@lauraluehrmann.bsky.social
Professor of Political Science and Chair, School of Social Sciences and International Studies, Wright State University (Dayton, OH). Modern Chinese politics and foreign policy, social movements, political ideologies. Ph.D., Ohio State University #FirstGen
Democracy dies where now?
People who don’t work in these areas may not realize how much knowledge we’re losing
Important break with past practice, especially as the Holy See is one of only 12 States to recognize Taiwan (and the only European power to do so).
One of the happiest updates I’ve written since I started following this story. 12 students back in status and maybe more to come. Across the country, students are saying their SEVIS is back.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
China has returned two Boeing jets, each valued at $55 million. With $69 million in tariffs applied, the cost per plane increased to $124 million. Orders for an additional 130 jets have been indefinitely suspended.
Trump negotiates with himself over China tariffs in public as Beijing sits and watches. One reason we're seeing this unfold: Trump picked a fight with a regime that's improving an already immense tolerance for pain
My latest (gift link): www.wsj.com/world/china/...
Early reports of terrible destruction inside #Myanmar following a powerful earthquake. Official state of emergency in 6 rejoins, apparently injured being treated with makeshift facilities in the streets.
Sorry I missed it this year; will be cheering from the gallows.
Women = nearly 60% of China's documented prisoners of conscience.
A sharp deterioration in transatlantic relations is beginning to infect the European debate on China. EU officials say unity on China is at its most fragile point in years. They are particularly worried about Spain & Italy. Read more in my latest WCIE for GMF
www.gmfus.org/news/watchin...
💀 The damage caused by Donald Trump to the United States’ reputation is creating opportunities for China, particularly with regards to Taiwan, according to a retired senior colonel from China’s People’s Liberation Army. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Freedom and democracy are always worth fighting for. Slava Ukraini.
DoD terminates Minerva grants and State Dept eliminates Title VIII summer language institutes on the same day. Coming on the heels of COVID, there’s going to be gaping holes in international expertise in the US for a generation.
/slow clap
“The Trump administration has already demonstrated that it is willing to suddenly and without warning break from decades of bipartisan US policy on China,” says Bethany Allen, head of China investigations and analysis at @aspi-org.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...
Via AFP:
"But as well as dropping the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence", the page has added a reference to Taiwan's cooperation with a Pentagon technology and semiconductor development project and says the U.S. will support Taiwan's membership in int'l orgs..."
www.reuters.com/world/us-dro...
PBS FRONTLINE investigates China’s rule over Tibet. With footage from inside the region, the documentary examines how the Communist regime controls Tibet’s Buddhist population, and the battle over the succession of its spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
Make your calls. Go to your town halls. Ask your state and local officials what they are doing under state and local law. Rest. Hydrate. Make soup for the hungry. Don’t let people tell you that you’re doing it wrong. Not a sprint. Not a marathon. A relay. Find your team. Thank you.
Update: As of Thursday, “Ne Zha 2” has grossed over 10 billion yuan ($1.3 billion), becoming China’s highest-grossing film and setting the biggest single-market box office record in history.
Several Honduran opposition candidates vying for the country's November elections support resuming diplomatic relations with Taiwan. www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6033468
When it comes to assessing the risks of DeepSeek, are we asking the wrong questions? Governments, journalists, and coders need to know that it’s a much more sophisticated propaganda tool than we all thought.
China imposes retaliatory tariffs on $14bn worth of US goods
https://www.ft.com/content/5260a94a-df1e-4c4c-8fa9-afc80506b360
Republican Senator Jerry Moran of farm-state Kansas sounds the alarm on dismantling #USAID.
Impending global implications as well as domestic implications for U.S. farmers.
kansasreflector.com/2025/02/07/k...
WashU PoliSci is hosting its third annual summer research program for undergraduates! Applications are due March 7. If you know students who might be thinking of grad school and want to get hands-on research experience, encourage them to apply at: sites.wustl.edu/wusteps/
February kicks off #BlackHistoryMonth, a time to honor and celebrate Black resilience, contribution and triumph.
Black history is central to our nation’s story. This month and always we celebrate the diversity and creativity of Black Americans that is essential to the U.S.'s foundation.
Number of Americans studying in Mandarin in Taiwan at Mandarin Training Centers in 2024-2025 academic year: 3,458.
In 2023, it was 3,431.
There were 800 Americans studying Mandarin in China as of June 2024.
depart.moe.edu.tw/ed4500/News_...
