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Constructing a Discourse of Resistance: Analyzing China’s Climate Change Narratives in English-Language News Media

This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open-access to all readers. The discussion around climate change in China has undergone a notable transformation, moving from controversy to a more proactive stance in leadership. Initially prioritizing economic development over environmental concerns, China emerged as the top carbon emitter in 2006. The turning point came in 2015, […]

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‘Envisaging East Asia’: Hyun-ho Joo’s 2022 Wang Gungwu Prize-winning Article

Associate Professor Hyun-ho Joo is the winner of the Wang Gungwu Prize for the best Asian Studies Review article in 2022. In this piece, he gives an overview of his prize-winning article. The article can be read here and is available open-access to all readers.  On 28 November 1924, Sun Yatsen (1866–1925) made his famous

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Asian Skilled Labour Migration: ‘Multicultural Contextual Gaps’ as Employment Barriers for Japanese NESB Professionals in Australia

This post is based on a recent article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is currently available open-access to all readers. How Skilled Labour Migration from Asia is Shaping the World As the world has become more interconnected and globalised, skilled labour migration has become increasingly important in

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Locating Liberalisms in Southeast Asia

This post is based on the introduction to a recent special issue, Locating Liberalisms in Southeast Asia, published in the Asian Studies Review. The full introduction can be read here and is available open-access to all readers. The articles in the special issue can be read here. Special Issues of academic journals need a common

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Australia-China Diplomatic Relations at Half a Century: Some Reflections

This post is based on an article published in the Asian Studies Review. The article can be read here and is current available open-access to all readers. Since December 1972, when the ALP government of Gough Whitlam established diplomatic relations with China, each country has benefited from the other in myriad ways, including geostrategic, economic,

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Intra-Fandom Conflicts and Censorship Sensibilities in Chinese Popular Mediascape

This post is based on an article published in the Asian Studies Review. The full article can be read here and is available open-access to all readers. Fan conflicts or fan wars have already become part of du jour global fan culture. Inter-fandom conflicts tend to emanate from conflicts of interest between different fan communities

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