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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... —excellent piece on the latest wave of youth protests, which brings in some resonances with the Milk Tea Alliance and mentions my book on that topic (the protests in Hong Kong, Thailand and Myanmar during an earlier wave)

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1h

👇 @vincentbevins.bsky.social @zackbeauchamp.bsky.social

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... —excellent piece on the latest wave of youth protests, which brings in some resonances with the Milk Tea Alliance and mentions my book on that topic (the protests in Hong Kong, Thailand and Myanmar during an earlier wave)

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1h

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... —excellent piece on the latest wave of youth protests, which brings in some resonances with the Milk Tea Alliance and mentions my book on that topic (the protests in Hong Kong, Thailand and Myanmar during an earlier wave)

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Reposted by Jeff Wasserstrom

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 14h

👇 @brianhioe.bsky.social @albertmwu.bsky.social (with Milk Tea Alliance brought in)

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 14h

👇 @turtelista.bsky.social @hkbeech.bsky.social

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 14h

👇 @hofrench.bsky.social @dissentmag.bsky.social

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 15h

👇 @drsusanliebell.bsky.social @jayjamescarter.bsky.social @guobin-yang.bsky.social (with a shout out to my Milk Tea Alliance book)

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 16h

👇 @melissakchan.bsky.social @davidakaye.bsky.social

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 16h

👇 @eraldo.bsky.social @myetcetera.bsky.social (includes reference to the Milk Tea Alliance and my book on the topic)

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

👇 @tompepinsky.com @johndelury.bsky.social (delighted, as you can imagine, to see my book mentioned in this smart commentary)

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

👇 @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social @vincentbevins.bsky.social

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

👇 @galbeckerman.bsky.social @ishaantharoor.bsky.social

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 18h

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 20h

New post by @johndelury.bsky.social that moves from Berlin to Beijing with Pyongyang on his mind open.substack.com/pub/johndelu...

Reveries of Reunification

In Berlin, Pyongyang on my mind

open.substack.com

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Paul French @chinarhyming.bsky.social · 22h

Wallis’s love affair in Peking was with Italian naval officer Alberto da Zara. in his 1949 autobiography he recalls Wallis and their summer together in 1925. It’s never been translated into English….

Her Lotus Year is available everywhere in hardback, e-book and audiobook now…

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Milk Tea Alliance Calendar @mtacalendar.bsky.social · 1d

New event!
📆24th Oct
🕡6:30pm CET

Book Launch at Nowhere Bookstore, the Hauge, NL of "The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing" W/ @jwassers.bsky.social & mod Pui Chi Lai

Details:
www.instagram.com/p/DPqUVJhjC8T/

Fri 24 Oct | 18:30 – 20:30
Nowhere Bookstore Netherlands, Piet Heinstraat 42, The Hague
Author: Jeff Wasserstrom
Moderator: Pui Chi Lai
Language: English
€5 admission | Free for Nowhere Citizens

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to this October 24 launch event at the Hague’s Nowhere bookshop www.linkedin.com/posts/nowher... that’ll be moderated by Pui Chi Lai of the University of Leiden, my first event at a China outside of China bookstore after my June 10 publication day talk at JF Books in DC

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1d

👇 @avtansa.bsky.social @manyapan.bsky.social @matthewblongo.bsky.social details on some of my upcoming European events here docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... & leidenasiacentre.nl/event/jeffre...

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1d

Ahead of my first events in Europe (Oct 22, 23, 24 in Holland & London on the 27th) related to my new book on youth protests in East & Southeast Asia from 2019 to 2021 (& beyond), reposting a couple of favorite reviews, this by @katiestallard.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/culture/book... & 👇

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 2d

My first ever talks in Holland coming up soon/Leiden Oct 22, this in The Hague on Oct 23 leidenasiacentre.nl/event/jeffre... & Nowhere bookstore in The Hague on Oct 24. (Btw, I’ve long found lots of value in What’s on Weibo by @manyapan.bsky.social so delighted to see the 23rd talk mentioned by her)

Jeffrey Wasserstrom on China, Protest and Asia’s Struggle against Autocracy - Leiden Asia Centre

China is changing the world—and the world is responding. In just a few decades, China has gone from isolated state to global powerhouse, reshaping politics, culture, and the fight for democracy across...

leidenasiacentre.nl

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Manya Koetse @manyapan.bsky.social · 7d

To dive into all of that — and stay in tune with what people are talking about in China — subscribe to What’s on Weibo. It’s a 100% independent, reader-supported publication, and every subscriber truly helps me keep it going. Link to latest newsletter: www.whatsonweibo.com/newsletter/n...

An Unfortunate Misunderstanding

www.whatsonweibo.com

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 2d

👇ICYMI, good piece by @masonwong.bsky.social in LARB

Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 15d

“As public rhetoric about technology adopts a dire and self-righteous tone, the ethical and normative stakes of this contest have become less and less clear.” Mason Wong on three books about US-China tech competition and the global chip industry. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/the-grove/

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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · Sep 11

We're over the moon to announce that the LARB Quarterly, no. 46: Alien is officially coming soon, featuring meditations, essays, fiction, poetry, and more from LARB contributors new and known. Prep for landing and join today to get your issue. https://lareviewofbooks.org/membership/

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 5d

👇 Thrilled to get this latest Good Reads review of The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, published June 10 by @columbiagr.bsky.social h

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