Zhihang Ruan
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Assistant professor of political science at Hunter College-CUNY, PhD from Northwestern, development, labor, land, China, Vietnam. https://t.co/zfJIKms5Xj
New York, NY
Joined August 2014
Excited to share my first peer-reviewed article @chinaquarterly ! I offer an explanation as to why household registration (hukou) and unequal welfare systems, criticized by many for so long, have remained in place in China. 1/4
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Happening Monday!
New event! In conversation with Prof @merweissphd Prof Weiss @ualbany & founding director of @sunycunyseac will discuss the state of politics in Malaysia & SE Asia with @wjhurst. 🗓️ Next Mon 8 Dec! 16:00-17:30 🗺️ FAMES Building, CB3 9DA ✒️ Reg and info: https://t.co/UGYeqzLSVv
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This chart is unlikely to be true. The proportion of employees in SOEs and urban collective enterprises is unlikely to be as high as 40 percent recently. The NBS data shows that the number of SOE employees is around 55 million, while the total number of urban employees is 460 mil
Share of workers in state-owned and urban collective enterprises as a percentage of all workers in urban China from 1980 to 2022. Read more om this in today's Chartbook Top Links.
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Ho Chi Minh City’s metro line 2 (11.7 km-long) will begin construction soon. The surprising news is that the chosen contractor is China’s Guangzhou Subway Design & Research Institute. It was previously almost certain that it would be a European contractor.
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Từ nay đến cuối tháng 12-2025, Ban Quản lý đường sắt đô thị TP.HCM (MAUR) phát động phong trào thi đua 60 ngày đêm tập trung hoàn thành các nhiệm vụ trọng tâm vì mục tiêu khởi công tuyến metro số 2...
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With Episode 3 now also available, please listen to Episode 2:
Episode 3 coming tomorrow! Listen to Episode 2 first: https://t.co/4rHcG7r36B
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An excellent piece by @CNMNguyen on the evolving dynamics in China-Vietnam relations over the past two or three years.
Briefly on Vietnam for @peacc: “Trump’s latest tariff war has even been regarded by some Vietnamese as an opportunity for “liberation” from China. Since 2020, the broader trend has nevertheless been that of rising red nationalism throughout society.”
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Please check out this introductory episode!
On Geopolitics, Explorations - War, Episode 1 is now live! @wjhurst dives into the subject of war in this brand new podcast series. 🎧 Listen now on: https://t.co/gNjughmFFB
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Key Texts on Democracy This sourcebook, edited by Dahl, Shapiro and Cheibub, compiles short versions of key texts in the vast literature on democracy. It is a great resource. Download: https://t.co/1nrTyEYlJp
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Help us spread the word—we’re looking to help the next generation of Southeast Asia scholars get into the best PhD programs in the US/Canada.
📣The SEAREG Predoctoral Fellowship supports aspiring scholars from Southeast Asia who are applying to PhD programs in political science or closely related social science fields in the U.S. or Canada. Learn more: https://t.co/7hWdx6eGOg
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🚨 Southeast Asians applying to PhD programs in the U.S. or Canada for Fall 2026: We’re launching a free 10-part Zoom series to help you prepare. It’s part of the new SEAREG Pre-Doc Fellowship, launching this month. Starts Sept 2 PDT / Sept 3 morning across Southeast Asia.🧵👇
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This year has been historic to Vietnam: the 50th anniversary of unification (April 30) and 80th anniversary of independence (Sep 2). However, the ongoing celebrations have opened up the pandora box, showing how deep the North-South divide remains in many minds & hearts.
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Please spread the word:
New series: Elgar Chinese Law and Policy. If you're researching in these areas and you're interested in submitting a proposal, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more ➡️ https://t.co/s8d4DHYjDq
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JVS mourns the premature passing of Gerard Sasges, a brilliant scholar of Vietnam and an Associate Professor in the Dept of Southeast Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore. A Canadian national with a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, Gerard made a significant mark... 1/
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The Fantasy of a Grand Bargain Between America and China https://t.co/4ctTM4iOgY via @ForeignAffairs
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Why deadlock is more likely than détente.
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CFP due in one week (May 15)! If you would like to present a work-in-progress paper, please consider applying!
We invite you to submit presentations for Fall 2025. We welcome working papers by scholars at various career stages, using any method, in the fields of comparative politics and international relations. Please fill out the form below by May 15:
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What Vietnam was busy doing in the last 24hrs: - Gen Sec To Lam spoke to President Trump offering to eliminate tariffs for US goods. - 200 VN businesses flew to Miami to discuss trade & investment. - Hanoi has asked to defer the reciprocal tariffs by up to 3 months to renegotiate
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