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Through analyzing 200 People's Daily articles, Yezi Hu identifies underlying ideological hierarchies embedded in the framing of the twelve Socialist Core Values (SCVs).
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Dockendorff et al. analyze speeches of legislators & interventions of interest groups during the ratification procedures of the #FTAs signed by #Chile, #CostaRica, and #Ecuador with #China.
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Igor Sevenard's study reveals a persistent tension between China's rhetoric of “ #AI democratization” and concerns regarding digital #authoritarianism.
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🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
Gaziza Shakhanova finds that the #Russian #invasion of #Ukraine has intensified #China–Kazakhstan cooperation and improved public perceptions of China.
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Villegas-Cruz's article introduces the Chinese Diplomatic Elite Biographical Dataset, covering over 800 “high-ranking” diplomats appointed 2012-2024.
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Jiang Fu's article examines the reception and dissemination of Inamori Kazuo's ideas in CN business circles within the context of #Confucian revival.
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Cheng's article analyses #Facebook #campaign messages of 7 candidates/leaders from different #Taiwanese political parties during the 2020 election.
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Lo & Pan's article employs dialectical continuums to guide textual inquiries into the concept of #HolisticNationalSecurity #总体国家安全观.
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#China aims to reach carbon neutrality before 2060. In her book, @weilagong.bsky.social highlights how climate policy is shaped by mid‑level officials on the ground.
Join us on 14 April for a discussion with Weila Gong, moderated by @chusinan.bsky.social
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The new episode of our 开门见山 podcast is out! In the wake of the adoption of the new 'ethnic unity law', @yangyangcheng.bsky.social speaks with @dbyler.bsky.social and @rianthum.bsky.social on centuries of Islamic life in China, the repression in Xinjiang, and how identities survive state violence.
A timely and important conversation between three brilliant folks about the history and current status of Islamic identity in China: @yangyangcheng.bsky.social @rianthum.bsky.social and @dbyler.bsky.social. Great stuff from @madeinchinajournal.com’s 开门见山 podcast!
🎉 New #OpenAccess Issue of #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (Volume 55 Issue 1, April 2026) is out!
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We will be adding more special collections in the coming months and years, so that #JCCA readers will have another way to search for articles of their interest.
🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
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Sabrina Habich-Sobiegalla and Roland Zeidler compare state- and nonstate-funded CN students in Germany based on a 2023 survey of 474 respondents
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Marcin Jacoby & Piotr Machajek analyze the critical responses to CCP narratives of scientific progress and social harmony in CN visual arts and literary texts
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"When a university's termination decision was informed by concerns about undue interference, this most often constituted a precaution in light of a subjectively anticipated undue interference risk, rather than a reaction to an actual, lived experience of undue interference."
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Harlan et al. call for new approaches to engaging China’s aspiration to become a global environmental leader, while asserting clear expectations and responsibilities.
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Rochat challenges depictions of China's economic engagement in Africa as monolithic and centrally-directed with a new typology of Chinese capital
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"Drawing on national survey data collected during the 2020 COVID-19 outbreak in China, we show that Hubei residents and non-state-sector workers were more likely to experience job insecurity and income loss, two crucial risk factors for mental distress. "
"The second pattern emphasises relational gifting, reciprocal care obligations generated via unreciprocated gifting, and social skills that generate emotional energy in bottom-up ways."
"This study identifies two variations of guanxi work processes. [...] The first pattern features a style of guanxi work that stresses the declaration of pseudo-kin or friendship, ritualistic toasting and drinking, and top-down driven emotion work."
Always good to see a new bit of descriptive linguistic work on one of the minoritized languages of Tibet - this time on Easter Minyag.
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What's trending in #JCCA Journal of Current #Chinese Affairs?
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Come to work at @giga-hamburg.de as our #AI and #DigitalResearch Officer!
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🗣️ Join us online on Monday, 01 December 2025, at 11:00 am (CET) to listen to Prof. Matteo Dian and Prof. Silvia Menegazzi unpacking #China's #GSI, #GDI, and #GCI.
Dr. Sebastian Biba will moderate the talk.
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"By involving citizens as both participants in and targets of oversight, the platform attempts to create a system of mutual surveillance where citizens monitor each other and report misconduct, while officials are held accountable for addressing public complaints."
The December issue of #JCCA is out! Many thanks to all the authors and reviewers for their hard work!
📢 Job Opportunity at the #GIGA & @uni-hamburg.de within the Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS): We seek to appoint a #PostDoc in Economics or Political Science.
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🌐 Global IR Series: Join #GIGA conversation with guests on how #GlobalIR can move beyond Western-centric views. We’ll explore analytical eclecticism, area studies, and inclusive approaches to world politics.
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