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In this essay, Kota W focuses on the Karen Border Guard Force to explore the local power dynamics around the proliferation of transnational organised crime, including online scamming, in the Myanmar–Thailand border area since the late 2010s. globalchinapulse.net/militia-as-a-c…

In this essay, Xu Peng examines the endurance and adaptation of ethnic armed organisations and militias in Myanmar’s Shan State, investigating how they transitioned from the drug trade to the gambling industry and, more recently, online scams. globalchinapulse.net/the-political-…

From now on, we plan to publish calls for papers for our forthcoming journal issues. Two calls are already out. The first is for an issue of the Made in China Journal about Chinese youth slated for publication in mid-2025. 1/ madeinchinajournal.com/calls-for-pape…

Over the past decade, we have published hundreds of essays. Rather than leaving this material in our archives, we have decided to draw from it to offer a series of ‘modules’ on key topics. Here's the first, on internationalist activism and solidarity. 1/ madeinchinajournal.com/2024/11/29/mod…

‘Northern frontier culture’ has become a trendy term in propaganda texts and academic publications in and about Inner Mongolia. This piece shows how this discourse ends up marginalising and deterritorialising one group: ethnic Mongols from the region. madeinchinajournal.com/2024/12/03/con…

At Chinese restaurants in Nairobi, interactions between Kenyan employees and Chinese customers are often hampered by language barriers. In this essay, Amanda Kaminsky explores how the use of pidgin English facilitates fleeting moments of affinity. globalchinapulse.net/playing-with-t…

Despite its decline in recent years, Songzhuang Art Village on the outskirts of Beijing continues to be one of the most significant art spaces in the world. However, its history remains under-researched and is often misunderstood, writes Giorgio Strafella. madeinchinajournal.com/2024/12/10/aft…

While vulgarity has a long history in China, three decades of internet development seem to have amplified its relevance. In this essay, 胡子哥 @[email protected]/bsky, sannuvola.threads.net describes how different registers of vulgarity overlap across Chinese everyday life and media contexts. globalchinapulse.net/ball-ache-cow-…

||NEW PROFILE|| The Chancay Multipurpose Port Terminal is a logistics complex being developed and managed primarily by COSCO in Chancay, Peru. It promises to become an important hub connecting Asian and South American markets, writes Alexandra Pizarro Choy.thepeoplesmap.net/project/chanca…

One in four English-language learners globally is Chinese, amounting to 400 million students. In this essay, Eric Henry explores the roots of this phenomenon, highlighting how it aligns with a long tradition in China of self-transformation through language.globalchinapulse.net/making-global-…

Studies of the spread of Mandarin Chinese in the Middle East and beyond often highlight the role of the Chinese state and official actors. However, contributing to the globalisation of Mandarin are also humble grassroots initiatives, writes Jie Wang. globalchinapulse.net/a-chinese-conv…

On Chinese construction sites in Ghana, language barriers often cause misunderstandings. However, using a mix of Chinese and English, Chinese supervisors and local construction workers can communicate and even joke, writes Costanza Franceschini. globalchinapulse.net/chinese-englis…

Given the influx of tourists from China, the ability to speak Chinese has become essential to boost tourism in Thailand. However, in the north of the country, this is resulting in a linguistic challenge that is at once psychological, social, and political. globalchinapulse.net/two-chinas-and…