SOAS in the Media: 27 July - 2 Aug

3 August 2021

Items related to Asia

  • The Independent : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on the arrest of singer and opposition supporter Anthony Wong in Hong Kong - 02 Aug
  • South China Morning Post : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on tensions between Hong Kong's biggest teachers' union and Beijing - 02 Aug
  • New York Times , The I : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on the sentencing of Hong Kong democracy protester under the the national security law - 30 Jul
  • BBC Chinese : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on China-US relations - 02 Aug
  • BBC Chinese : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute, comments on the British aircraft carrier "Queen Elizabeth" entering the South China Sea - 27 Jul
  • The Sunday Times : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on risks between the UK and China nuclear deal amid other tensions - 01 Aug
  • Times Higher Education : Steve Tsang, Director of the China Institute comments on the implications of the National Security Law in Hong Kong for academics - 28 Jul
  • The Conversation , ForeignAffairs : Yan-ho Lai, PhD Candidate in Law writes about how Hong Kong democracy protester’s sentencing sets a harsh precedent for the national security law in the region - 31 Jul
  • Gandhara RFE , GlobalSecurity : Ayesha Siddiqa, Research Associate at the South Asia Institute comments on recent attacks on Chinese workers in Pakistan and what this means for relations in the region - 30 Jul
  • China In Context : Duncan Bartlett, Research Associate at SOAS China Institute considers where the loyalties of China’s People’s Liberation Army lie. In discussion with Gordon Arthur, Asia Pacific Editor for Shephard Media - 27 Jul

Items related to Africa

Items related to the Middle East

  • The Conversation , Australian Times , The Hindu , The Wire : Kaweh Kerami, PhD candidate in Development Studies, writes about what the Taliban's return to power could mean for Afghanistan - 28 Jul
  • Le Figaro : Avinash Paliwal, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, comments on relatoins between India, the Taliban, Afghanistan and Pakistan - 29 Jul
  • TRT World : Dr. Massoumeh Torfeh, Research Associate at the Centre for Global Communications, writes about how Iran's water protests revea an impending environmental crisis in the country - 27 Jul

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

  • Folha de Sáo Paulo : Guy Standing, Professorial Research Associate in Development studies comments that emergency aid introduced by Bolsonaro is one of the "few sensible things" done by the Brazilian government - 27 Jul
  • Sky Sports : Profile on SOAS alumnus and England rugby player, Maro Itoje - 30 Jul
  • The Guardian , Novara Media : SOAS Detainee Support calls on TUI, the holiday flight company thought to be operating Vietnam deportation flights from the UK to end its collaboration with the Home Office - 01 Aug
  • The Tab: SOAS University named in list of top UK universities producing future entrepreneurs and CEOs - 29 Jul

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