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#SOAS China Institute is one of the world-leading centres for China expertise and research with more than 55 academics based at @SOAS, University of London.

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SOAS China Institute@SOAS_CI
15 Dec 2023
'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/prod…
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Book talk "Outsourcing Surveillance: Online Public Opinion Management in China" w/ Prof. Lynette Ong 🗓️Next Mon 15 June, 5pm 📌Room R201, SOAS More details and registration: tinyurl.com/4vjuacvv

'Outsourcing Surveillance: Online Public Opinion Management in China'

Professor Lynette Ong's latest book examines state outsourcing of surveillance in the digital age.

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Melinda Liu, veteran Beijing bureau chief of Newsweek magazine, and Professor Steve Tsang, director of the #SOAS China Institute, discuss who got the most out of a summit described by President Trump as 'very successful' and by President Xi as ‘historic’. soas-china-institute.buzzspr…

Did China trump Trump? — After the Beijing summit - China In Context

Donald Trump's visit to Beijing, the first by a US president in nine years, not only included plenty of pageantry, but produced some apparently substantive agreements. Aside from China resuming...

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China In Context Ep208: Did China trump Trump? — After the Beijing summit Listen to the podcast here: soas-china-institute.buzzspr… #SOAS
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By preserving the underlying structures of the Leninist political system, Deng Xiaoping set the stage for the emergence of Xi Jinping’s strongman rule, observes @SOAS_CI’s Steve Tsang. bit.ly/4nxosZ4
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Jonathan Fulton, professor of international relations at Zayed University and senior fellow at the @AtlanticCouncil, joins us to assess how recent events in the Middle East will affect China in the longer term. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzspr… #SOAS
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On this #SOAS China Institute podcast Todd Hall, director of @ox_chinacentre and Hannah Bailey @Hannah_LSBailey, assistant professor at @cmist_cmu join us to discuss China’s global ambitions. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzspr…
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Seminar on 'Smashing Statues as Posthumous Punishment in Imperial China' with Dr Desmond Cheung @SOAS @SOASHistory 🗓️Mon 20 Apr 2026 |5.15pm 📍Room RB01, SOAS All welcome, but registration is required: tinyurl.com/yjc2w3mj

Smashing statues as posthumous punishment in Imperial China

In this seminar, Dr Desmond Cheung will examine cases of statue smashing in Hangzhou during the Ming dynasty, analysing their significance.

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On this #SOAS China Institute podcast Todd Hall, director of @ox_chinacentre and Hannah Bailey @Hannah_LSBailey, assistant professor at @cmist_cmu join us to discuss China’s global ambitions. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzspr…
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Evelyn Cheng @chengevelyn, senior correspondent for @CNBC in Beijing, and Christopher Mittelstaedt @jcmittelstaedt, Professor of Chinese politics at the University of Zurich @UZH_en, discuss China's Five Year Plan and the ethnic unity law. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzspr…
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On this podcast Andy Rothman @RothmanAndy, senior China fellow at the @AsiaSociety Northern California, discusses China’s economic prospects — and the challenges for consumer confidence and private enterprise. Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzspr…
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Tomorrow, join us from (5–7pm) for “A New Global Order? Implications of the US-Israeli Attacks on Iran for the Middle East, China, & Southeast Asia”. Co-hosted by @SOAS_MEI, @SOAS_CI, & the Centre of South East Asian Studies. For registration & details:soas.ac.uk/about/event/new-g…

A new global order? Implications of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran for the Middle East, China, and...

This event brings together leading experts to examine these developments in relation to the deeper transformations in the global order, and explore how the conflict may reverberate across the Middle...

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🎙️New episode: SOAS Global Developments Podcast How is China shaping Africa’s industrial future? In our first video episode, @estariade (Carlos Oya) joins @nomhossain (Naomi Hossain) to unpack the opportunities, challenges & labour dynamics of China’s engagement in Africa, drawing on his new book "China for Africa’s Industrialization?" ▶️ Watch the full episode here: soas.ac.uk/soas-global-devel… @SOAS @SOASEconomics @devcomms @EADI @SOASalumni @FeministOnMarx @sndeall @CAAC_Network @SOAS_CI @RoyPallavi2
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Feb 19
On this podcast we talk to @JosephTorigian, a specialist on Chinese politics at American University @AmericanU in Washington DC, who offers an unusual insight into Xi Jinping’s backstory in his new book, 'The Party’s Interests Come First' Listen here: soas-china-institute.buzzspr…
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Analysts say Xi is unlikely to try to launch an attack on Taiwan just because of the U.S. war on Iran. “Xi has not in the last 13 years demonstrated a tendency towards recklessness,” said Steve Tsang, director of the @SOAS_CI in London. wsj.com/world/for-xi-iran-wa…

For Xi, Iran War Reinforces View of U.S. as Dangerous Superpower

Trump’s assaults on Iran and Venezuela—both Chinese allies and key suppliers of oil for its energy-hungry economy—could reaffirm Beijing’s mistrust of Washington.

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Seminar: Capitalist Development in Late Qing China: A Reassessment of the 1883 Financial Crisis 🗓️Next Mon 9 March ⏰5pm 📍Room RB01, SOAS Main Building Find out more and register today: tinyurl.com/53ybf4r6

Capitalist development in Late Qing China: a reassessment of the 1883 financial crisis 

Zhiqing Hu's talk reexamines the 1883 financial crisis in Qing-era China within the global context of capitalism and financialisation.

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A new book by Jieyu Liu @JieyuLiu3 offers a comprehensive overview of Chinese family practices, including sexual behaviour seen through the eyes of three generations. #SOAS blogs.soas.ac.uk/china-insti…

China is becoming more sexually liberal – if you are a man - SOAS China Institute

In China women's sex lives are still more constrained by social expectations than men, comments Jieyu Liu.

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