Sophia Schnermann gave us an overview of her recently commenced PhD project on economic relations between China and #LatinAmerica, especially Peru. She then shared some useful insights into libraries and bookstores that helped her during her recent field trip to 北京 and 上海.
Theo Sbeghen opened with an insightful talk on #involution as an economic concept in China. Through comparisons with Java and Japan, he narrowed his focus to the specifics of the Chinese case.
Liu Xu shifted our perspective on #AI in China. He provided a clear overview of how political, technological, and social developments shaped China's rollout of artificial intelligence.
The second day of the China AG / China Work Group #conference opening was marked by a move to #ChineseEconomics and labor politics. We have thus moved on to contemporary China with this morning's six presentations. #Sinology #ChinaStudies
Zhang Wanting showed how discourses on #AI companionship have transformed over the past years in China. No longer is the question whether AI companionship should be pursued, but as it has become a reality, the question is how we engage with it. #ArtificialIntelligence
Wu Xiaoxi introduced us to the recently published paper “直身釘內” and discussed labor issues in Mainland China. She raised doubts about whether traditional labor theories can truly grasp the challenges to labor control in the Chinese tech sector. #Laborrights
Anastasia Kostromina examined the declining fertility rates in both #China and #Russia. Her presentation shifted especially reproductive politics and gendered parental roles into focus: although things are beginning to change, women are still doing more of the care work.
Unfortunately, I have to leave early already and will miss the third day of the conference… but I wish everyone a great last day of this year‘s China AG!
See you next year!
Lea Wallraff presented research on how agricultural knowledge was translated from Japanese and Western sources into Chinese during the Late Qing dynasty. She discussed translation strategies, including the use of graphical or phonetic loans and substitutions. #TranslationStudies