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Emma-Jane Ni

Emma is in her third year at McGill pursuing a B.A Joint Honours in Political Science and International Development. Her particular areas of interest are in Chinese and Southeast Asian politics, Asian security, as well as authoritarian politics.

Rolling the Dice on Development in Southeast Asia

Emma-Jane Ni Dec 29, 2020

Can crooked development in Southeast Asia be attributed solely to Chinese economic ambition?
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Trump’s WeChat Crackdown Alienates the Chinese Diaspora

Emma-Jane Ni Oct 30, 2020

Washington must reconsider the costs of a minority-targeting WeChat ban before severing ties with China’s social media lifeline to the West.
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‘Me First!’: Vaccine Nationalism and the Tragedy of Human Insecurity

Emma-Jane Ni Sep 22, 2020

The scramble to a pandemic solution poses top-down consequences. It's a dangerous playing ground for major powers’ unchecked ambitions, and one that only breeds human insecurity.
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Calling Hypocrisy: Lessons from Authoritarians about American Democracy

Emma-Jane Ni Jun 28, 2020

The most recent Black Lives Matter protests have exposed the deep fissures within the American system, leaving major authoritarian rivals quick to charge the US government with allegations of hypocrisy. Accordingly, the nation’s traditional…
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Debt, Masks, and Tech: Why COVID-19 Won’t Mean the End for China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Emma-Jane Ni Jun 5, 2020

China is proving that it will not allow COVID-19 to bring its economy to a standstill. With President Xi’s playbook for Chinese-style globalization, the Belt and Road Initiative will continue serving Beijing’s political and economic…
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