Chinese diaspora activism and Social Media as a tool for protest

Welcome to the second episode of the European Guanxi Podcast! Each month, we discuss current news events, review books and articles, or conduct interviews with China experts to help you, our listeners, better understand China and Sino-European relations.In today's episode, Jaime and Karolin talk about Chinese diaspora activism and Social Media's ambiguous role as a tool for protest. The episode was inspired by an article called "Instagram Is a Site of Protest for the Chinese Diaspora", written by Caiwei Chen. Caiwei is a journalist based in New York who writes about technology and Chinese society, and in this article, she gives us a very perceptive, nuanced look at a flourishing virtual landscape of budding political consciousness from the young Chinese generation. Caiwen thankfully took the time to talk with us about her article in more detail.We hope you enjoy listening and would love for you to tune in to our next episode!Do not forget to check out European Guanxi on Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn and subscribe to stay up to date with our webinars and blog posts.Also, feel free to ask us any questions that you may have regarding China or EU-China relations. We will gladly try to answer them.Please find below links to relevant articles and further reading.Links:Open letter for US/UK/European/Australian universities to protect their Chinese students who are speaking out against injustice in China:https://telegra.ph/In-the-Wake-of-White-Paper-Movement-Universities-Must-Speak-Out-For-Chin ese-Students-at-Risk-02-20⁠Caiwen Chen's article: https://www.wired.com/story/china-protests-a4-memes-instagram/