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Victor Shih
@vshih2
Director of 21st Century China Center and Ho Miu Lam Chair at GPS of UCSD. Expert of Chinese elite politics, economy, and finance. RT does not mean endorsement.
Seattle, WA
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Joined August 2009
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    Victor Shih
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    Apr 28, 2022
    How do dictators maintain power for life? I explain in a new book that they can stay in power by forming "Coalitions of the Weak" composed of tainted or inexperienced officials. Not a loyalty-competence tradeoff but one of institutions vs patrimonialism
    cambridge.org
    Coalitions of the Weak
    Cambridge Core - East Asian Government, Politics and Policy - Coalitions of the Weak
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    Victor Shih
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    May 24, 2020
    This really is bizarre gear. Is this policeman very afraid of being identified? If so why?
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    Victor Shih
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    Apr 19, 2025
    Just when you thought China would be a shining star of regional cooperation…
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    Clash Report
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    Apr 17, 2025
    South China Sea: Two Chinese Coast Guard vessels harassing a small Philippine boat near Scarborough Shoal.
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    Victor Shih
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    Sep 18, 2024
    My god this is a classic picture for authoritarian power balance, will go straight to my lecture slide
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    NK NEWS
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    Sep 17, 2024
    ANALYSIS: Guards held guns over soldiers to protect Kim Jong Un in sign of security fears dlvr.it/TDKZfw
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    Victor Shih
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    Mar 13, 2020
    China did not buy the world any time. As Comrade Zhou Xianwang pointed out on CCTV, 5 million people left Hubei before January 22nd
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    Lijian Zhao 赵立坚
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    Mar 13, 2020
    3. Chinese spox: Countries like Singapore, ROK took necessary measures & put the epidemics under control because they made full use of this precious time China bought for the world. As for whether US availed itself of this window, I believe the fact is witnessed by US &the world.
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    Victor Shih
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    Aug 1, 2025
    This gives me hope for US China relations since both countries now produce official statistics in the same way, continuing the convergence between the two governments
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    Republicans against Trump
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    Aug 1, 2025
    🚨 Trump is demanding the firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Erika McEntarfer, because the jobs report was bad. When you can’t rig the numbers, fire the messenger. Classic authoritarian move.
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    Victor Shih
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    Apr 11, 2025
    The best talent will no longer come to this country and we will all be worse off in a few years.
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    Ellie Wolfe
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    Apr 11, 2025
    BREAKING: More international graduate students at Johns Hopkins University have lost their student visas. The total is now "several dozen," up from around 12. We are the first outlet to report on this, here is what you need to know: thebaltimorebanner.com/education/high…
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    Victor Shih
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    Jul 2, 2022
    Dear @Twitter when we do a search on any Chinese city name in Chinese, this is what we get: ads and spams for prostitution and mistresses. Even these ads are probably not real, just govt bots trying to reduce news of China
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    Victor Shih
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    Oct 22, 2022
    This is simply astonishing
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    Oliver Hotham
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    Oct 22, 2022
    Former Chinese leader Hu Jintao mysteriously escorted out of the Great Hall of the People ahead of an expected speech by President Xi at the end of the CCP's Party Congress
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    Victor Shih
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    Apr 18, 2023
    It is incredibly daunting to follow in the footsteps of @SusanShirk1 who did so much for China studies, US policy toward China and for @21CenturyChina . I am grateful that my colleagues place so much trust in me.
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    Christine Clark
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    Apr 18, 2023
    Congratulations to @vshih2 who has been named the new director of @21CenturyChina at @GPS_UCSD. “We are proud of the impressive trajectory of @21CenturyChina under the transformative leadership of @SusanShirk1," said @UCSanDiego Chancellor Khosla. bit.ly/43zLLH8
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    Victor Shih
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    Nov 7, 2025
    For all you folks in awe of Deepseek: all of my students, including 100% of my students from China, are using ChatGPT. They all say it’s a lot better than Deepseek for projects involving sourcing, analyzing and presenting textual data (in Chinese)
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    Victor Shih
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    May 22, 2019
    Wow, @NewYorker published an entire interview w me on Xi and the trade war.
    A Political Economist on How China Sees Trump’s Trade War
    From newyorker.com
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    Victor Shih
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    Oct 18, 2025
    I do think the US side is starting to realize the gravity of the situation and how prepared China is for a prolonged trade conflict while negotiating.
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    Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
    Treasury Department
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    Oct 18, 2025
    This evening, Vice Premier He Lifeng and I engaged in frank and detailed discussions regarding trade between the United States and China. We will meet in-person next week to continue our discussions.
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    Victor Shih
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    Nov 26, 2022
    Love this one from wechat