In a July 2 article in Foreign Affairs titled "Hong Kong is Part of the Mainland Now," WEAI Research Scholar Michael C. Davis wrote about recent developments in Hong Kong, suggesting that the Chinese government has "stifled the territory's autonomy" with its new security law which allows authorities to crack down on "protesters accused of 'colluding with foreign forces,' … [Read more...]
Andrew Nathan and Michael Davis discuss Hong Kong as new security law takes effect
WEAI Professors Andrew J. Nathan and Michael C. Davis participated in two virtual panels hosted by Hong Kong Democracy Council US on Beijing's new security law over Hong Kong, which took effect on July 1, 2020: the anniversary of Hong Kong's return to Chinese control. Click here to watch the first panel. Click here to watch the second panel. … [Read more...]
Yao Lu wins two ASA awards for article on migration and collective action in rural China
Professor Yao Lu, Associate Professor of Sociology, has received two prestigious awards from the American Sociological Association (ASA) for her recent publication on migration and collective action in rural China. The article, titled “Empowerment or Disintegration? Migration, Social Institutions, and Collective Action in Rural China,” won the Distinguished Contribution to … [Read more...]
Michael C. Davis quoted in New York Times article on Chinese security law in Hong Kong
WEAI Research Scholar Michael C. Davis was quoted in a June 20 article in The New York Times titled "Law Will Tighten Beijing’s Grip on Hong Kong With Chinese Security Force." In the article, which discusses the Chinese government's recently revealed plans to establish a security agency in Hong Kong, various experts expressed concerns that the new law would undermine … [Read more...]
WEAI Author Q&A: Benno Weiner’s “The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier”
We are excited to announce a new title in the Studies of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute book series: The Chinese Revolution on the Tibetan Frontier published by Cornell University Press. The book’s author, Benno Weiner is Associate Professor in the Department of History at Carnegie Mellon University and co-editor of Contested Memories. In The Chinese Revolution on the … [Read more...]
