SOAS in the Media: 5-11 Jan

12 January 2021

Items related to Asia

• The Guardian , Eminetra : Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute comments on how Hong Kong has changed and how the West needs to rethink how it deals with the city - 06 Jan
• South China Morning Post : Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute comments on Xi Jinping's recent speech setting out the Communist Party vision - 11 Jan
• Daily Express : Steve Tsang, Director of the SOAS China Institute comments on Beijing's plan to abolish cash completely - 10 Jan
• Business Times : George Magnus, Research Associate at the SOAS China Institute writes about the disconnect between the US and China - 05 Jan
• China Daily : George Magnus, Research Associate at the SOAS China Institute comments on China's economy recovery post-pandemic - 05 Jan
• National Interest : Hazel Smith, Research Associate in Korean studies writes about whether North Korea on the brink of starvation - 09 Jan

Items related to Africa

• The Zimbabwe Mail , Bulawayo24 News : Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics comments on the Zimbabwean government's handling on the Covid-19 pandemic - 09 Jan

Items related to the Middle East

• IQNA : Interview with Stephen Chan, Professor of World Politics about the recent events in the US Biden will face when assuming office including the situation in the Middle East - 10 Jan
• Deutsche Welle : Helen Lackner, Research Associate in Development studies, comments on the US decision to put the Yemen Houthi group on its terrorist list. - 11 Jan
• Plus61J : Colin Shindler, Emeritus Professor in Israel studies writes about what Joe Biden's presidency might mean for Israel and the Middle East - 11 Jan

Items related to other regions/SOAS General

• Devex : Ulrich Volz, Director at the Centre for Sustainable Finance is comments on Debt relief for climate swaps - 05 Jan
• Daily Telegraph : Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Reader in International Relations writes about Trumpism and the storming of the Capitol - 07 Jan
• Huffington Post UK : Dr Suriyah Bi writes about how the cancelling exams in the UK risks the futures of millions of young people - 06 Jan
• ThePrint : Johann Chacko, PhD student in Politics and International Studies writes about the power of social media is making authoritarian governments silence critics no matter which country they are exiled in. - 06 Jan
• Jewish Chronicle : Colin Shindler,  Emeritus Professor in Israel studies writes about how the storming of the Capitol Building reminds him of a protest outside the Knesset in 1952 - 07 Jan