The World Today: Will COVID-19 Infect the U.S.-China Relationship?
As both the Chinese Communist Party and the U.S. government have bungled their responses to the outbreak and blamed each other for the growing pandemic, what will COVID-19 mean for U.S.-China relations and what…
The Myth of Chinese Capitalism: The Worker, the Factory, and the Future of the World
Dexter Roberts, Reporter and U.S.-China Political, Economics and Business Relations Specialist
(If you are interested in joining the virtual book talk and have not received a link via one of our email lists, please email cscc-contact@sas.upenn.edu to request a…
The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journey with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China
Frank Langfitt, NPR London Correspondent
(If you…
(Cancelled) Globalization of China’s Social Media Apps: The Cases of WeChat and TikTok
Eric Harwit, Professor of Asian Studies, University of Hawaii
The Chinese social media mobile apps WeChat and TikTok each have global subscriber numbers of one billion or more. However, the vast…
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Power Projects: Insights into Environmental and Debt Sustainability
Erica Downs, Senior Research Scholar, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University
Why are China and Pakistan building so many coal-fired power plants as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (…
From Partner to Bully: Shifting Employment Conditions in Walmart, China
Eileen Otis, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Oregon
Eileen Otis is an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Oregon. She is the author of the…
Performing Artivism: Feminists, Lawyers, and Online Legal Mobilization in China
Sida Liu, Associate Professor of Sociology and Law, University of Toronto
In authoritarian contexts where the state is the primary performer in the public sphere and legal mobilization is constrained…
Spatial Control and State Power in Disaster-stricken Cities: The Case of the 2008 Wenchuan Earthquake in China
Huan Gao, CSCC Postdoctoral Fellow
How does the shape of our cities influence our political behavior and relations? This question is particularly important…
Symbolic Power and Subnational Identity in China and the USA
Jonathan Hassid, Associate Professor of Political Science, Iowa State University
Although studies of national patriotism are common, few scholars have examined how subnational (state, province,…
