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Edition 21, March 2025 Making marginalised languages of Asia more visible
INTRODUCTION: Understanding Global China as an evolving assemblage
Global China comprises various components that interact with and impact each other in complex ways.
The UNDP has significantly shaped Global China’s role in international development
China would not have evolved into a key player in global development without the support of the United Nations Development Program.
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank in Indonesia: Reinforcing predatory, oligarchic and extractive capitalism?
The AIIB is an increasingly prominent part of China's growing global footprint.
Balancing agency and alignment: Chinese NGOs in China’s international development
Chinese NGOs are exploring innovative ways to navigate institutional constraints and establish a presence in the global development arena.
From “Authentic Chinese” to “Authentic Peruvian-Chinese”: The Changing face of Chinese cuisine in Peru
Chefs in Peru are changing “real” Chinese food into an indigenised Chinese-Peruvian identity.
Edition 22, June 2025
Grounding Global China: Divergent actors & diverse pathways of Chinese influence
Can China’s ambitions in global governance be realised in the shifting global order?
Upheaval in global governance initiated by Trump has thrust an urgent question into the spotlight: Can China step into the void?
INTERVIEW: Global China is hugely impacting the world, but ‘China’ is not a single coherent actor giving orders
‘Global China’ is shorthand for a very complex phenomenon with many different components.
How Chinese social workers navigate major challenges to deliver essential services on the China-Myanmar border
Chinese NGOs must navigate complex political dynamics to reach vulnerable populations.
An alternative framing for the ‘issue’ of Chinese international students in Western nations
Chinese students are deeply embedded in the fabric of host societies and shouldn't be treated as a problematic, or even threatening, 'other'.
Chinese investor perspectives on customary land disputes in Vanuatu
The interplay between informal customary law and formal legal frameworks creates uncertainties and potential risks for Chinese investors.
Chinese employers in Botswana and their impact on local workers
Botswana labour policy and the preferences of Chinese employers mean Batswana workers are often relegated to unstable, low-skilled jobs.
Studies on contemporary China in Indonesia: A snapshot of the current knowledge landscape
Understanding China’s impact is imperative not only for developed nations, which have traditionally spearheaded China Studies, but also for the Global South.
‘Global Civil Society and China’ by Anthony J. Spires
Why the future of global civil society in China does not look bright.
