Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor’s Professor of History at the University of California, Irvine, and the author of Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink (2020).

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Why There Is Still Hope for Hong Kong's Democracy Movement

Hong Kong's activists may seem vanquished, but the city has made fools of forecasters before argues Jeffrey Wasserstrom

By Jeffrey Wasserstrom

China and Taiwan's History of Sporadic Unity

China's Communist Party and Taiwan's Kuomintang have a history of working together when it suits them

By Jeffrey Wasserstrom

The 'Chinese Dream' Is Nothing Like the American One

One emphasizes the centrality of the state in improving people's lives—the other mostly leaves the state out of the equation

By Jeffrey Wasserstrom
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