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Wanning Sun

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How Chinese diaspora voters reshape Australian and US politics

How Chinese diaspora voters reshape Australian and US politics
28.07.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

Albanese can afford to ignore noises and focus on delivering goods for voters

16.07.2025 8

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

China’s ‘nightmare’ youth revolution was lit by its neurotic authoritarian leader, Mao Zedong. What can we learn from it?

Linda Jaivin’s epic tale of China’s Cultural Revolution brings its players to life – and illustrates the massive scale of its violence, death...

16.07.2025 10

The Conversation

Wanning Sun

Everybody is responsible for social cohesion, from politicians to teenagers on the street

27.06.2025 5

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

Chinese Australians’ rejection of the Liberal Party: Ten moments

12.05.2025 7

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

Chinese-Australian voters were key to Labor’s win in 2022. Are some now swinging back to the Liberals?

A new survey shows Chinese-Australian voters will continue to back Labor by a wide margin, though some may be swinging back to the Liberals.

09.04.2025 4

The Conversation

Wanning Sun

DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition

31.01.2025 7

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

DeepSeek’s success challenges assumptions about Chinese tech companies – and the US-China competition

DeepSeek’s launch raises questions over the effectiveness of US attempts to stifle Chinese advances in AI. Here’s what we can learn from its...

29.01.2025 8

The Conversation

Wanning Sun

Chinese-Australian and Chinese-American views on news: A comparative study

In recent years, media speculation about a possible conflict between the PRC and the US — and Australia’s role in the war as an ally of the US —...

18.12.2024 5

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

Why Australian politicians are flocking to ‘Little Red Book’ to engage with Chinese voters

Wen Li, a graduate student living in Brisbane, ran for the seat of Mansfield as a Greens candidate in the recent Queensland election. Li promoted...

12.12.2024 5

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

Why Australian politicians are flocking to ‘Little Red Book’ to engage with Chinese voters

Wen Li, a graduate student living in Brisbane, ran for the seat of Mansfield as a Greens candidate in the recent Queensland election. Li promoted...

11.12.2024 7

The Conversation

Wanning Sun

AUKUS, the China threat and Chinese-Australian communities

The recent election of Donald Trump to the US presidency has cast further doubt on the feasibility of the AUKUS trilateral security partnership,...

13.11.2024 2

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun

Anxious Democrat voters find new ways to self-medicate as election looms

Standing in the tiny foyer of a small theatre that had seen better days on a residential street in inner-city Philadelphia, I asked a fellow...

12.10.2024 2

Pearls and Irritations

Wanning Sun