Center for the Study of Contemporary China
当代中国研究中心

The China Center within China


Upcoming Events

03-25
我的Mekong | My Mekong
03-27
The Moral Economy of Sustainable Livelihoods: Revisiting a Lead Mining Community in Rural Central China
03-27
Unequal Learning: Education and Society in Contemporary China
03-20
Narratives of Foreign Media Ecosystems in Chinese Social Media Discussions of the Russo-Ukrainian War
03-20
Chinese Female-only Script: Unveiling the Stories and Influence of 女书

Featured Faculty

Yuan Wang

Assistant Professor of International Relations, Duke Kunshan University

Interested in the interactions between Chinese state actors and African politics, Prof. Yuan Wang, Assistant Professor of International Relations at DKU, and one of the leads of the China and the Global South Cluster, investigates why Chinese-financed and -constructed infrastructure projects develop into starkly different trajectories in different African countries in her latest published book, titled: The Railpolitik: Leadership and Agency in Sino-African Infrastructure Development (forthcoming with Oxford University Press). Drawing from extensive research conducted in Angola, China, Ethiopia, and Kenya, Prof. Yuan Wang examines the pivotal role of African leadership agency in shaping the outcomes of Chinese-funded railway projects. Her work posits that political championship can be generated not only from centralized developmental states, but also from leaders’ perceived threats of competitive elections in democratic states. Read More

Featured Student

Tianlei (Ruby) Qiu

Class of 2024

In early 2022, China implemented its Third-Child policy in an effort to boost the country’s declining fertility rate. However, after two years of implementation, the policy has shown limited effectiveness. Against this backdrop, Ruby Qiu, a senior student majoring in Institution and Governance with a focus on Public Policy, has chosen to delve into this issue for her signature work. Previously collaborating with Prof. Jiahua Yue on the CSCC student research projectChinese Public Opinion Toward the Three-Child Policy and Women’s Rights“, Ruby’s research interests lie in the impact of policies on women and children in China, as well as policy theory development in the Chinese context. Her signature work seeks to explore how various aspects of the three-child policy influence public acceptance.  Read More

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