New #JCCA publication by Kjeld Erik Brødsgaard & Kasper Ingeman Beck on the relationship between #CCP and Chinese #PrivateBusiness

🔔 New #OpenAccess Analysis in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Through analyzing 200 People's Daily articles, Yezi Hu identifies underlying ideological hierarchies embedded in the framing of the twelve Socialist Core Values (SCVs). doi.org/10.1177/1868...

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 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. doi.org/10.1177/1868...

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Igor Sevenard's study reveals a persistent tension between China's rhetoric of “ #AI democratization” and concerns regarding digital #authoritarianism. doi.org/10.1177/1868... @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com

🎉 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. @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com doi.org/10.1177/1868...

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Villegas-Cruz's article introduces the Chinese Diplomatic Elite Biographical Dataset, covering over 800 “high-ranking” diplomats appointed 2012-2024. @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com doi.org/10.1177/1868...

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Jiang Fu's article examines the reception and dissemination of Inamori Kazuo's ideas in CN business circles within the context of #Confucian revival. doi.org/10.1177/1868... @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Cheng's article analyses #Facebook #campaign messages of 7 candidates/leaders from different #Taiwanese political parties during the 2020 election. doi.org/10.1177/1868... @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com

🎉 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs Lo & Pan's article employs dialectical continuums to guide textual inquiries into the concept of #HolisticNationalSecurity #总体国家安全观. doi.org/10.1177/1868... @giga-hamburg.de @journals.sagepub.com

#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 ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

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! Link: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccaa/55/1 See replies for details of each contribution (6 research articles)

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 @giga-hamburg.de @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social Sabrina Habich-Sobiegalla and Roland Zeidler compare state- and nonstate-funded CN students in Germany based on a 2023 survey of 474 respondents doi.org/10.1177/1868...

🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Marcin Jacoby & Piotr Machajek analyze the critical responses to CCP narratives of scientific progress and social harmony in CN visual arts and literary texts doi.org/10.1177/1868...

"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."

🔔 New #OpenAccess Analysis in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Harlan et al. call for new approaches to engaging China’s aspiration to become a global environmental leader, while asserting clear expectations and responsibilities. doi.org/10.1177/1868...

🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Rochat challenges depictions of China's economic engagement in Africa as monolithic and centrally-directed with a new typology of Chinese capital journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"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. "

"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. ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/...

What's trending in #JCCA Journal of Current #Chinese Affairs? @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Check out these trendy articles here: journals.sagepub.com/home/cca

Come to work at @giga-hamburg.de as our #AI and #DigitalResearch Officer! Job ads see below

#JobOpportunity at GIGA's IT Department: We seek to appoint an #AI and #DigitalResearch Officer (m/f/d). The successful candidate will support the development and implementation of AI-based services and digital research tools at the #GIGA. ➡️ Info and application: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/ai...

🗣️ 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. @giga-hamburg.de events.teams.microsoft.com/event/6b0d76...

"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. ➡️ Apply by 1 December: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...

🌐 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. 🗓️ 6 Nov | 4 p.m.📍 Online ➡️ www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co... #InternationalRelations

#Job opportunity at the #GIGA: We seek to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in #DevelopmentEconomics, working on economic & political impacts of geo-economic fragmentation & #geopolitics in Africa, Asia, Latin America, or Middle East. ➡️ Apply now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/career/po...

🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Who shapes the future of the Horn of #Africa? At our next #GIGATalk, leading experts will discuss how alliances, both global and regional, are influencing political and economic developments in the Horn of Africa. 📅 Thursday, 9 Oct in Berlin ➡️ Register now: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

How do global and regional powers compete & cooperate in the #HornofAfrica? What role do alliances play in shaping the region’s future? Join us for #GIGATalk in #Berlin! 📅 Thursday, 9 October | 4:30 p.m. (CEST) ➡️ Register here: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/gi...

I wrote a short piece on #ChineseIR and good international citizenship #GIC. Many thanks to Charalampos Efstathopoulos and Hakan Mehmetcik for their kind invitation & support throughout the entire project. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

The recent study by Tabitha Speelman @tabithaspeelman.bsky.social "Skilled Migrants Wanted? Policy Tensions in the Implementation of Shanghai’s 'New Talent Regime'" gives a good overview of the difficulty of international talent migrating to China doi.org/10.1177/1868...

In case you are in Vancouver this Friday (Sep 26), I will be giving a talk around noon time (12.30-2.30 pm) on knowledge decolonisation and identity politics in Chinese IR at the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia/UBC. sppga.ubc.ca/events/event...

Join us online on 30 September 2025, 2.00 p.m. – 3.15 p.m. (CET) to hear Lina Benabdallah talk about China's influence in the Global South, moderated by Julia Gurol-Haller. A 45-minute Q&A will follow the talk. #GIGAChinaSeries @giga-hamburg.de www.giga-hamburg.de/en/events/co...

My new paper, Digital Mourning and Civic Engagement: Emotional Dynamics on China’s Virtual Wailing Wall shows Dr. Li Wenliang’s Weibo wall shifted from talk to grief & remembrance under censorship, regions & diaspora, in Journal of Current Chinese Affairs. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"[...] this study advances understanding of online engagement by showing a clear temporal shift in the Chinese public's interactions – from initial negative, epidemic-focused discussions to more positive emotions and expressions of gratitude."

🚨Jobangebot: Das #GIGA sucht eine:n studentische:n Mitarbeiter:in (m/w/d) für #Wissenschaftskommunikation und #Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Unterstütze uns bei #SocialMedia & der Website-Redaktion, bei Veranstaltungen und Rechercheaufgaben. ➡️ Hier bewerben: www.giga-hamburg.de/de/karriere/...

New issue of @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social out! A decade after the #BeltAndRoadInitiative’s launch, this special issue shows the complexity not only of the idea itself but also of China’s global influence and the range of attitudes and responses to it. ➡️ Access: www.giga-hamburg.de/en/press/new...

The latest issue of #JCCA, "Belt and Road Initiative #BRI - Ten Years On" is out! Four research articles, one analysis, all #OpenAccess, covering Africa, Central Asia, Europe, complex interdependency, corporate social responsibility, public opinions, maritime narratives, soft power, etc.

🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de David O’Brien & Melissa Shani Brown explore how #CCP #narratives around #Xinjiang are perpetuated via seemingly apolitical texts produced by non-government actors journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

"By avoiding this designation [of terrorism] in cases of politically sensitive violence, the state preserves the façade of domestic stability and minimises public alarm." Chi Zhang, "(Not) Naming Terror? Xianzhong and the Politics of Terrorism Designation in China"

🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @chizhang.bsky.social investigates the politics of terrorism designation in China using the case of 'Xianzhong' incidents journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

All publications since 2023, starting from volume 52, issue 1, will be included in #ESCI. As a result, #JCCA will receive its first #ImpactFactor beginning in 2026.

"This model does not signify a shift towards decentralisation or recentralisation but reflects a recalibration of central–local relations, emphasising functional responsiveness over rigid hierarchy." #JCCA #OpenAccess #Chinese #ShenZhen #Central-local

How Pakistani think tanks disseminated state-endorsed narratives to help legitimise policy decisions on the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)? Check out the new #OpenAccess Analysis by Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Ayesha Khalid Chaudhry in #JCCA

What's trending in #JCCA Journal of Current #Chinese Affairs? @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com @chusinan.bsky.social #CCP #institution #elite #faction #CultureEntrepreneur #media #geopolitics #renminbi #dollar #foreignpolicy #Ukraine #EU journals.sagepub.com/home/cca