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Sinan Chu
@chusinan.bsky.social
Researcher @giga-hamburg.de
Editor @jcca-gigahamburg.bsky.social
Alumni @syracuseu.bsky.social @maxwellsu.bsky.social
Bio: https://www.giga-hamburg.de/en/the-giga/team/chu-sinan
China, intellectuals, ethnic politics, IR
The December issue of #JCCA is out! Many thanks to all the authors and reviewers for their hard work!
🎉 New #OpenAccess Issue of #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs (Volume 54 Issue 3, December 2025) is out!

Link: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccaa/54/3

See replies for details of each contribution (6 research articles + 4 analyses)

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Journal of Current Chinese Affairs - Volume 54, Number 3
Table of contents for Journal of Current Chinese Affairs, 54, 3
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November 13, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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📢 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...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) in Economics or Political Science
The GIGA is partner of the University of Hamburg’s Cluster of Excellence “Climate, Climatic Change, and Society” (CLICCS) that investigates climate dynamics and climate-related social dynamics, as wel...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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🌐 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
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#InternationalRelations
Global IR Series
This event series delves into the evolving field of Global International Relations, highlighting research and practices at GIGA and beyond. It examines how IR can move beyond Western-centric framework...
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November 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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#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...
Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) Development Economics
The GIGA seeks to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (m/f/d) Development Economics Applications are invited for a full-time position, with an initial contract of three years and the possibility of...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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🔔 New #OpenAccess Research Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

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Jørgen Delman examines how Xu Zhiyong's political activism prompted the party-state to suppress him with specifically designed governance tools.

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October 27, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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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...
New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition
The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role...
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October 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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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...
New Alliances in the Horn of Africa: Navigating Global and Regional Competition
The Horn of Africa is in flux: new alignments, regional rivalries, and global involvement are reshaping prospects for peace and stability. What do these shifts mean for Germany, the EU, and their role...
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October 2, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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.

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The Chinese IR Trio and Good International Citizenship
Chinese International Relations (IR) theories have attracted sustained scholarly attention over the past two decades and are recognised as important interlocutors to the global conversation about pluralising our knowledge of world politics. In this essay, I...
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October 2, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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

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September 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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.
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September 25, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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

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GIGA China Series
Discover how China draws on shared histories, emotional resonance, and nostalgia to shape its influence in the Global South. In this talk, Lina Benabdallah explores how Silk Road memories and anti-col...
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September 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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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.

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September 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
"[...] 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."
🔔 New #OpenAccess Article in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de

Weiwen Yu and Dechun Zhang @dechunzhang.bsky.social analyse 213,435 #Weibo posts to trace how engagement with the digital memorial for Dr. #WenliangLi evolved journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 19, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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🚨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.

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August 28, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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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...
New Journal of Current Chinese Affairs 2/2025
A decade after the Belt and Road Initiative’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 ...
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August 26, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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 Issue of #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs | Volume 54 Issue 2, August 2025 | Link: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ccaa/54/2

Special Issue: Belt and Road Initiative – 10 Years On
Guest Editor: Kerry Brown & @chusinan.bsky.social

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August 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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🔔 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/...
August 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"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/...
August 8, 2025 at 10:51 AM
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🔔 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/...
August 8, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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.
It is official! #JCCA is coming to the #WoS Web of Science's Emerging Sources Citation Index #ESCI. A big thank you to all the authors, reviewers, the editorial board, and the partnership between @giga-hamburg.de & @lauchinainstitute.bsky.social for making it happen

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August 5, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"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
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Yao Song and Xiao Tan examine how and why the Chinese central government has intensified its engagement with #Shenzhen under Xi Jinping. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
August 4, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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
🔔 New #OpenAccess Analysis in #JCCA Journal of Current Chinese Affairs @giga-hamburg.de @sagepub.com

Zahid Shahab Ahmed and Ayesha Khalid Chaudhry examine how Pakistani think tanks legitimised policy decisions on China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (#CPEC)

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July 9, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Join us online on 24 July 2025, 11.00 a.m. – 12.15 p.m. (CET) to hear Dr. Jérôme Doyon (Sciences Po CERI) and Dr. Mathieu Duchâtel (Institut Montaigne) discuss Chinese views of the Indo-Pacific strategy(ies)

#GIGA #China Series @giga-hamburg.de

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GIGA China Series
What does the Indo-Pacific mean for China? By delving into recent analyses from Chinese experts, this talk reveals a more nuanced debate within Chinese policy circles, with various proposed responses ...
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July 4, 2025 at 9:13 PM
@coralinglingxu.bsky.social discusses her new book, The Time Inheritors, on #GIGA #China Series, moderated by @jgurolhaller.bsky.social

Wednesday, 2 July 2025 | 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. (CEST)
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GIGA China Series
This talk examines China’s interests, strategies, and role in the Middle East, arguing that China's engagement in the region going forward will largely be a function of American policy — whether and t...
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June 24, 2025 at 7:44 PM