Ting
@tingguowrites.bsky.social
Religion, gender, &politics in transnational Asia @utoronto.ca｜ @shichapodcast.bsky.social 時差 cohost |🐻JAAR @aarweb.bsky.social Book Review Editor |🐻 AAS @asianstudies.org DEC rep. https://ting902.com/
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Ting
@tingguowrites.bsky.social
· Jun 18
Can love hold a nation together—or hold it down? In her new book, @tingguowrites.bsky.social uncovers how Chinese leaders from Sun Yat-sen to Xi Jinping have harnessed the language of love—universal, ardent, paternal—to stir hearts, shape ideology, and legitimise power across a century.
Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China: A Conversation with Ting Guo | Made in China Journal
Religion, Secularism, and Love as a Political Discourse in Modern China (Amsterdam University Press, 2025) examines how the language of love (愛 ai) has been appropriated and politicised by Chinese pol...
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On (post) #secularism, #nationalism, #gender politics under Xi vs Mao, love for #authoritarianism and intersectional love in minor transnationalism:
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@tingguowrites.bsky.social :
"Many of the tragic events in locations far from us are shaped by local and global politics, international capital, and modern state institutions, rather than by ‘culture’, and we must contextualise these events while also recognising their connections to ‘our world’."
"Many of the tragic events in locations far from us are shaped by local and global politics, international capital, and modern state institutions, rather than by ‘culture’, and we must contextualise these events while also recognising their connections to ‘our world’."
When the Hong Kong fire occurred, initial international media coverage focused on bamboo scaffolding. This Orientalised and exoticised the tragedy, obscuring the fact that it was not just an accident, but an outcome shaped by long-term neglect and inequality, writes @tingguowrites.bsky.social.
The Distance Between Us | Made in China Journal
A week after the devastating fire that claimed at least 159 lives in Hong Kong on 26 November, people were still queuing daily for hours until after midnight to join the mourning. As flowers, gifts, a...
madeinchinajournal.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:49 AM
@tingguowrites.bsky.social :
"Many of the tragic events in locations far from us are shaped by local and global politics, international capital, and modern state institutions, rather than by ‘culture’, and we must contextualise these events while also recognising their connections to ‘our world’."
"Many of the tragic events in locations far from us are shaped by local and global politics, international capital, and modern state institutions, rather than by ‘culture’, and we must contextualise these events while also recognising their connections to ‘our world’."
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also enjoying this open-access paper from Myung-Sahm Suh: Vacillating between the Cold War and the Culture War: The Contemporary Predicament of the Korean Evangelical Right www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/la...
December 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
also enjoying this open-access paper from Myung-Sahm Suh: Vacillating between the Cold War and the Culture War: The Contemporary Predicament of the Korean Evangelical Right www.kci.go.kr/kciportal/la...
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A highly recommended read:
“Hong Kong has gone through so many traumas and so much mourning in the past five years, and all of us have repressed emotions: anger towards the neoliberal and authoritarian powers, and grief for the lives and the way of life that have been lost”.
“Hong Kong has gone through so many traumas and so much mourning in the past five years, and all of us have repressed emotions: anger towards the neoliberal and authoritarian powers, and grief for the lives and the way of life that have been lost”.
When the Hong Kong fire occurred, initial international media coverage focused on bamboo scaffolding. This Orientalised and exoticised the tragedy, obscuring the fact that it was not just an accident, but an outcome shaped by long-term neglect and inequality, writes @tingguowrites.bsky.social.
The Distance Between Us | Made in China Journal
A week after the devastating fire that claimed at least 159 lives in Hong Kong on 26 November, people were still queuing daily for hours until after midnight to join the mourning. As flowers, gifts, a...
madeinchinajournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A highly recommended read:
“Hong Kong has gone through so many traumas and so much mourning in the past five years, and all of us have repressed emotions: anger towards the neoliberal and authoritarian powers, and grief for the lives and the way of life that have been lost”.
“Hong Kong has gone through so many traumas and so much mourning in the past five years, and all of us have repressed emotions: anger towards the neoliberal and authoritarian powers, and grief for the lives and the way of life that have been lost”.
🙏💛
You have expressed so much that I have struggled to put into words. Thank you.
December 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
🙏💛
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When the Hong Kong fire occurred, initial international media coverage focused on bamboo scaffolding. This Orientalised and exoticised the tragedy, obscuring the fact that it was not just an accident, but an outcome shaped by long-term neglect and inequality, writes @tingguowrites.bsky.social.
The Distance Between Us | Made in China Journal
A week after the devastating fire that claimed at least 159 lives in Hong Kong on 26 November, people were still queuing daily for hours until after midnight to join the mourning. As flowers, gifts, a...
madeinchinajournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 11:22 PM
When the Hong Kong fire occurred, initial international media coverage focused on bamboo scaffolding. This Orientalised and exoticised the tragedy, obscuring the fact that it was not just an accident, but an outcome shaped by long-term neglect and inequality, writes @tingguowrites.bsky.social.
A difficult piece to write, for all the emotional turmoil for #hongkong #HongKongFire (+my ill-timed minor surgery). But #emotions are powerful; they create a #community of #mourning across boundaries & envision a future under impossible conditions. Please feel them to transcend the distance bt us:
The Distance Between Us | Made in China Journal
A week after the devastating fire that claimed at least 159 lives in Hong Kong on 26 November, people were still queuing daily for hours until after midnight to join the mourning. As flowers, gifts, a...
madeinchinajournal.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:23 PM
A difficult piece to write, for all the emotional turmoil for #hongkong #HongKongFire (+my ill-timed minor surgery). But #emotions are powerful; they create a #community of #mourning across boundaries & envision a future under impossible conditions. Please feel them to transcend the distance bt us:
We also discussed @helenjinkim.bsky.social ‘s Race for Survival: How #ColdWar South #Korea Shaped American #Evangelical Empire!
📣we have a new episode - the very first Shicha episode in English!📣
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
#20 全球基督教右翼 & 宗教與現代韓國｜Global Christian Right & Religion and Modern Korea
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:53 PM
We also discussed @helenjinkim.bsky.social ‘s Race for Survival: How #ColdWar South #Korea Shaped American #Evangelical Empire!
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📣we have a new episode - the very first Shicha episode in English!📣
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
#20 全球基督教右翼 & 宗教與現代韓國｜Global Christian Right & Religion and Modern Korea
open.spotify.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
📣we have a new episode - the very first Shicha episode in English!📣
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
@tingguowrites.bsky.social talks to Myung-Sahm Suh on the global Christian right, religion and modern Korea!
open.spotify.com/episode/574D...
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Some photos from the Tai Po fire memorial area yesterday.
December 4, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Some photos from the Tai Po fire memorial area yesterday.
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HKFP spoke with Hongkongers from the Muslim community who have stood in solidarity with families who lost loved ones in the Tai Po fire. Another mourner called for accountability. Video: Johnny Wan/HKFP.
In full: buff.ly/6HVaFLa
In full: buff.ly/6HVaFLa
Hong Kong fire: Solidarity, grief and anger in Tai Po after 151 killed in Wang Fuk Court blaze
HKFP spoke with Hongkongers from the Muslim community who have stood in solidarity with families who lost loved ones in the Tai Po fire.
Another mourner expressed fears that some of those affected…
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December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
HKFP spoke with Hongkongers from the Muslim community who have stood in solidarity with families who lost loved ones in the Tai Po fire. Another mourner called for accountability. Video: Johnny Wan/HKFP.
In full: buff.ly/6HVaFLa
In full: buff.ly/6HVaFLa
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I’ve always thought there was a dissertation topic in bamboo scaffolding.
December 1, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I’ve always thought there was a dissertation topic in bamboo scaffolding.
Bamboo scaffoldings’ spiritual significance: they’re an essential part of Jiao/ Chiu 醮 festivals: www.instagram.com/p/DRHQmoWiWw...
#hongkong #daoism #religion
#hongkong #daoism #religion
🇭🇰HONG KONG D 阿金環遊香港100天🇭🇰 on Instagram: "《2025年沙田九約十年一屆太平清醮》
跟錦田鄉十年大醮同期的還有這個同樣是十年才一次的沙田九約大醮，兩個醮的儀式日程表都十分相近，同樣是12月13開始，正日同樣是16號，日程表請參考圖四
明白錦田那個實在太吸引眾人目光，所以都較會忽略了沙田九約這個同樣是十年才一次的太平清醮
這其實是一個好機會認識沙田這個地方...
4,606 likes, 29 comments - hongkongd_ on November 16, 2025: "《2025年沙田九約十年一屆太平清醮》
跟錦田鄉十年大醮同期的還有這個同樣是十年才一次的沙田九約大醮，兩個醮的儀式日程表都十分相近，同樣是12月13開始，正日同樣是16號，日程表請參考圖四
明白錦田那個實在太吸引眾人目光，所以都較會忽略了沙田九約這個同樣是十年才一次的太平清醮...
www.instagram.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Bamboo scaffoldings’ spiritual significance: they’re an essential part of Jiao/ Chiu 醮 festivals: www.instagram.com/p/DRHQmoWiWw...
#hongkong #daoism #religion
#hongkong #daoism #religion
Tai Po in flames @lausanhk.bsky.social: "While many commentators outside #HongKong have been repeating the mantra of “Hong Kong is dead” since 2020, the powerful mutual aid and calls for #justice are solid evidence of the continuing #agency of people": lausancollective.com/2025/tai-po-...
Tai Po in flames - Lausan
How Hongkongers are reviving mass action and mutual aid in the wake of the deadly fires in Tai Po.
lausancollective.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Tai Po in flames @lausanhk.bsky.social: "While many commentators outside #HongKong have been repeating the mantra of “Hong Kong is dead” since 2020, the powerful mutual aid and calls for #justice are solid evidence of the continuing #agency of people": lausancollective.com/2025/tai-po-...
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Inmediahk reports that HK university student Miles Kwan, who was seen handing out fliers linking to a petition demanding an independent investigation and accountability for the Tai Po fire was detained and taken to the police station. The online petition and related media has since been deleted.
November 29, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Inmediahk reports that HK university student Miles Kwan, who was seen handing out fliers linking to a petition demanding an independent investigation and accountability for the Tai Po fire was detained and taken to the police station. The online petition and related media has since been deleted.
Viral video: south asian minorities in #hongkong showing support. If they were still viewed as outsiders in 2019 protests, it’s a more inclusive sense of #community this time. The emotional-political community thru mourning (hopefully) transcends racial boundary: www.instagram.com/reel/DRmtOuu...
嘥氣 on Instagram: "香港是我們的家 也是他們的家
感恩今日見到的是 各位在災難面前
大家不分你我 一同竭盡所能共渡難關
再次感謝各位守望相助
祝大埔. 檻過"
香港正面臨著許多挑戰, 但我們仍然堅持下去, 因為我們相信我們的城市, 我們的家, 也是他們的家
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November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Viral video: south asian minorities in #hongkong showing support. If they were still viewed as outsiders in 2019 protests, it’s a more inclusive sense of #community this time. The emotional-political community thru mourning (hopefully) transcends racial boundary: www.instagram.com/reel/DRmtOuu...
Rather timely? #Decoloniality roundtable from #HongKong, smth I co-wrote w/ former colleagues who have also been working on amazing project called “Doing Theory in Southeast Asia”
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
Decoloniality roundtable from Hong Kong
This roundtable discussion is a response to the article “Decoloniality and Language Scholarship” by academics from the interdisciplinary Department of Cultural & Religious Studies at the Chinese U...
www.degruyterbrill.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Rather timely? #Decoloniality roundtable from #HongKong, smth I co-wrote w/ former colleagues who have also been working on amazing project called “Doing Theory in Southeast Asia”
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
This repository aims to collect, organize, and preserve publicly available information related to the #hongkong #hongkongfire on 26 November 2025; Contributions are welcome from residents, researchers, and professionals:
github.com/Hong-Kong-Em...
github.com/Hong-Kong-Em...
GitHub - Hong-Kong-Emergency-Coordination-Hub/Hong-Kong-Fire-Documentary: Hong Kong Fire (Tai Po, 11/26): A major blaze swept through Wang Fuk Court
Hong Kong Fire (Tai Po, 11/26): A major blaze swept through Wang Fuk Court - Hong-Kong-Emergency-Coordination-Hub/Hong-Kong-Fire-Documentary
github.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This repository aims to collect, organize, and preserve publicly available information related to the #hongkong #hongkongfire on 26 November 2025; Contributions are welcome from residents, researchers, and professionals:
github.com/Hong-Kong-Em...
github.com/Hong-Kong-Em...
Rhodora Alcaraz, a domestic worker from the Philippines saved a baby in the #hongkongfire. Baby’s stable; she’s in ICU:
www.instagram.com/p/DRm9iGyAQW...
www.instagram.com/p/DRm9iGyAQW...
major canto traits on Instagram: "We are all human at heart.
“Rhodora Alcaraz is a Filipino domestic worker who became widely known for her bravery in protecting a three-month-old infant during a ma...
11K likes, 116 comments - majorcantotraits on November 28, 2025: "We are all human at heart.
“Rhodora Alcaraz is a Filipino domestic worker who became widely known for her bravery in protecting a th...
www.instagram.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Rhodora Alcaraz, a domestic worker from the Philippines saved a baby in the #hongkongfire. Baby’s stable; she’s in ICU:
www.instagram.com/p/DRm9iGyAQW...
www.instagram.com/p/DRm9iGyAQW...
Remembering another fire: It’s the 3-yr anniversary of the #whitepapermovement, which started also after a deadly #fire in a highrise building: the #Ürümqifire in 2022 that killed more than 10 but remains under investigated. It was in a Uyghur Muslim region under China’s zero-Covid policy
November 29, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Remembering another fire: It’s the 3-yr anniversary of the #whitepapermovement, which started also after a deadly #fire in a highrise building: the #Ürümqifire in 2022 that killed more than 10 but remains under investigated. It was in a Uyghur Muslim region under China’s zero-Covid policy
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China Taiping Insurance Holdings said it was the insurer of the Wang Fuk Court renovation. Bloomberg Intelligence estimates its exposure at HK$2.6 billion (US$334 million), the largest ever in Hong Kong, possibly exceeding the Kimpton Hotel fire in 2023
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Hong Kong Warned Tower Contractor of Fire Risk Days Before Blaze
Hong Kong warned renovators at a high-rise complex about fire hazards one week before the estate was wrecked by the city’s deadliest fire in decades, raising questions over whether officials did enoug...
www.bloomberg.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
China Taiping Insurance Holdings said it was the insurer of the Wang Fuk Court renovation. Bloomberg Intelligence estimates its exposure at HK$2.6 billion (US$334 million), the largest ever in Hong Kong, possibly exceeding the Kimpton Hotel fire in 2023
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Speaking of mourning; if in #Vancouver, a memorial gathering for #hongkong:
November 29, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Speaking of mourning; if in #Vancouver, a memorial gathering for #hongkong:
It’s mourning that has brought the community together since 2019.
Hongkongers are paying tribute to victims of the deadly Tai Po fire, which has claimed at least 128 lives, as an official three-day mourning period began on Saturday.
In full: buff.ly/XLC1BC0
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
In full: buff.ly/XLC1BC0
Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 AM
It’s mourning that has brought the community together since 2019.
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At least four domestic workers are among the 128 people killed in Wednesday's fatal Tai Po fire. Dozens of residents still remain missing or are injured.
Video: Johnny Wan/HKFP.
Video: Johnny Wan/HKFP.
November 29, 2025 at 3:52 AM
At least four domestic workers are among the 128 people killed in Wednesday's fatal Tai Po fire. Dozens of residents still remain missing or are injured.
Video: Johnny Wan/HKFP.
Video: Johnny Wan/HKFP.
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Hong Kongers express their solidarity with the victims of the Tai Po fire by writing words of encouragement and sympathy on Post-It notes. An act that disappeared since 2019 but apparently remain unforgotten since then.
November 28, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hong Kongers express their solidarity with the victims of the Tai Po fire by writing words of encouragement and sympathy on Post-It notes. An act that disappeared since 2019 but apparently remain unforgotten since then.
#hongkong 🥹 local NGO (that usually facilitates food waste reduction) opening up for those in need to stay, w/ two meals a day, all FREE OF CHARGE up to three months:
November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
#hongkong 🥹 local NGO (that usually facilitates food waste reduction) opening up for those in need to stay, w/ two meals a day, all FREE OF CHARGE up to three months: