How do digital platforms from Alibaba to Didi navigate shifting politics in China, and is the promise of agency and freedom in e-commerce a marketing myth? I learned so much talking to @lizhiliu.bsky.social and Jack Linzhou Xing for the latest Gateway to Global China @madeinchinajournal.com. Listen⏬

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Please consider donating to the Xiaohong Xu's memorial fund! We are very close to reaching the threshold of endowing the fund, which will allow us to support international students studying the sociology, history, and politics of China. maizeraise.umich.edu/professor-xi...

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The Co-opted State by Sarah Brierley When politicians control bureaucrats' careers, governance suffers. This book uncovers how career control undermines public service delivery. 📚 https://cup.org/4pLCHdQ

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AI is a colonialist project, which is why many of its leaders are literally trying to colonize Earth & outer space. Hallmarks of colonialism: * getting rich via expropriation (theft as below) * exploitation (cf: participation in AI bros' simulated-rape galas as a condition of career advancement)

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highlight of my #EISAPEC2026 is discussing Easting the West with these wonderful people! @europeanisa.bsky.social

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