Second in our series of workshops on #China and the #COVID19 pandemic — Weds 23 February 10am—1.40pm UTC/GMT. Registration details at tinyurl.com/yckpdcxn. All welcome! @j_duckett Dr. Ana Ines Langer Holly Snape

#BREAKING: When asked about #Beijing's stance on #Ukraine, foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin says "#China and #Russia are strategic partners, but not allies" and Beijing will not interfere in the matters of a third party.

In #China, rising wage polarization between high- & low-skilled workers is one of the biggest obstacles to achieve Common Prosperity. FSI Stanford and Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research Senior Fellow Scott Rozelle’s research informs our newest SCCEI China Brief. Learn more: sccei.fsi.stanford.edu/content/common…

Roundtable discussion on ‘War in Ukraine and China—Russia Relations’, Wednesday 9 March 4–5.30pm, with Marcin Kaczmarski @j_duckett and Charles Parton, OBE. Registration at uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/regist… All welcome!

The largest central quarantine site for #COVID_19 cases with mild symptoms and asymptomatic infections in #Shanghai was put into full operation on Tuesday night. chinadaily.com.cn/a/202203/31/WS…

Coronavirus: China’s small firms bemoan lack of support as Omicron wave threatens economic recovery scmp.com/economy/china-…

Next Wednesday, April 13, 12pm, on Campus - The next UofG Sociological and Cultural Studies Seminar, co-hosted with Scottish Centre for China Research 苏格兰中国研究中心: Paul Willis Beijing Normal University presenting a western ethnographic perspective on schooling and culture in China. Thanks to Tim_Winzler for moderating. See you there 👍👋😀

Call for papers — all Chinese studies postgrads!

Phd students and staff all hard at work on day 1 of our writing retreat in Helensburgh ⁦Dr. Ana Ines Langer⁩ ⁦williamwang⁩ ⁦wfchau⁩ ⁦Hua Wang⁩ ⁦Meixuan Chen⁩ ⁦@j_duckett⁩ ⁦Bastian Struve⁩

Who runs the Party Congress? The media has finally picked up the message about the importance of the Presidium Standing Committee 主席团常委会. For instance, this recent report by The Economist However, I disagree with its conclusion. economist.com/china/2022/10/… 🧵 1/13

Interesting thread with some insights on Xin Jinping’s thinking soon after the Tiananmen crackdown of 1989.

Our next seminar: ‘"Chinese” Studies for the Twenty-first Century’, by Prof Gregory Lee, University of St Andrews, 4–5.30pm Thursday, 13 October. In person and also online via Zoom, with registration at: uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

【北京闹市出现反习反封控、要求民主横额】 据大陆网民上载到社媒的照片，周四(13日)上午，在北京北三环四通桥上，有人挂上了一幅巨大横额 : "不要核酸要吃饭，不要封控要自由，不要谎言要尊严，不要文革要改革，不要领袖要选票，不做奴才做公民。” 而右边横额则写上 : " 罢课罢工罢免独裁国贼习近平"

Trying to keep track of personnel changes in Chinese politics this week? Yuanzhuo Wang and I present our latest infographic (and explainer) to China's state and party leaders before the 20th Party Congress. A short 🧵 explaining the infographic: fairbank.fas.harvard.edu/research/blog/…

Insightful and highly informative interview with our very own Holly Snape on interpreting the Party Congress documents.

Our next event: Panel Discussion on ‘Russia’s war on Ukraine and the Sino-Russian Partnership’, with Marcin Kaczmarski Joanna Szostek 💙💛🦉 @nmi_munro 4–5.30pm Weds 2 November, in person and also online via Zoom, with registration at: uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

We are excited to have Dr Chi Zhang from School of International Relations speaking today at 4pm on China’s counterterrorism strategy. See below forZoom registration link.

Our next event: Seminar on ‘Social media and policy making in China during the pandemic’, 4–5.30pm UTC Weds 7 December, in person and also online via Zoom, with registration at: uofglasgow.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

While you were all distracted by the loss of your blue tick, you might have missed that Twitter has also now deleted the state-affiliated media labels on leading Chinese outlets.

Fantastic opportunity—position in Chinese Politics at UC Berkeley.