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Dr. Hermann Aubié
Researcher focusing on climate change and environmental law
Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law at the University of Eastern Finland
Episode: China’s Climate and Air Quality Governance and EU-China Cooperation
Ning Leng
Assistant professor at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University and author of the book 'Politicizing Business'
Georgetown University
Episode: Ning Leng, "Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China" (Cambridge, 2025)
Dr. Gregory Chin
Associate Professor of Political Economy
York University, Canada
Episode: Gregory T. Chin and Kevin P. Gallagher, "China and the Global Economic Order" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Dr. Gaoheng Zhang
Associate professor of Italian Studies at the University of British Columbia
University of British Columbia
Episode: Gaoheng Zhang, "Italian Dumplings and Chinese Pizzas: Transcultural Food Mobilities" (Fordham UP, 2025)
Dr. Jenny Banh
Professor of Asian American Studies and Anthropology at California State University, Fresno.
California State University, Fresno
Episode: Jenny Banh, "Fantasies of Hong Kong Disneyland: Attempted Indigenizations of Space, Labor, and Consumption" (Rutgers UP, 2025)
Dr. Lara Momesso
Interdisciplinary researcher focusing on migrants and marginalized groups.
Honorary Research Fellow, University of Lancashire; affiliated with European Research Centre of Contemporary Taiwan and Centre of Taiwan Studies at SOAS.
Episode: Cross-Border Intimacies: Affect and Emotions in Marriage Migration Between China and Taiwan
Dr. Ed Pulford
Senior Lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
Episode: Di Wu et. al, eds., "China As Context: Anthropology, Post-globalisation and the Neglect of China" (Manchester UP, 2025)
Dr. Wu Di
Associate Professional Fellow at the Institute of Anthropology, Zhejiang University
Zhejiang University
Episode: Di Wu et. al, eds., "China As Context: Anthropology, Post-globalisation and the Neglect of China" (Manchester UP, 2025)
Scott W. Gregory
Author and expert on Chinese literature, particularly the Ming Dynasty novels.
Cornell University Press
Episode: Scott W. Gregory, "Bandits in Print: The Water Margin and the Transformations of the Chinese Novel" (Cornell UP, 2023)

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Sarah Bramall Ramos
Host of New Books in East Asian Studies

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Ning Leng, "Politicizing Business: How Firms Are Made to Serve the Party-State in China" (Cambridge, 2025)
Q: What is an example of the kind of politicization that you're talking about?
Leng describes a case from Qingdao where the mayor insisted on building a visible bridge instead of an economically sensible tunnel.
Stevan Harrell, "An Ecological History of Modern China" (U Washington Press, 2023)
Q: What does ecological civilization mean and why is it important?
Ecological civilization represents a realization of the need for sustainable development in the evolution of Chinese society and political economy.
Stevan Harrell, "An Ecological History of Modern China" (U Washington Press, 2023)
Q: What tools did the PRC use to support agricultural expansion without significant capital investment?
The PRC believed that labor concentration through collectivization would enhance productivity without the need for financial investment.
Gregory T. Chin and Kevin P. Gallagher, "China and the Global Economic Order" (Cambridge UP, 2025)
Q: What do you consider to be the most important points readers should take away from your book?
China has been quite successful with its evolving approach to these institutions and has significantly contributed to the world economy.
China’s Climate and Air Quality Governance and EU-China Cooperation
Q: How would you describe the current situation on climate cooperation between China and the European Union?
Despite geopolitical tensions, there remains potential for cooperation, particularly in green initiatives, with an emphasis on balancing competition and environmental goals.

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