Q&A: Prof. Xiaojun Li discusses the findings of his latest research on Chinese public opinion
In his latest work, “Unpacking “the West”: Divergence and Asymmetry in Chinese Public Attitudes Towards Europe and the United States”, Prof. Li conducts extensive survey research to assess Chinese public opinion and shed new light on a previously one-sided conversation.
The Ubyssey recaps “How Ancestral Voyaging Mobilizes Knowledge of Biodiversity and Climate Change”
The event, “How Ancestral Voyaging Mobilizes Knowledge of Biodiversity and Climate Change”, has been “four years in the making, writes the Ubyssey. “Sustainability remains a centerpiece in voyaging practices. Performing rituals, using local and organic materials to build canoes and sailing within parameters to protect marine life are practices rooted in the principle of reciprocity with the natural environment.”
Visiting Prof. Swaran Singh writes on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to China
“While Washington appears to see hope for better ties under a new crop of Chinese leaders,” says Prof. Singh, “it’s not yet clear that Beijing sees the situation similarly.”
Prof. Xiaojun Li’s research on Chinese public opinion of the West featured in South China Morning Post
Chinese people hold a much more favourable opinion of European countries than they do of the United States, Prof Xiaojun Li’s survey found.
Op-Ed: Prof. Xiaojun Li writes about the findings of his recent study on Chinese public opinion of developed countries
Prof. Xiaojun Li’s surveys from before and after the 2020 US presidential election reveal “patterns [which] suggest that the underlying trends in Chinese public opinion were stable during those three months and will likely remain so in the foreseeable future.”
Prof. Yves Tiberghien calls China’s COVID-19 policy “unsustainable” in CBC interview
“It’s difficult in the sense that [China has] reached an impasse, where they have forced everyone to do perpetual tests, to have sudden quarantines at home, lockdowns, and nobody can plan their life. The economy is in freefall,” says Prof. Tiberghien.
Global Migration Podcast Episode 21: Canadian decolonization, immigration and multiculturalism
Listen to the newest episode of the Global Migration Podcast, which dives into a multi-year research collaboration (involving UBC Political Science Prof. Antje Ellermann) called “Belonging in Unceded Territory”.
Prof. Yves Tiberghien interviewed about Chinese COVID-19 policies and protests
On the difficulty of President Xi Jinping’s COVID-19 decisions moving forward, Prof. Tiberghien says that “the exit is difficult because if they give in to the public to save the legitimacy of the regime, they’re going to have a big number of cases and of deaths.”
Prof. Yves Tiberghien & MA Candidate Dustin Lo discuss China’s zero-COVID policy “trap”
“China’s zero-COVID response to the Omicron variant after March 2022 has become all-encompassing, unpredictable and economically ruinous,” they write in this op-ed. “A logic of political control has pushed aside pragmatic health and economic policy,” leaving the Chinese public frustrated.
Alumnus Nojang Khatami highlights the role of the arts in the struggle against Iranian authoritarianism
“Their actions—through song and dance, artistic interventions and performances—illustrate the multiplicity of forms through which democratic agency can be enacted and mobilized,” writes UBC Political Science alumnus Nojang Khatami. “Their hard-fought and ongoing efforts demand that we… appreciate their struggle.