Delighted to present my latest research at BACS2026 at Lancaster Uni this week on how corruption is constructed as a governable object in political discourse. Thanks for all the engagement and discussion. Looking forward to developing the project further. Special thanks to @zhubochubo.bsky.social!

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Pragmatic, plain-speaking and intellectually curious, the former prime minister eschewed ideology in his quest to integrate China with the global economy

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I’m looking forward to giving a book talk at The University of Hong Kong, where I will reflect on my six years experience as a Confucius Institute Director during a period of significant geopolitical challenges. Book link link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

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I have studied China for years and have been banging the drum for buffer stocks in essentials like food and energy with Western policy makers. The response was always some version of market fundamentalism: it’s not efficient, it distorts prices etc. Well, here we are. peri.umass.edu/publication/...

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Xi Jinping’s zero-fail mission for China’s military: total loyalty, no corruption – SCMP: ‘According to […] the PLA Daily, Zhang Shengmin, […], told a meeting of military legislators on Thursday that the PLA had undergone “revolutionary forging” during last year’s anti-corruption campaign.’

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