This theme examines China’s evolving developmental roles in the Asia–Pacific region and their implications for regional governance and multilateral engagement.
This project challenges simplistic narratives that frame the online scam industry in Southeast Asia as a purely ‘Chinese’ phenomenon. Through mapping the diverse actors involved and analysing how the Chinese state has sought to rein in the industry, it aims to identify lessons for improving governance of ethnic Chinese transnational crime in the region.
This comparative study examines the experiences of Chinese and Indonesian victims of human trafficking for forced criminality in Southeast Asia’s scam compounds. It focuses on media portrayals, recruitment mechanisms, the role of civil society in assisting survivors, and relations between workers of different nationalities within scam operations.
A companion project investigating diaspora communities and their role in shaping mobility, gender dynamics, and people-to-people connectivity between China and Southeast Asia.
This project examines diaspora activism in the context of Global China, with a focus on environmental issues, smuggling, and civil society dynamics. It aims to produce research for both academic and public audiences.
This comparative project examines Chinese and Indian immigration to Australia, focusing in particular on the history of Chinese and Indian cooperation in opposing the White Australia Policy.
This project investigates patterns of censorship and self-censorship, with connections to broader questions of governance, media freedom, and knowledge production in the Global South.