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'The Political Thought of Xi Jinping' by Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung will be available from 9 January 2024. You can get 30% off if you purchase it directly from OUP using the discount code ASFLYQ6 👉 global.oup.com/academic/produ…

SOAS_CI's tweet image. 'The Political Thought of Xi Jinping' by Steve Tsang and Olivia Cheung will be available from 9 January 2024.

You can get 30% off if you purchase it directly from OUP using the discount code ASFLYQ6 👉 global.oup.com/academic/produ…

Podcast: Innovation in China — After the 'DeepSeek moment' with guest, Duncan Clark @duncanclark, author of the book ‘Alibaba — The House that Jack Ma Built’ and co-chair of the Asia Society France @AsiaSocietyFR. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/episod… #SOAS

SOAS_CI's tweet image. Podcast: Innovation in China — After the 'DeepSeek moment' with guest, Duncan Clark @duncanclark, author of the book ‘Alibaba — The House that Jack Ma Built’ and co-chair of the Asia Society France @AsiaSocietyFR.

Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/episod…

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China is set to launch the Hainan Free Trade Port in December 2025, billing it as a rival to Hong Kong. But five major challenges—in law, finance, taxation, openness, and governance—could limit its ambitions, comments Xiaoyang Zhang. blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


Professor Steve Tsang participated in the 2025 Helsinki Security Forum @HelSecForum in a panel discussion on 'Are We Living in a Chinese Century?' which took place on 21 September. #HSF2025 #SOAS youtube.com/watch?v=O8G_Py…

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Dr Yuka Kobayashi (#SOAS) spoke to @abcnews about China's announcement to stop seeking special treatment from the World Trade Organization. youtube.com/watch?v=N2Gsf6…

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Aisya A. Zaharin comments on “Uncle Red” – a viral online sex scandal in China shocked millions, but beneath the headlines lies a deeper story of gender performance, class inequality, digital exploitation, and social isolation. blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


Melinda Liu, veteran Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek, and Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society in Beijing, discusses China, the US and WWII — Wartime memories and contemporary resonances. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/episod… #SOAS

SOAS_CI's tweet image. Melinda Liu, veteran Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek, and Vice-President of the Royal Asiatic Society in Beijing, discusses China, the US and WWII — Wartime memories and contemporary resonances.

Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzsprout.com/1669327/episod…

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Hong Kong remains an art-market hub, yet its creative freedoms are being steadily curtailed. As “soft resistance” becomes a political label, artists face hard consequences—and a censorship culture increasingly aligned with the mainland | By Eric Otto Wear blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


Zhou Enlai, Mao’s long-serving premier, was neither pure loyalist nor hidden liberal. He was a pragmatist who kept Mao’s China afloat—balancing ideology with survival through famine, revolution, and Cold War isolation. | By Tang Men Kit blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


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Experts Steve Tsang, @Rory_Medcalf, @DCKristiina & @Mattlin_M discuss China's role in the global order with Bobo Lo as the moderator at #HSF2025. 💡 "What China wants is what Xi Jinping wants" Tsang explains, "China has no intention doing what the US requires."

HelSecForum's tweet image. Experts Steve Tsang, @Rory_Medcalf, @DCKristiina & @Mattlin_M discuss China's role in the global order with Bobo Lo as the moderator at #HSF2025.

💡 "What China wants is what Xi Jinping wants" Tsang explains, "China has no intention doing what the US requires."
HelSecForum's tweet image. Experts Steve Tsang, @Rory_Medcalf, @DCKristiina & @Mattlin_M discuss China's role in the global order with Bobo Lo as the moderator at #HSF2025.

💡 "What China wants is what Xi Jinping wants" Tsang explains, "China has no intention doing what the US requires."

From Cannes to Berlin, Chinese-language films have become festival powerhouses. Beyond the red carpet, they expose censorship, inequality and shifting identities while reshaping China’s global image. | By Peter Chai (Kai Shibata) blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


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What does it mean to be Chinese? In this lunchtime lecture, Prof Steve Tsang (@SOAS_CI @SOAS) examines and contrasts the very different political realities of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. 🎟 Free, in-person tickets now available: gres.hm/china-lessons #China

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In this lunchtime lecture, Prof Steve Tsang (@SOAS_CI @SOAS) examines and contrasts the very different political realities of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

🎟 Free, in-person tickets now available:  gres.hm/china-lessons

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SOAS China Institute 已轉發

🇮🇳 🇺🇸 How are #US tariffs on #India likely to change the dynamic of the countries' relationship, and bring the latter closer to other international partners? On #F24ParisDirect, @GenieGodula spoke with Steve Tsang, Director @SOAS_CI for more ⤵️


Growing demand for feed grains has increased China’s dependence on international trade and its vulnerability to external economic and political factors, writes Jane Du. #SOAS blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


The CCP’s revival of anti-Japanese war memory serves as more than historical commemoration—it is a strategic instrument for consolidating political legitimacy and managing domestic and international pressures in Xi Jinping’s China, writes Rahul Pandey. blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


China is reshaping Africa’s media and digital space through tech, state media, and narrative control. Daouda Cissé explores the growing influence. blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-institut…


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