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Why anti-involution feels anti-Chinese? ⚙️ | Following the Yuan
China's overcapacity at the macro level and insecurity at the micro level are cultural, historical, and structural.
Oct 14
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Yaling Jiang
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A research proposal: Will the Cai Guo-Qiang fireworks controversy hurt Arc’teryx’s sales? 🎆 | Following the Yuan
Let's get to the point.
Sep 25
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Yaling Jiang
11
Instead of feeling sorry that I'm Asian, you can also...
Thoughts on allies, takeaways, being Asian, and more importantly, let's discuss what you can do to turn 'sorry' into action.
May 25
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Yaling Jiang
25
Sorry I'm Asian
What happens when an Asian woman decides to speak up, and still isn't heard.
May 20
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Yaling Jiang
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A decade of change: Has China's independent designer boom come to an end?🥀 | Following the Yuan
Ten years ago, the biggest challenge for Chinese designers was visibility. Now, the challenge is saturation—of trends, platforms, pressures, and…
Apr 19
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Junjie Wang
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‘People Like Me’: We Need to Talk About China’s Invisible Blue-Collar Workers 🦺 | Following the Yuan
China isn’t typically associated with classism, but on some levels, it embodies it even more unapologetically than societies elsewhere actively…
Nov 29, 2024
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Yaling Jiang
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The late late reaction of the Trump victory that no one asked for (2/2) | Following the yuan
When you read China-related in English, it’s usually filtered through something like an air purifier, sifting out misinformation and conspiracies…
Nov 10, 2024
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Yaling Jiang
19
The late late reaction of the Trump victory that no one asked for (1/2) | Following the yuan
Aa non-US citizen, I worry that Trump values (not Republican values) are going to persist and infiltrate all over the world.
Nov 9, 2024
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Yaling Jiang
22
Forgetting and remembering June 💭 | Following the Yuan
Editors note: This week, after multiple rounds of starting to draft, pause and self-censor, I find it necessary to write something, still, about China’s…
Jun 10, 2024
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Yaling Jiang
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How to manage China anxiety | Following the yuan
China has often been portrayed as ‘the other’ — weird and scary, partially thanks to its own censorship rules. This sentiment turns any negative story…
May 23, 2024
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Yaling Jiang
16
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What I've learned running this newsletter (2024 edition) | Following the yuan
From the author: This post is created for my fellow Substackers and those who are thinking/planning to start publishing their own content somewhere…
May 12, 2024
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Yaling Jiang
40
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🗼Why am I launching ApertureChina, a China-focused research & strategy consultancy when the market is so 'bad'? | Following the yuan
With Chinese consumers at the lens, ApertureChina provides solutions with journalistic vigor.
Nov 10, 2023
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Yaling Jiang
23
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