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Factors Deterring and Advancing the Legal Mobilization of Labour Rights in China

March 23, 2019

Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed below represent the opinions of the article’s author. The following work does not necessarily represent the views of the Synergy: Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies. Introduction Chinese workers […]

Sex, Trade, and Disease: The Moral Business of Mui Tsai and Prostitution in Colonial Hong Kong

March 17, 2019

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Event Report: China ‘Going Global’: New Configuration of Chinese Overseas Investment

March 15, 2019

On November 13, 2018, the Synergy: Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies hosted a panel discussion entitled “China ‘Going Global’: New Configuration of Chinese Overseas Investment,” held at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public […]

Identity Politics and Strategic Accommodation: A Fresh Approach to US-DPRK Relations

March 10, 2019

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Cosmopolitanism and Nationalism: The Challenges Faced by Foreign Residents in Shanghai

January 12, 2019

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Home Alone: Transformations in Youth’s Notions of Belonging in Neoliberal South Korea

January 6, 2019

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The “Dad” and A Symbol of State Control: Janus-Faced China Central Television

January 6, 2019

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The Dual Nature of British Economic Policy in the mid-Victorian Era: A Case Study on the First and Second Opium Wars

January 1, 2019

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Mediating Relations: Broken Networks of Human Connection in Japanese Crime Fiction

December 30, 2018

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The Concealment of Japanese Imperialism and the Perpetuation of the East-West Divide in Orientalism and An Artist of the Floating World

December 29, 2018

Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed below represent the opinions of the article’s author. The following work does not necessarily represent the views of the Synergy: Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies. Abstract: The historical […]