, China in Global Capitalism: Building International Solidarity Against Imperial Rivalry Stream: youtube.com/watch?v=R1ZTMu…

A great initiative. The China Quarterly

This Friday at 9 am EST, we'll host Jack Goldstone Jack Goldstone to offer a demographic view on the competition among the U.S., China, Russia, and India in the 21st century. It is followed by an interdisciplinary panel by Ho-fung Hung Taisu Zhang etc. Join us: american.zoom.us/j/8391626681

Chinese immigrants are offering their living rooms and garages as mini warehouses for Temu, TikTok Shop, Amazon sellers. I visited a Brooklyn apartment-turned-fulfillment center. Here is what it’s like restofworld.org/2024/chinese-i… via Rest of World

Please mark your calendar for Dec. 6, 8:00–10:00 p.m. ET, for Yingyao Wang’s talk on her book “Markets with Bureaucratic Characteristics: How Economic Bureaucrats Make Policies and Remake the Chinese State” (Columbia University Press, 2024).

Looking forward to this!

Revised version of piece from last week -- tarrifs + Trump + XJP + Japan -- in the The Guardian long reads today. A bit less theory, more British spelling 🇬🇧🇬🇧 theguardian.com/news/2025/feb/…

thanks to Kaiser Kuo for the generous invitation to an elder millennial to reminisce about the 80s!

Had a great time chatting issues with Dr. Rozelle and Dr. Kristen E. Looney . My honor to participate in an NCUSCR event! As mentioned in the talk, I highly recommend Dr. Zoe Zhao's work on gender & the Chinese gaming industry! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

On Mar 13 at 8 PM (ET), THiS Workshop of Chinese Societies will host a session featuring Jack Jin Gary Lee’s (New School for Social Research) work, “Minor Articulations: Racialized Emotions and the ‘Malayan Sexual Perversion Cases’ in Late-Colonial Singapore, 1938.” Zoom: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/93192817950

On June 10, 8:00–10:00 P.M. (EDT), THiS will hold a book talk, featuring Koji Hirata’s book, Making Mao's Steelworks: Industrial Manchuria and the Transnational Origins of Chinese Socialism (Cambridge University Press, 2024). Zoom: mcmaster.zoom.us/j/97371655023