Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026www.cornellsun.com/article/2026...cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 000 0
Reposted by Ling ChenSarah Parkinson @separkinson.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Phones are not luggage, but US courts basically treat them that way by allowing agencies such as ICE & CBP to search people's phones at the border *without suspicion* In no world does CBP need access to all of travelers' private photos, documents, communication etc. to make an entry determination. 2208 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 22/07/2026A new visa rule was just recently issued, limiting students' visas to a four-year stay. Most PhD students can't complete their studies within this type of length. I am sure international students have "abused" our immigration system. And this shows how we further lose talent in this country... 000 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Today’s story: my daughter got home and suddenly came sit on my remote control. The whole TV went off. That was when exactly the first goal happened 😂 000 0
Reposted by Ling ChenBrian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Good morning from DC—where you’ve got to look twice to see if the masked paramilitaries on the street are ICE or Patriot Front. 491784444 0
Reposted by Ling ChenHenry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 11/05/2026knightcolumbia.org/content/ai-a... Now up at @knightcolumbia.org - Cosma Shalizi and myself on "AI as Social Technology." It says that AI models are really a technology of social mediation that allow humans to connect with thoughts of other humans. Short-ish thread with major points follows.knightcolumbia.orgAI as Social Technology 719475 0
Reposted by Ling ChenJeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 01/05/2026American capitalism makes money. Chinese capitalism makes things. Go read my new essay, Capacity Returns (gift link), in The BREAK—DOWN. www.break-down.org/capacity-ret...break-down.orgCapacity ReturnsBoth the American and Chinese varieties of capitalism are awash in successes and failures. Decarbonizing demands that we use the best of both. 13810 0
Reposted by Ling ChenIsabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Economics can either enable the slide toward fascism, or defend affordability, dignity, and democracy. I wrote ANTI-FASCIST ECONOMICS with my baby by my side—a constant reminder that the future should be livable for all. Out in October with Random House. 19794218 0
Reposted by Ling ChenAbe Newman @abenewman.bsky.social · 21/04/2026US policy driven not by national interests but by the vanity of the king: "But it also reflects a global reality in which governments appeal to Mr. Trump’s vanity in order to get American might on their side." #neo-royalism www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/w...nytimes.com‘Donnyland’? Ukraine Proposes Renaming Part of the Donbas in Trump’s Honor 01612 0
Reposted by Ling ChenAnna Grzymala-Busse @annagbusse.bsky.social · 11/04/2026"The vote on April 12 is Hungary’s best chance in 16 years to choose democracy over autocracy. It may not come again." Excellent piece by Bálint Magyar and madlovicsb.bsky.social that lays out the stakes of Sunday's election in Hungary.foreignaffairs.comA Last Chance for HungaryOrban’s mafia state could fall—or cement itself. 02910 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 08/03/2026An interesting article estimating the threat of AI-agent responding across online survey platforms. Conclusion seems to be Prolific is good and MTurk is bad...https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/xcg26_v1 000 0
Reposted by Ling ChenJoseph Wong @josephwongut.bsky.social · 06/03/2026In most countries, politics is divided along a left-right spectrum. In #America it appears the major divide is between the morally and the immorally evil. 001 0
Reposted by Ling ChenMehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026You cannot talk like this about any other minority in America. And if it was any other president’s adviser who said something like this about any other minority, it’d be the instant end of their presidency. 1693237125920 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 28/01/2026In Fairfax county public schools won’t open till next Monday… 110 0
Reposted by Ling ChenBarack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 25/01/2026The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault. 30515979919365 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 23/09/2025The accessible version of the paper is here: 81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_e... Original link here: www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny...81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com 010 0
Reposted by Ling ChenLing Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Authoritarian capitalism can emerge out of backlash to neoliberalism, and the Trump administration has been against immigration and free trade. But note that his strategy is two-fold: domestically, pro-big business and internationally, anti-globalization. As we wrote in our recent paper: 2289 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Authoritarian capitalism can emerge out of backlash to neoliberalism, and the Trump administration has been against immigration and free trade. But note that his strategy is two-fold: domestically, pro-big business and internationally, anti-globalization. As we wrote in our recent paper: 2289 0
Reposted by Ling ChenVictor Shih @vicshih.bsky.social · 15/09/2025I have had a few chats with @josephtorigian.bsky.social on his book but this one really turned out well and we addressed some core issues about the party and its history www.ncuscr.org/video/the-pa...ncuscr.orgThe Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi JinpingThrough an examination of the life of Xi Zhongxun, Joseph Torigian sheds light on the power of the Chinese Communist Party and how it affects individuals at its highest levels. 1127 0
Reposted by Ling ChenLing Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Thrilled that my co-authored piece with Xiuyu li from NYU and Kellee Tsai from Northeastern just came out in Comparative Politics, online first. www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny... You can access the accepted version here 81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_d... 1114 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Thrilled that my co-authored piece with Xiuyu li from NYU and Kellee Tsai from Northeastern just came out in Comparative Politics, online first. www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cuny... You can access the accepted version here 81e63e3e-0cc6-43dc-aa7c-35f441eca471.filesusr.com/ugd/f72a2f_d... 1114 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025A table summarizing the pathways can be found here 6/6 000 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Understanding these historical pathways to authoritarian capitalism provides insight on contemporary democratic backsliding and right-wing populism in the U.S. and Europe. 5/6 100 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025Conversely, when authoritarianism preceded capitalism, late industrializing states with weak business and working classes pursued developmental agendas by exercising autonomy over capital and repressing labor. 4/6 110 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025We argue that the timing of capitalism's establishment relative to authoritarianism matters. When capitalism preceded authoritarianism, autocracy arose from fear of communist redistribution or backlash against neoliberalism, with governments appealing to business and labor interests. 3/6 110 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 11/09/2025What accounts for the emergence of authoritarian capitalism in industrialized democracies, post-communist countries, and emerging market economies? We identify three pathways to authoritarian capitalism: anti-redistribution, post-communist backlash to neoliberalism, and late industrialization. 2/6 110 0
Reposted by Ling ChenJessica Chen Weiss @jessicacweiss.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Join us *online* next Tuesday, May 13 from 9:00-10:00am to discuss the US-China trade impasse with Ana Swanson (New York Times) and @johnshopkinssais.bsky.social ACF faculty affiliates @jonasnahm.com @lingchenscholar.bsky.social & Ho-fung Hung REGISTER HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-us-chi... 061 0
Reposted by Ling ChenDenis Wirtz @deniswirtz.bsky.social · 05/05/2025NIH laying off hundreds more staff, including the cancer research institute. The US is now a country in full self-harm mode. www.cbsnews.com/news/nih-lay...cbsnews.comNational Institutes of Health lays off hundreds more staff, including at cancer research instituteThe cuts at the National Institutes of Health blindsided staff, after reassurances that no further layoffs were planned. 312257 0
Reposted by Ling ChenYan Long @yanlong-soc.bsky.social · 11/04/2025THiS will hold its first Chinese Book Talk of 2025! On Apr. 22, 8:00–10:00 p.m. I’ll talk on my book, Authoritarian Absorption: The Transnational Remaking of Epidemic Politics in China (Oxford University Press, 2024). More info: www.thisoc.net/booktalk/boo... 1166 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 10/04/2025I have some previous works on local electronics industry in China but not on the semiconductor industry specifically. And i have an article on tech war and China but not on the local level… 020 0
Reposted by Ling ChenJeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 09/04/2025This is what the state imposing a vision of appropriate speech looks like. We should all fight against it, lest we all hang separately. 06620 0
Reposted by Ling ChenJesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 07/04/2025Students at UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, Harvard, Univ. of Michigan, UCLA, Arizona State, Cornell, Univ. of Oregon, Univ. of Texas, North Carolina State, Univ. of Colorado, Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota State and more have all had visas revoked with NO DUE PROCESS (links below) 14509308 0
Reposted by Ling ChenPhilip Bump @pbump.com · 11/03/2025congrats to Disease, having a huge year 442348444 0
Reposted by Ling ChenPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 09/03/2025To be clear: a tariff is a tax. 1306585799138 0
Reposted by Ling ChenFilipe Campante @filipecampante.bsky.social · 01/03/2025It’s shameful that the mainstream press puts the blame on Zelenskyy. They treat Trump as a force of nature, like the weather gods, and it’s up to the rest of us to deal with and make offerings, in hopes of placating them. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/u... 78015 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 26/02/2025In sum, although China strongly criticized such a policy, its influence on China is not likely to be significant compared to its influence on the U.S. 6/6 000 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Fourth, whether this policy can enhance U.S. firms' incentives to invest in their own country remains to be seen (maybe it will), although personally, I am quite doubtful due to the unsettled political environment under the current administration. 5/6 100 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Third, the U.S firms' investment in China would be affected by such policies, forcing them to choose between opportunities to expand markets in China and following the government's priorities. 4/6 100 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Second, China's reliance on inward FDI (including U.S. investment) has significantly declined. The typical argument that China uses FDI to access critical technology also becomes less relevant, as China has made major progress on indigenous innovation. 3/6 100 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 26/02/2025First, since 2017, we have seen a sharp fall in China's outward investment in the U.S. with institutions like CFIUS playing active roles in scrutinizing investment coming to the U.S. This round emphasized critical technology and infrastructure. But I do not expect to see any surprising changes. 2/6 100 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 26/02/2025I was quoted in this informative New York Times article on Trump's recent American First Investment order. Just want to use the space here to expand my full views. 1/6 trend.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/politics/trump-china-crackdown.htmlnytimes.comTrump’s New Crackdown on China Is Just BeginningThe administration is positioning itself to clamp down on Chinese investment and access to technology. But the wild card may be the president himself. 131 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I am completely speechless. www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...rollingstone.comFAA Employees Say Trump and Musk's Purge Is a 'Threat' to Air SafetyDonald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety. 011 0
Ling Chen @lingchenscholar.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Many were surprised by DeepSeek's success. I am not surprised, and I have been arguing that waging a tech war on China will push businesses to cooperate with the state and accelerate the pace of innovation. See my article with @mevers90.bsky.social in International Security. tinyurl.com/yjt33924tinyurl.com“Wars without Gun Smoke”: Global Supply Chains, Power Transitions, and Economic StatecraftAbstract. Conventional wisdom holds that conflict is highly likely during a power transition between declining and rising powers. The spread of global supply chains has provided new economic weapons f... 060 0
Reposted by Ling ChenJessica Chen Weiss @jessicacweiss.bsky.social · 21/01/2025Thrilled to announce the public launch of the Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global Affairs (ACF) at Johns Hopkins SAIS, where I am inaugural faculty director. ACF will add rigor and reason to public and policy discussion on #China. Join us on Feb 3: acf.sais.jhu.edu/getting-chin...acf.sais.jhu.eduGetting China Right | Institute for America, China, and the Future of Global AffairsNewly established institute at SAIS convenes its first gathering of experts. 87222 0
Reposted by Ling ChenPatricia M. Thornton @pm-thornton.bsky.social · 15/12/2024WSJ's Hannah Miao: Chinese leaders have pledged to do more to stimulate the economy, inc. by cutting interest rates & boosting govt borrowing. But even more forceful action may be needed-- and soon-- to prevent a self-reinforcing spiral of deflation that could land #China in a longer-term recession.buff.lyPrices Won’t Stop Falling in China, and Beijing Is Grasping for SolutionsAs prices spiral downward, companies are pumping out more goods to avoid losses, creating a vicious cycle that is eroding confidence. 022 0