Global China Studies Early Career Researcher Network

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About the Network
Global China Studies Early Career Network is a community for early career reseachers and PhD students engaging with China-related research across the social sciences and humanities. Our goal is to create an open forum for intellectual exchange, academic networking, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. Our network welcomes researchers from politics, economics, public policy, sociology, history and related disciplines. We are based in England, and we welcome scholars from all institutions aroud the world to join our network. Our network is a non-profit, public-interest initiative, and all events are free. 

 Monthly Webinars

GCS webinar #005 Managing Exposure: China’s Foreign Policy Adaptation to Overseas Conflict Risks

GCS webinar #005 Managing Exposure: China’s Foreign Policy Adaptation to Overseas Conflict Risks

Dr. Pascal Abb (Peace Research Institute Frankfurt） Date: 28, September, 2026 Time: 10:00 – 11:00 (🇬🇧UK time)

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GCS webinar #004 Climate Governance under Chinese Leadership? Complementarity and Divergence Between China-led Initiatives and UN institutions

GCS webinar #004 Climate Governance under Chinese Leadership? Complementarity and Divergence Between China-led Initiatives and UN institutions

Dr. Yitong Ye (University of Bath） Date: 28, August, 2026 10:00 – 11:00 (🇬🇧UK time) 🇪🇺11:00 – 12:00; 🇨🇳 17:00 – 18:00 Online Event

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GCS webinar #003 Social Resources Transfer Program under China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation Strategy: Rural Social Structure and Local Politics

GCS webinar #003 Social Resources Transfer Program under China’s Targeted Poverty Alleviation Strategy: Rural Social Structure and Local Politics

Dr. Weiye Wang (Renmin University of China） Date: 31, July, 2026

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GCS webinar #002 Political culture in East Asia and research agenda

GCS webinar #002 Political culture in East Asia and research agenda

Dr. Tianxiang Liu (Anhui University, China） Date: 17, June, 2026

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GCS webinar #001 The Role of Foreign Investment in China’s Rural Industrialisation during the Reform and Opening-Up period

GCS webinar #001 The Role of Foreign Investment in China’s Rural Industrialisation during the Reform and Opening-Up period

Dr. Tomaz M. Fares (University of York） Date: 18, May, 2026

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GCS webinar Upcoming Guest Speakers

🌟Dr. Yi Wang, University of Birmingham (details to be announced) 🌟Yuen Gu, University of Bath (details to be announced) 🌟Mengjin Xue, University of York (details to be announced) We welcome all scholars, including PhD students, to present their research at our monthly webinars. Our inclusive and diverse community offers constructive feedback, and provides an excellent opportunity to connect with scholars of China studies. If you are interested in presenting, please contact gcs.ecr.network@gmail.com or any of the organisers. If you would like to attend a webinar, please join our mailing list, through which we will share the Zoom link.

Join the Early Career Researcher Network
Please contact: 
gcs.ecr.network@gmail.com

Join our mailing list to connect with a diverse group of scholars in Chinese studies worldwide, explore new ideas, and discover potential opportunities for collaboration. We share details of our monthly webinars and annual conference, as well as updates on members’ publications and research projects.

Featured Articles by GCS Members

UNDERSTANDING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXTERNAL STATES AND REBELS: A TYPOLOGY

  •  15/06/2026 12:59 AM

Author: Yaolong Xian (Peace Research Institute Frankfurt)

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An intense geoeconomic rivalry; US-China Technonationalism and the dynamics of Escalation

  •  08/06/2026 07:36 PM

Author: Shahjahan Tahir (University of York)

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Annual Conference

ANNUAL CONFERENCE

[Conference Programme Now Available, Click for Details!] Venue: LMB 020/021/022/030/031 (Law and Sociology Building), University of York

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Our team

PhD in politics, UNIVERSITY OF YORK

Tonghua Li

Lead Organizer Email: Tonghua.li@york.ac.uk Tonghua’s research focuses on the non-material dimensions of US–China competition, particularly how political narratives, ideas, and ideology shape trade politics and wider political and economic relations.

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PHD in POLITICS, university of york

Ziyu Yan

Email: Ziyu.yan@york.ac.uk Ziyu's research focuses on food security, global value chains, dependency, and the structural dynamics of inequality in global food governance.

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PHD in politics, UNIVERSITY OF YORK

Ke Ping

Email: jgd542@york.ac.uk Ke Ping’s research focuses on gender and feminist politics, reproduction governance, and feminist postcolonial studies.

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PHD in Social & Policy Sciences, UNIVERSITY OF BATh

Jiuyang Li

Email: Jl4543@bath.ac.uk Jiuyang's research focuses on global environmental politics and governance, with a particular interest in China’s South-South environmental cooperation and governance.

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Our Goals

Connect

Join our mailing list to receive updates on research developments, new publications, calls for papers, and upcoming webinars and conferences.

Discuss

We organize monthly webinars with scholars and PhD students to discuss new insights.

Present

Our annual conference brings us together each year to present research, gain feedback, and advance new ideas.

Contact


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