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Newswise: Why Spy Balloons? Computer Engineering Expert Explains the 'Sneaky Surveillance' Technology
Released: 9-Feb-2023 5:05 PM EST
Why Spy Balloons? Computer Engineering Expert Explains the 'Sneaky Surveillance' Technology
California State University, Fullerton

When it comes to China’s global surveillance efforts over military sites around the world, spy balloons are just as capable of collecting images as a satellite, according to U.S. officials.

Newswise: Notre Dame expert on bills preventing Chinese citizens and companies from purchasing land: Adopting blanket restrictions will come with huge collateral costs
Released: 8-Feb-2023 12:05 PM EST
Notre Dame expert on bills preventing Chinese citizens and companies from purchasing land: Adopting blanket restrictions will come with huge collateral costs
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame expert responds to the recent trend among states that are pursuing and supporting bills to prevent Chinese citizens and companies from purchasing U.S. land

Newswise: Notre Dame experts reflect on first anniversary of war in Ukraine
Released: 7-Feb-2023 1:05 PM EST
Notre Dame experts reflect on first anniversary of war in Ukraine
University of Notre Dame

University of Notre Dame experts take a retrospective view on this one-year mark of the Russian invasion and provide insight into the war and its impact on Ukraine, the U.S. and the world.

Released: 1-Feb-2023 1:40 PM EST
War tourists fighting on a virtual front, since Ukraine-Russia war
University of Portsmouth

Since the start of the war in Ukraine, a new group of ‘war tourists’ has emerged - those who are fighting on a virtual front.

Released: 20-Dec-2022 7:55 PM EST
Chinese Communist Party zero-covid “volunteers” have suffered from stress and anxiety, study shows
University of Exeter

“Volunteers” tasked with enforcing the Chinese Communist Party’s zero-covid policies have suffered from stress and anxiety, a new study shows.

Newswise: URI professor’s new book looks at internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to current conflict with Russia
Released: 19-Dec-2022 11:05 AM EST
URI professor’s new book looks at internal divisions in Ukraine that contributed to current conflict with Russia
University of Rhode Island

On a Fulbright research trip to Ukraine in 2014, Nicolai Petro had a front row seat to the eruption of the Maidan revolution, which led to the ouster of the country’s president who sought closer ties to Russia.  The revolution also exposed the deep domestic conflict over Ukraine’s national identity between those in the country’s east who honor their Russian heritage and welcome ties to their neighbor and those in the western region who reject everything Russian.

Released: 16-Dec-2022 6:50 PM EST
Contemporary Japanese politics and anxiety over governance
Doshisha University

Chapters start by revealing the declining impacts of social capital on politics, the shrinking range of political parties from which to choose, and the mixing of Asian values with liberal democratic values.

Newswise: Recent Chinese protests could ‘undercut President Xi’s legitimacy in the long run’
Released: 12-Dec-2022 4:35 PM EST
Recent Chinese protests could ‘undercut President Xi’s legitimacy in the long run’
Washington University in St. Louis

Last week, China announced that it would roll back its long-standing “zero-COVID-19 policies,” which included constant tests, quarantines and lockdowns. The decision was a dramatic concession following weeks of protests nationwide.The lingering question is what happens next. Will the decision be enough to appease protestors and put an end to President Xi Jinping’s woes? Or, have these protests sparked a new thirst for activism and political change?  Below, Zhao Ma, an associate professor of modern Chinese history and culture in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St.



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