The Construction of a Chinese Majority Identity
September 23, 2016
By Jonathan McAllister, SCCS Summer School Participant. From the window of the teaching building at UNNC’s summer school program, the view is spliced by a collection of high-rise buildings: symbols of China’s modernity and surging economy, which grew by 6.7% in the first quarter of 2016. Nearer the university, a collection of construction workers’ huts …
Chinese Intellectuals’ Thinking on Reforming Ethnic Policies
February 14, 2014
By Dr .Julie Yu-Wen Chen, Department of Government, University College Cork. While the Western media offer us a channel for understanding what’s going on with ethnic relations in China, sometimes partial media coverage and an overreliance on English sources/perspectives give us an impression of a China that is indifferent to its various minorities. What is …