A Global View on China - event in London on Saturday October 4th, featuring Wang Hui, Rebecca Karl, Pun Ngai and Tariq Ali, hosted by Verso Books: www.eventbrite.com/e/verso-book...

Looking forward to this podcast series!

New podcast! youtu.be/jJ7xmvi_hao?...

even though I have an entire research programme on the kind of binary narrative exemplified by the post (China this "the west" that, I even have a forthcoming book on it), at this point I find it extremely boring. and social media is horrible. bc this kind of stuff guarantees virality.

🗓️Don't forget to tune in this Monday for CfG's new podcast 'On Geopolitics - Explorations', series 1 of which is focused on "War" 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/OnGeoSpot Apple: bit.ly/OnGeoApple YouTube: bit.ly/OnGeoYouT

This, as well as the 20 minute Errata episode that dropped shortly afterwards, are so interesting, informative and helpful - thank you!

Social democracy is over: novaramedia.com/2025/09/03/z...

www.theguardian.com/education/20... some thoughts on this to put it into perspective. first of all I don't doubt the problems described are real and solidarity with colleagues who have been harassed or silenced for their research. if you read the report, you'll see that they emailed 469 scholars

Please read before taking in news about ongoing US-China trade talks: www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state... #TradeDeal #Security #politics #china #trump

Our academic @drjanehayward.bsky.social features in Macrodose's July newsletter. Read her article on the roots of China's market turn: macrodosepod.substack.com/p/hotter-day... She also spoke to @meadwaj.bsky.social about China's Economic Future on Macrodose's podcast. Listen: patreon.com/Macrodose

This month's issue of THE FIX is out now – and on Substack! Featuring an essay from @drjanehayward.bsky.social and July's recommended reading. If you don't already subscribe, you can sign-up via our Patreon or directly on Substack 👇

Delighted to be featured in the Macrodose monthly newsletter, discussing China’s historical transformation from socialism under Mao to the breakneck market reforms under Deng.

Absolutely dystopian juxtaposition from the Guardian front page. Difficult to understand how anyone of decency and conscience can defend this government at this point. Just sheer moral degeneracy to arm a state that does this and arrest people for objecting. Wtf are we doing as a country?

Our flagship events series China Week returns this Autumn on the theme 'China and the New World Order'. Join us from 20-24 October as we explore China's relationship with the USA, India, Taiwan with keynotes by Sir Vince Cable & Kaiser Kuo. Registration opens Sept. Info www.kcl.ac.uk/china-week

On the contingency of history - writing in LA Review of Books.

lareviewofbooks.org/article/ther... @drjanehayward.bsky.social "Finally, at a time when China’s rise must seem, to many, to have been inevitable, both books serve well to remind us of the contingency of history and the opaqueness of the future when viewed from the present."

"Even with all the numbers, [Wang Feng's China's Age of Abundance] is engaging and accessible. There are some fascinating insights that bring home the significance of these changes for people’s lives." From a two-part review of new works on post-Mao China by @drjanehayward.bsky.social of KCL

"Westad & Chen’s book is, on the whole, a lively read. The accounts of Party infighting are laced with vivid details...Deng...is portrayed as decidedly shifty & calculating... not the hagiographic treatment we often find." from @drjanehayward.bsky.social's @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social debut

Review of two books on post-Mao China, The Great Transformation by Odd Arne Westad and Chen Jian, and China’s Age of Abundance by Wang Feng. Thank you to @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social for the invitation! lareviewofbooks.org/article/ther...

Great to see this new podcast out on Global China!

This is a fascinating article - not seen the issue discussed from this point of view before!

Very much enjoyed this event last month discussing agrarian history and much else with colleagues at @tsinghuauniversity.bsky.social

Outstanding

ICYMI Excellent episode. Werner is one of the best people on current US-China relations.

Thanks to the Pacific Polarity podcast for having me discuss China’s global ambitions and the current trade war. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p...

This observation could be very significant…

How Chinese journalism is being reinvented

The latest issue of the @madeinchinajournal.com is out. As always, fully open access. Read and share widely, there are fantastic pieces in here.

The dramatic transformations of China’s media landscape over the past decade have led many to declare the death of quality journalism in the country. Learn more in the latest issue of ‘Made in China Journal’. Download for free doi.org/10.22459/MIC.09.02.2024 @madeinchinajournal.com

On @poltheoryother.bsky.social, I talked through Trump’s dangerous escalation with China. What happens when a team of aggressive and reckless China hawks runs into unexpected frustration in their campaign to isolate China?

"Rather than viewing the dollar system as a national tool of the United States government, we should understand it as a consequence of a globalized economy that privileges the preferences of financial elites for the free, international movement of capital." www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/the...

Lol

“Until policymakers change the incentives for economies, international trade tensions will not abate.” @michaelpettis.bsky.social makes the case for a new global trading system:

For the first time in five years, the share of Americans with an unfavorable opinion of China has fallen from the year before – albeit slightly, from 81% in 2024 to 77% in 2025. www.pewresearch.org/...

Very useful article on when / how to use tariffs and how Trump is getting it completely wrong

Tickets still available for most panels. Secure your spot today! www.cfg.cam.ac.uk/events/indo-...

Chinese #journalism is dead—long live #Chinese journalism! The upcoming issue of 'MIC' explores the shifting terrain of journalistic production in and about #China, tracing the resilience, reinvention, and risks that define the profession today. Register today doi.org/10.22459/MIC.09.02.2024

Biden left the US and China standing on a powder keg and Trump just lit the fuse. My latest in Responsible Statecraft. responsiblestatecraft.org/china-tariffs/

If Trump enforces a price ceiling on cars along with his 25% tariffs, it could fortify the market position of the strongest oligopolists. Car companies with less financial cushions go bust. A wall is erected around the domestic market and that market goes to the most powerful.

👉NEW VIDEO -- Pro-Israel politician confronted over UK's arms sales Declassified confronted Britain’s trade minister Jonathan Reynolds about UK complicity in the Gaza genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eRD...

Curious development.

1/7 Good NYT article. While most analysts focus on the things China can do to boost consumption by enough that it can begin to lead economic growth, Bradsher again focuses on why this is easier said than done. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/21/b...

Really enjoyed this discussion with 1Dime Radio all about how China came to be the way it is today www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTg_...

Chinese EV maker BYD raises $5.6bn in share sale to drive overseas expansion https://www.ft.com/content/474b6fcf-3080-4f50-9204-ac34657af45c

For the first time since WWII, an extreme right party came 2nd in German national elections. Their rise was fueled by austerity and free market economics. To defeat the far right, we must adopt an anti-fascist economic policy that provides an alternative to the status quo.

Hopelessness is an important element of Neo-Liberalism.

1/7 This Reuters article describes a process that my friends and former students who own or run manufacturing companies in China have been telling me about for years. www.reuters.com/business/chi...