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Kristy Bryant 徐愛童

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Research Associate, Oxford China Centre | Head of Research, British Asian Collective | Focus: Greater China, Taiwan, identity/ethnicity, nationalism, geopolitics, digital culture, Asian/Chinese diasporas

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I’m worried it can still get stupider

21.09.2025 02:39 — 👍 17286    🔁 1746    💬 1336    📌 251
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Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, sent Harvard a letter.

They graded it.

Bwahahaha.

07.05.2025 02:41 — 👍 45434    🔁 13045    💬 2218    📌 1924

This really hits close to home—after 4-5 years in China/Chinese Studies circles, I’ve seen more than a few students pivot to/fixate on Taiwan for all the wrong (mostly problematic) reasons... (Ironically I've wanted to write about this in the broader context of Western scholarship on East Asia)

09.04.2025 10:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A three-way handshake between China, Japan, and South Korea? If I didn't know any better, I'd say that Trump’s Nobel Peace Prize campaign is going pretty well this year!

01.04.2025 10:38 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Content creators on TikTok worldwide have been rebuilding their communities on Xiaohongshu (or ‘Red Note’), which generates much research interest. It’s all great, but there are some points I have to get out of my chest. If you are planning to research or comment on the ‘TikTok Refugee’, pls read:

15.01.2025 10:16 — 👍 44    🔁 21    💬 2    📌 4

(3/3) others have grown tired of chess game analogies and reductive takes. I know that many resonate with this sentiment but I increasingly feel that “but Taiwan has to” is not an answer I am content with. There’s a lot to unpack – perhaps I will finally start writing about it...

20.11.2024 22:47 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

(2/3) The phrase “but Taiwan has to” is perhaps the most common response to (my) criticisms of Taiwan’s stances and decision-making. As a proud and vocal Taiwanese citizen, I’m increasingly conflicted about Taiwan and my Taiwanese identity. I’m not blind to the obvious, but I like many...

20.11.2024 22:47 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

(1/3) I’ve recently spent a lot of time reflecting on the #TaiwanPlus controversy. Sadly, it isn't that shocking to me. For many #Taiwan scholars and watchers, this is symptomatic of a much deeper problem... When I used to host the Oxford Taiwan Reading Group, we discussed it EVERY session.

20.11.2024 22:47 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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