Joshua Eisenman / 马佳士
@joshuaeisenman.bsky.social
Professor of Politics @NotreDame.bsky.social; Senior China Fellow @AFPC Au: #ChinasRelationsWithAfrica & Red China’s Green Revolution @ColumbiaUP.bsky.social; 中国与非洲 @CUHKPress 练咏春 #lgm
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Here are 4 great reviews of #ChinasRelationsWithAfrica
(1) In The Mid Eastern Journal @ilariacarrozza.bsky.social says the book “lays bare the profoundly hierarchical nature of a network that in the official Chinese rhetoric is supposed to be 'equal' and 'win-win.'"
muse.jhu.edu/pub/119/arti...
(1) In The Mid Eastern Journal @ilariacarrozza.bsky.social says the book “lays bare the profoundly hierarchical nature of a network that in the official Chinese rhetoric is supposed to be 'equal' and 'win-win.'"
muse.jhu.edu/pub/119/arti...
Thanks to Jordan Tolbert for interviewing me on local ABC News about the U.S.-China trade talks!
abc57.com/news/us-agre...
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U.S. agrees to soybean deal with China
SOUTH BEND, Ind.-- ABC57's Jordan Tolbert talks to Joshua Eisenman, PhD, Professor of Politics at Notre Dame's Keough School of Global Affairs about recent meetings between President Trump and Chinese...
abc57.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Thanks to Jordan Tolbert for interviewing me on local ABC News about the U.S.-China trade talks!
abc57.com/news/us-agre...
abc57.com/news/us-agre...
ICYMI- My new piece in @foreignpolicy.com with Caroline Costello @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
“China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa” 🪵
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/09/r...
“China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa” 🪵
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/09/r...
China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa
Beijing should act to rein in a $2 billion industry.
foreignpolicy.com
September 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
ICYMI- My new piece in @foreignpolicy.com with Caroline Costello @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social
“China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa” 🪵
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/09/r...
“China’s Appetite for Rosewood Is Causing Chaos in Africa” 🪵
foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/09/r...
In 2007 I was backstage in Luanda, Angola watching The Game perform when his diamond necklace snapped causing a stampede and I was evacuated with him and his entourage as the angry crowd shook the vans. 🫣
What is your biggest concert flex?
August 29, 2025 at 7:43 PM
In 2007 I was backstage in Luanda, Angola watching The Game perform when his diamond necklace snapped causing a stampede and I was evacuated with him and his entourage as the angry crowd shook the vans. 🫣
In 2024 alone, 889,000 CCP members were disciplined, more than four times the number in 2013.
www.scmp.com/news/china/p...
www.scmp.com/news/china/p...
The big shift in ethnic affairs exposed by China’s corruption crackdown
Several former regional chairmen and women have come under investigation this year, pointing to a major change in elite politics.
www.scmp.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:49 PM
In 2024 alone, 889,000 CCP members were disciplined, more than four times the number in 2013.
www.scmp.com/news/china/p...
www.scmp.com/news/china/p...
Over the next decade, around 300 million people in China are expected to retire, nearly equal to the entire U.S. population. 👀https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-earmarks-16-billion-budget-for-2025-childcare-subsidies
China earmarks $16 billion budget for 2025 childcare subsidies
It is reported to be 3,600 yuan per year for every child, until they reach the age of three. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
August 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Over the next decade, around 300 million people in China are expected to retire, nearly equal to the entire U.S. population. 👀https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/china-earmarks-16-billion-budget-for-2025-childcare-subsidies
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One reason I respect Pete Buttigieg:
Pete genuinely listens to critics & constantly evaluates what he believes & why he believes it. He's unafraid to change his mind based on facts & ethics.
Even for people who hate him or will never support him, he'll still listen.
That's a courage I don't have.
Pete genuinely listens to critics & constantly evaluates what he believes & why he believes it. He's unafraid to change his mind based on facts & ethics.
Even for people who hate him or will never support him, he'll still listen.
That's a courage I don't have.
July 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
One reason I respect Pete Buttigieg:
Pete genuinely listens to critics & constantly evaluates what he believes & why he believes it. He's unafraid to change his mind based on facts & ethics.
Even for people who hate him or will never support him, he'll still listen.
That's a courage I don't have.
Pete genuinely listens to critics & constantly evaluates what he believes & why he believes it. He's unafraid to change his mind based on facts & ethics.
Even for people who hate him or will never support him, he'll still listen.
That's a courage I don't have.
The problem, as I see it, is that if you remove LoRs and GREs amid AI written app essays and extensive grade inflation (at least in U.S. undergraduate programs) then what is then left to evaluate the quality of applicants? 🤔
P.S. we read LoRs @notredame.bsky.social
P.S. we read LoRs @notredame.bsky.social
Dear universities,
I am begging you to stop requiring letters of recommendation for master's programmes. You and I both know you don't read them, so stop asking for them.
Instead, have applicants list a name and get in touch if it's a borderline case.
Signed,
Everyone.
I am begging you to stop requiring letters of recommendation for master's programmes. You and I both know you don't read them, so stop asking for them.
Instead, have applicants list a name and get in touch if it's a borderline case.
Signed,
Everyone.
July 30, 2025 at 5:44 AM
The problem, as I see it, is that if you remove LoRs and GREs amid AI written app essays and extensive grade inflation (at least in U.S. undergraduate programs) then what is then left to evaluate the quality of applicants? 🤔
P.S. we read LoRs @notredame.bsky.social
P.S. we read LoRs @notredame.bsky.social
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A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.
Why Is the American Diet So Deadly?
A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.
www.newyorker.com
July 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A scientist tried to discredit the theory that ultra-processed foods are killing us. Instead, he overturned his own understanding of obesity.
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social is the best politician in America today.
A different way of practicing politics is possible - where we vigorously fight for what’s right while inviting people into our coalition, rather than pushing them away.
July 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
@petebuttigieg.bsky.social is the best politician in America today.
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Singapore is facing some kind of ongoing cyberattack aimed at critical infrastructure.
Developing.
Developing.
Singapore actively dealing with ongoing cyberattack on critical infrastructure: Shanmugam
The attack is said to be carried out by UNC3886, which a Google-owned cybersecurity firm describes as a "China-nexus espionage group".
www.channelnewsasia.com
July 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Singapore is facing some kind of ongoing cyberattack aimed at critical infrastructure.
Developing.
Developing.
July 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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China’s growing cyber-hacking capabilities raise alarm around the world – The Straits Times
China’s growing cyber-hacking capabilities raise alarm around the world
Calling out Chinese-linked hacking has become more common, particularly among Western countries. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
July 19, 2025 at 9:54 AM
China’s growing cyber-hacking capabilities raise alarm around the world – The Straits Times
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Singapore actively dealing with ongoing cyberattack on critical infrastructure, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam says – CNA: ‘identified the entity as UNC3886, which Mandiant has described as a “China-nexus espionage group” that has targeted prominent strategic organisations’
Singapore actively dealing with ongoing cyberattack on critical infrastructure: Shanmugam
The attack is said to be carried out by UNC3886, which a Google-owned cybersecurity firm describes as a "China-nexus espionage group".
www.channelnewsasia.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Singapore actively dealing with ongoing cyberattack on critical infrastructure, Coordinating Minister for National Security K Shanmugam says – CNA: ‘identified the entity as UNC3886, which Mandiant has described as a “China-nexus espionage group” that has targeted prominent strategic organisations’
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It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
July 1, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It shouldn't get lost that just today, Senate Republicans have voted to close nursing homes, close rural hospitals, and cut food stamp benefits for children and veterans.
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Diplomatic staff at the Chinese embassy in Prague led an intelligence operation, including a plan of physical confrontation, against Taiwanese VP Hsiao Bi-khim during her 3-day visit to Prague in March last year -confirmed by Czech military intelligence.
english.radio.cz/china-aimed-...
english.radio.cz/china-aimed-...
China aimed to sabotage Taiwanese vice president’s Czechia visit, intelligence confirms
The Chinese embassy in Prague led an intelligence operation against the visiting Taiwanese vice-president in March of last year, Czech military intelligence confirmed.
english.radio.cz
June 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Diplomatic staff at the Chinese embassy in Prague led an intelligence operation, including a plan of physical confrontation, against Taiwanese VP Hsiao Bi-khim during her 3-day visit to Prague in March last year -confirmed by Czech military intelligence.
english.radio.cz/china-aimed-...
english.radio.cz/china-aimed-...
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After a long gestation, this @universitypress.cambridge.org Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations finally has a page and a publication date!
This new work by Mohammed al-Sudairi and I will be in Open Access.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
This new work by Mohammed al-Sudairi and I will be in Open Access.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
June 26, 2025 at 12:34 PM
After a long gestation, this @universitypress.cambridge.org Element on Sino-Middle Eastern relations finally has a page and a publication date!
This new work by Mohammed al-Sudairi and I will be in Open Access.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
This new work by Mohammed al-Sudairi and I will be in Open Access.
www.cambridge.org/core/element...
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This is a really important story: on the danger of believing your own conspiracy theories. Iran did. Is the US next?
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
What America Can Learn From Iran’s Failure
The regime’s predicament shows what happens when conspiracies, rather than reality, shape decision making.
www.theatlantic.com
June 26, 2025 at 6:33 AM
This is a really important story: on the danger of believing your own conspiracy theories. Iran did. Is the US next?
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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In his two decades at Arizona State Univ, Michael Crow has been the most innovative and creative figure in American higher ed. (And I mean, in a good way.)
Here he makes a point that should be obvious to everyone except Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Trump himself.
www.wsj.com/opinion/inte...
Here he makes a point that should be obvious to everyone except Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Trump himself.
www.wsj.com/opinion/inte...
Opinion | Foreign Students Help Make America Great
Trump has recognized this repeatedly, but some of his policies risk hindering American innovation.
www.wsj.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:21 PM
In his two decades at Arizona State Univ, Michael Crow has been the most innovative and creative figure in American higher ed. (And I mean, in a good way.)
Here he makes a point that should be obvious to everyone except Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Trump himself.
www.wsj.com/opinion/inte...
Here he makes a point that should be obvious to everyone except Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Trump himself.
www.wsj.com/opinion/inte...
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An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
June 17, 2025 at 1:01 AM
An Afghan man who worked as a translator for the U.S. military during the war was detained by ICE after showing up for a hearing inside of a federal courthouse in San Diego, his attorney says. He fears that if he returns to Afghanistan, he would be tortured or even killed, @nbcsandiego.com reports.
IMHO- Boys should start kinder a year after girls. We did this with both our boys and it was the best decision we ever made for their education, athletics, and social development.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
Should Boys Start Kindergarten a Year Later Than Girls?
www.nytimes.com
June 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
IMHO- Boys should start kinder a year after girls. We did this with both our boys and it was the best decision we ever made for their education, athletics, and social development.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...
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New Chinese trade data out today for May may deepen anxiety over trade diversion in Europe.
China's exports to the US down 34.52%
China's exports to the EU up 12%
China's exports to Germany up 21.5%
China's exports to France up 24.1%
China's exports to Netherlands up 7.1%
China's exports to the US down 34.52%
China's exports to the EU up 12%
China's exports to Germany up 21.5%
China's exports to France up 24.1%
China's exports to Netherlands up 7.1%
June 9, 2025 at 10:47 AM
New Chinese trade data out today for May may deepen anxiety over trade diversion in Europe.
China's exports to the US down 34.52%
China's exports to the EU up 12%
China's exports to Germany up 21.5%
China's exports to France up 24.1%
China's exports to Netherlands up 7.1%
China's exports to the US down 34.52%
China's exports to the EU up 12%
China's exports to Germany up 21.5%
China's exports to France up 24.1%
China's exports to Netherlands up 7.1%
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this is social media but it's also the growth of legal sports gambling - players are regularly getting abuse and threats for 'underperforming' - or in some cases *overperforming.*
This has got to stop. We have to reckon with the damage that online social media abuse is doing to us. I have been on the receiving end ot this shit and it’s absolutely devastating and terrifying. www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/...
McCullers gets security in wake of online threats
After receiving online death threats over his performance, Lance McCullers Jr., who has two young daughters, worked with the Astros to hire 24-hour security for his family.
www.espn.com
May 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
this is social media but it's also the growth of legal sports gambling - players are regularly getting abuse and threats for 'underperforming' - or in some cases *overperforming.*
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Al Jazeera: ‘Tidal wave’: How 75 nations face Chinese debt crisis in 2025
Developing countries to pay a record $22bn this year, mostly linked to loans from #China ’s #BRI
Developing countries to pay a record $22bn this year, mostly linked to loans from #China ’s #BRI
‘Tidal wave’: How 75 nations face Chinese debt crisis in 2025
Developing countries to pay a record $22bn this year, mostly linked to loans from China’s Belt and Road Initiative.
buff.ly
May 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Wow! This reminds me of what the Maoists did during China’s Cultural Revolution!
They called it the ”Worker, farmer, solider” (工农兵) campaign! 🤯
They called it the ”Worker, farmer, solider” (工农兵) campaign! 🤯
May 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Wow! This reminds me of what the Maoists did during China’s Cultural Revolution!
They called it the ”Worker, farmer, solider” (工农兵) campaign! 🤯
They called it the ”Worker, farmer, solider” (工农兵) campaign! 🤯