Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor’s Professor of History at UC Irvine and the co-author of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know, the third edition of which was just published by Oxford University Press.

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The Dark Side of the Chinese Dream The Dark Side of the Chinese Dream

We should pay more attention to Beijing’s repressive actions.

Jul 3, 2018 / Dispatch / Rian Thum and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Liu Xiaobo Memorial

What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures What Liu Xiaobo’s Death Says About China’s Two Futures

China’s president has crafted an increasingly progressive image for himself abroad, while stifling dissent at home.

Jul 25, 2017 / Gina Anne Tam and Jeffrey Wasserstrom

How Will China Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution?

How Will China Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution? How Will China Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Cultural Revolution?

Authorities now see it as a dangerously chaotic period, and they attack other youthful protest movements as resembling the turmoil caused by the Red Guards.

May 11, 2016 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History

What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History What Hong Kong’s Occupy Movement Can Learn From History

Hong Kong’s democracy movement stands at a crossroads.

Sep 12, 2014 / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Denise Y. Ho

Tiananmen at Twenty Tiananmen at Twenty

China has changed enormously since the 1989 massacre, but the Communist Party continues to deny what happened. Americans, too, continue to misremember a complex event.

May 27, 2009 / Editorial / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

The Year China Jumped the Gun The Year China Jumped the Gun

China is a country that takes anniversaries seriously. But reaction to significant historical events to be commemorated this year has already taken place.

Jan 12, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

What Would Mao Think of the Games? What Would Mao Think of the Games?

He'd feel bad that the whole Communist era was airbrushed out of the Olympic spectacle. But he'd probably like the swimming.

Aug 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition Beyond Beijing: China’s Toughest Competition

How will the Olympics play in the Chinese equivalent of Peoria, among a populace skeptical of the government's intent and eager to tout their own economic clout?

Aug 8, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom and Kate Merkel-Hess

China’s Inauspicious Year China’s Inauspicious Year

China's response to the earthquake and other calamities of 2008 challenges the West to rethink its prejudices.

May 20, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Battle of the Beijing Boycotts Battle of the Beijing Boycotts

Two days in May could mark a turning point in the debates over Olympic boycotts.

Apr 28, 2008 / Feature / Jeffrey Wasserstrom

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