Chong Ja Ian
@chongjaian.bsky.social
Political scientist from 🇸🇬. Works on security & foreign policy in NE & SE, major power competition. AcademiaSG co-editor. Non-Resident Scholar, Carnegie China. Currently teaches at the National University of Singapore. Comments mine alone.
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The lesson of China’s broadening interference in the education systems of democratic countries is that if we want academic freedom, we will have to pay for it.
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China Is Exposing the Fault Lines in British Universities
Principles are fine, if you can afford them. Britain is starting to appreciate the vulnerabilities of its higher-education funding model after learning how one of its universities halted a research pr...
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November 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
The lesson of China’s broadening interference in the education systems of democratic countries is that if we want academic freedom, we will have to pay for it.
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A group of Chinese H-6K bombers recently flew near Taiwan to practice “confrontation drills”, Chinese state media reported late on Sunday (October 26, 2025), publicising the action just a few days before the U.S. and Chinese presidents are due to meet in South Korea.
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Ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, China says bombers flew near Taiwan
China's bombers conducted drills near Taiwan ahead of the Trump-Xi meeting, heightening regional tensions amid ongoing sovereignty disputes.
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October 27, 2025 at 3:58 AM
A group of Chinese H-6K bombers recently flew near Taiwan to practice “confrontation drills”, Chinese state media reported late on Sunday (October 26, 2025), publicising the action just a few days before the U.S. and Chinese presidents are due to meet in South Korea.
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Amazing news! "The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China" was just selected by Little Venice Film Festival (London 22-28 October) via FilmFreeway.com!
October 18, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Amazing news! "The Nose Knows: Foreignness and Fortune in China" was just selected by Little Venice Film Festival (London 22-28 October) via FilmFreeway.com!
A big thanks to @bglaser.bsky.social & the folks at @gmfus.bsky.social for reaching out & taking the time to talk about SEAsian relations with 🇨🇳, with all its various complications. #SoutheastAsia #ASEAN #China #PRC
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China Global Podcast - Episode #111 - Dr. Chong Ja Ian
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October 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
A big thanks to @bglaser.bsky.social & the folks at @gmfus.bsky.social for reaching out & taking the time to talk about SEAsian relations with 🇨🇳, with all its various complications. #SoutheastAsia #ASEAN #China #PRC
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Spoke on air about the 1st 2 days of 🇸🇬‘s 15th Parliament. #Singapore #Politics
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The Big Story: 2nd day of Parliament sitting - Key discussions on school bullying, graduate opportunities and elections | Awedio by SPH
Today’s the second day of Parliament’s sitting. Among the topics discussed were school bullying, where Education Minister Desmond Lee outlined ongoing public consultations and the push for...
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September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Spoke on air about the 1st 2 days of 🇸🇬‘s 15th Parliament. #Singapore #Politics
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The casualties were caused by airstrikes and shelling used to provide cover for a flotilla returning to Mandalay from Bhamo in southern Kachin State
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16 civilians killed as Myanmar junta fleet makes its way down the Ayeyarwady
The casualties were caused by airstrikes and shelling used to provide cover for a flotilla returning to Mandalay from Bhamo in southern Kachin State
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September 11, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The casualties were caused by airstrikes and shelling used to provide cover for a flotilla returning to Mandalay from Bhamo in southern Kachin State
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📰 @waiwainu.bsky.social on #Myanmar junta's sham elections:
"This is not an exit strategy, this is a trap.
We need to understand that this will only prolong the violence & the conflict, and the junta's disastrous strategy in the country."
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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"This is not an exit strategy, this is a trap.
We need to understand that this will only prolong the violence & the conflict, and the junta's disastrous strategy in the country."
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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Myanmar's junta grabbed power in a coup. Now the country is going to the polls
Nearly five years ago, Myanmar's military seized power, plunging the country into a bloody civil war that left the junta internationally isolated. Now, with no end to the conflict in sight, Myanmar is...
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September 11, 2025 at 5:09 PM
📰 @waiwainu.bsky.social on #Myanmar junta's sham elections:
"This is not an exit strategy, this is a trap.
We need to understand that this will only prolong the violence & the conflict, and the junta's disastrous strategy in the country."
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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"This is not an exit strategy, this is a trap.
We need to understand that this will only prolong the violence & the conflict, and the junta's disastrous strategy in the country."
#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar
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My book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is out!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
September 3, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My book "Contested Taiwan: Sovereignty, Social Movements, and Party Formation" is out!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
I am incredibly grateful for such kind endorsements from @DafyddFell , @chongjaian.bsky.social and @josephwongut.bsky.social.
Pre-orders are arriving now, and it is available in the link below!
For the final installment of this season of @carnegieendowment.org Carnegie China's China in the World podcast, looking at how different East Asian states approach relations w/🇨🇳, I am thrilled to have Natalie Sambhi & @yohanessulaiman.bsky.social join me. carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/chi...
China in the World
The China in the World podcast features discussions with leading scholars and former policymakers on China’s foreign policy, evolving global role, and relations with the world.
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September 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
For the final installment of this season of @carnegieendowment.org Carnegie China's China in the World podcast, looking at how different East Asian states approach relations w/🇨🇳, I am thrilled to have Natalie Sambhi & @yohanessulaiman.bsky.social join me. carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/chi...
Delighted @sungeunkim.bsky.social & Injoo Sohn took the time to speak about how🇰🇷manages ties w/🇨🇳on the latest episode of Carnegie China's China in the World podcast. Brought to you by @carnegieendowment.org
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China in the World
The China in the World podcast features discussions with leading scholars and former policymakers on China’s foreign policy, evolving global role, and relations with the world.
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August 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Delighted @sungeunkim.bsky.social & Injoo Sohn took the time to speak about how🇰🇷manages ties w/🇨🇳on the latest episode of Carnegie China's China in the World podcast. Brought to you by @carnegieendowment.org
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A trade union in Taiwan has exposed how brokers are trying to block migrant workers from unionizing, even to the extent of beating them up.
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NGOs call attention to brokers blocking migrant worker unionizing - Focus Taiwan
Migrant worker advocacy groups on Tuesday called on the Ministry of Labor (MOL) to provide a legal interpretation of the Labor Union Act after a broker was alleged to have intimidated migrant workers ...
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August 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
A trade union in Taiwan has exposed how brokers are trying to block migrant workers from unionizing, even to the extent of beating them up.
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Just in time for National Day! Shared my take on🇸🇬f’gn policy & strategy w/ Michael Green of CSIS. Struck by how large LKY still looms when people think abt🇸🇬’s external relations. That approach existed in a specific context which has now significantly changed.
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August 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Just in time for National Day! Shared my take on🇸🇬f’gn policy & strategy w/ Michael Green of CSIS. Struck by how large LKY still looms when people think abt🇸🇬’s external relations. That approach existed in a specific context which has now significantly changed.
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“An astonishing book that [reveals] the dismal implications for young Chinese women in light of the campaign to push them into marriage before the age of 26.”
Read the full review of @letahongfincher.bsky.social's ‘Leftover Women’ in the LA Review of Books.
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Read the full review of @letahongfincher.bsky.social's ‘Leftover Women’ in the LA Review of Books.
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Daughters Are Not Like Spilled Water | Los Angeles Review of Books
Susan Blumberg-Kason reviews recent books about the aftermath of China’s one-child policy and the experience of women in contemporary China.
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July 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“An astonishing book that [reveals] the dismal implications for young Chinese women in light of the campaign to push them into marriage before the age of 26.”
Read the full review of @letahongfincher.bsky.social's ‘Leftover Women’ in the LA Review of Books.
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Read the full review of @letahongfincher.bsky.social's ‘Leftover Women’ in the LA Review of Books.
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In latest episode of the China in the World podcast from Carnegie China @carnegieendowment.org, I speak w/ Khoo Ying Hooi & Shahriman Lockman abt🇲🇾's efforts to juggle its ties w/🇨🇳, a situation complicated w/ the tariffs from the Trump admin. Do tune in!
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Calibrating China Ties - Malaysia
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July 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In latest episode of the China in the World podcast from Carnegie China @carnegieendowment.org, I speak w/ Khoo Ying Hooi & Shahriman Lockman abt🇲🇾's efforts to juggle its ties w/🇨🇳, a situation complicated w/ the tariffs from the Trump admin. Do tune in!
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Sharing the latest episode of the China in the World podcast from Carnegie China @carnegieendowment.org featuring Huong Le Thu & Nguyen Khac Giang, where we discuss 🇻🇳-🇨🇳 relations. It is part of our latest 5 episode season looking at how various states manage their economic and security ties w/ the🇨🇳.
Calibrating China Ties - Vietnam | China in the World
Joining Ian Chong to discuss China's relationship with Vietnam are Huong Le Thu and Nguyễn Khác Giang.
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July 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Sharing the latest episode of the China in the World podcast from Carnegie China @carnegieendowment.org featuring Huong Le Thu & Nguyen Khac Giang, where we discuss 🇻🇳-🇨🇳 relations. It is part of our latest 5 episode season looking at how various states manage their economic and security ties w/ the🇨🇳.
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154th Mekong River joint patrol concludes – Xinhua: ‘Law enforcement authorities from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand’
154th Mekong River joint patrol concludes
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June 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
154th Mekong River joint patrol concludes – Xinhua: ‘Law enforcement authorities from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand’
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Chinese human rights delegation visits Greece, promotes exchanges – Xinhua
Chinese human rights delegation visits Greece, promotes exchanges
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June 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Chinese human rights delegation visits Greece, promotes exchanges – Xinhua
Thanks to @ProspectF for inviting me to reflect on🇸🇬’s external relations following its 2025 general elections.
Terima kasih Yayasan Prospek untuk mengundang saya direnung tentang hubungan luar🇸🇬setelah pilihan raya tahun 2025.
感謝遠景基金會讓我對2025年大選後🇸🇬外交做些反思。
#Singapore #ForeignPolicy #GE2025
Terima kasih Yayasan Prospek untuk mengundang saya direnung tentang hubungan luar🇸🇬setelah pilihan raya tahun 2025.
感謝遠景基金會讓我對2025年大選後🇸🇬外交做些反思。
#Singapore #ForeignPolicy #GE2025
Past Performance to Guarantee Future Return? Navigating Singapore’s External Relations at Time of Transition
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June 28, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Thanks to @ProspectF for inviting me to reflect on🇸🇬’s external relations following its 2025 general elections.
Terima kasih Yayasan Prospek untuk mengundang saya direnung tentang hubungan luar🇸🇬setelah pilihan raya tahun 2025.
感謝遠景基金會讓我對2025年大選後🇸🇬外交做些反思。
#Singapore #ForeignPolicy #GE2025
Terima kasih Yayasan Prospek untuk mengundang saya direnung tentang hubungan luar🇸🇬setelah pilihan raya tahun 2025.
感謝遠景基金會讓我對2025年大選後🇸🇬外交做些反思。
#Singapore #ForeignPolicy #GE2025
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Chinese government officials are going at great lengths to protect jobs even as worsening profitability across companies has reached the highest level in over two decades – Bloomberg: ‘Xi Jinping is trying to clean up his economy without triggering mass layoffs.’
China Forced to Keep Unprofitable Firms Alive to Save Jobs and Avoid Unrest
Saddled with the most loss-making industrial companies since 2001, Xi Jinping is trying to clean up his economy without triggering mass layoffs.
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June 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Chinese government officials are going at great lengths to protect jobs even as worsening profitability across companies has reached the highest level in over two decades – Bloomberg: ‘Xi Jinping is trying to clean up his economy without triggering mass layoffs.’
Glad to announce a new season of @carnegieendowment.org Carnegie China's China in the World podcast. In this season, I look at how countries juggle economic & security concerns in interactions w/🇨🇳. We start off w/🇯🇵. Joining me are Ayumi Teraoka & Akira Igata. carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/chi...
Calibrating China Ties – Japan
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June 12, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Glad to announce a new season of @carnegieendowment.org Carnegie China's China in the World podcast. In this season, I look at how countries juggle economic & security concerns in interactions w/🇨🇳. We start off w/🇯🇵. Joining me are Ayumi Teraoka & Akira Igata. carnegieendowment.org/podcasts/chi...
Thanks to MASSA & SSEAC for the invitation to speak about 🇸🇬’s GE2025 & for putting the conversation online! #Singapore #GE2025 #Elections youtu.be/lRvh7hdKxQ8
Singapore General Election 2025 webinar
YouTube video by Sydney Southeast Asia Centre
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June 8, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Thanks to MASSA & SSEAC for the invitation to speak about 🇸🇬’s GE2025 & for putting the conversation online! #Singapore #GE2025 #Elections youtu.be/lRvh7hdKxQ8
Always happy to see a new publication. Thanks to He Kai & Liu Feng for putting the volume together. #ASEAN #China #IndoPacific
June 7, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Always happy to see a new publication. Thanks to He Kai & Liu Feng for putting the volume together. #ASEAN #China #IndoPacific
Thanks to Mynah Mag for reaching out. Always glad to speak and hang out with @kixes, Ruby, Jialiang & the rest of the Mynah Mag crew! Even better when we are chatting politics & elections in 🇸🇬!
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GE2025: (political) party 4 u
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May 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Thanks to Mynah Mag for reaching out. Always glad to speak and hang out with @kixes, Ruby, Jialiang & the rest of the Mynah Mag crew! Even better when we are chatting politics & elections in 🇸🇬!
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Here’s AcademiaSG’s resource page for 🇸🇬’s 2025 general elections! #GE2025
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April 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Here’s AcademiaSG’s resource page for 🇸🇬’s 2025 general elections! #GE2025
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Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries without direct links, US officials say – Reuters: ‘Chinese military officers have, however, been in the theater behind Russia's lines with Beijing's approval to draw tactical lessons from the war, the former official told Reuters.’
Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries-US officials
More than one hundred Chinese citizens fighting for the Russian military against Ukraine are mercenaries who do not appear to have a direct link to China's government, two U.S. officials familiar with American intelligence and a former Western intelligence official said.
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April 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Chinese nationals fighting for Russia in Ukraine are mercenaries without direct links, US officials say – Reuters: ‘Chinese military officers have, however, been in the theater behind Russia's lines with Beijing's approval to draw tactical lessons from the war, the former official told Reuters.’