Well worthwhile. And btw, the West needs to get past its common underestimation of the importance of Indonesia.

Released at foreign interference inquiry:
Feb. 21, 2023 notes for briefing PMO by CSIS declares 'we know that the PRC clandestinely and deceptively interfered in both the 2019 and 2021 elections':

Looking forward to giving this talk (my notes are literally right here!) in Paris at UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳. Reaching the hardest to reach in the post-welfare state era. Munk School Reach Alliance Gabriela Ramos Gustavo Merino

“The book makes significant contributions to our understanding of power struggles in China … of interest to readers from political science, criminology, urban studies and China studies.” Outsourcing Repression reviewed in The China Quarterly by the criminologist Jianhua Xu.

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For those interested, our latest book is finally out in paperback! h/t Meredith Weiss, Edward Aspinall , and Paul Hutchcroft! Click here: tinyurl.com/fzz94sta

The State of Southeast Asia 2024 Survey Report is officially launched! #SSEA 2024 gauges the views and perceptions of Southeast Asians on geopolitical developments affecting the region.

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#SSEA #ASEAN

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China’s forecast-beating economic data buys officials time to figure out fix theglobeandmail.com/business/inter…

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More and more prominent Chinese economists are calling for fiscal transfers to the household sector. In this recent piece, Zhang Jun, Fudan's dean of economics, argues that Beijing should embark on 'a comprehensive strategy to support and enhance...

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Chinese officials are working to set up a third meeting for Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his trip to Australia.

We knew about the meetings with FM Senator Penny Wong and PM Anthony Albanese

Now I can reveal plans for a third — with former PM Paul Keating
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Race to the bottom. No.

Excited to share my first peer-reviewed article The China Quarterly ! I offer an explanation as to why household registration (hukou) and unequal welfare systems, criticized by many for so long, have remained in place in China. 1/4 doi.org/10.1017/S03057…

Excited to share my article on rural reform and authoritarian rule in Taiwan Comparative Political Studies! Using archival data from 2 crucial campaigns in the early days of KMT rule, I show how the regime tried to coopt rural society with mixed results. A summary: 1/15
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perhaps because it was about peaceful so not qualified for notice

by the way, xi jinping called for 'peaceful reunification' and cross-straight communications and cooperation in the recent two sessions but nobody seems to have take notice.
共同推进祖国和平统一进程。要积极推动两岸科技、农业、人文、青年发展等领域交流合作 gov.cn/yaowen/liebiao…

To me, Malaysia's story is to look beyond 'competition', a scarcity mindset. Think comparative advantage. (Putting some thoughts on paper, pls reach out if you're interested in hosting a blogpost. Happy to share selected data.)
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America’s most rodent-infested cities dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

Mentally weak people are just people who made it a habit to act like a victim every time they suffered.

Mentally strong people are just people who made it a habit to upgrade themselves every time they suffered.