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As China’s influence grows on the world stage, the specter of China looms ever larger in the political machinations of the US and its allies, while the promise of China as an humane alternative continues to bloom in the political imaginaries of leftists around the world. Understanding China is crucial if we are to respond effectively to global crises in ways that foster equity and justice, rather than deepening divisions, exacerbating suffering, and bolstering oppressive regimes—including those in the US and in the PRC. Equally urgent is our need to understand the significance of China as specter and as promise—the ways in which distorted representations of China as specter are being used to bolster US nationalism on the one hand, while, on the other hand, equally distorted representations of China as benevolent socialist regime are being used to gloss over myriad injustices in the country and beyond. This syllabus follows the principles embraced by the Critical China Scholars to foste

Critical China Scholars Critical China Scholars criticalchinascholars.org Statement of Principles Events and Webinars Listserv Interventions Syllabus Resources '> Syllabus Understanding China and Resisting Sinophobia in 2025 An Introductory Syllabus by Critical China Scholars As China’s influence grows on the world stage, the specter of China looms ever larger in the political machinations of the US and its allies, while the promise of China as an humane alternative continues to bloom in the political imaginaries of leftists around the world. Understanding China is crucial if we are to respond

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