​Eurasian Studies｜Yang Cheng Interviewed by South China Morning Post, Dragon TV Tonight, Phoenix Global Connection, and GD Today: Why Do China and Russia Emphasize Promoting a Correct View of World War II?

Yang Cheng, Executive Dean of the Shanghai Academy of Global Governance and Area Studies at Shanghai International Studies University, was recently interviewed by the South China Morning Post, Dragon TV Tonight, Phoenix Global Connection, and GD Today, where he shared his views on why China and Russia emphasize promoting a correct view of World War II. The following are excerpts from those intervi...

Eurasian Studies | Yang Bo and Chang Xianmin: The Construction of Kazakhstan's National Identity from the Perspective of Ontology Security

Abstract: Most research on ontology security in international relations tends to the nation-centered assumption, but the theoretical paradigm formed based on this assumption cannot fully explain the ontology security problem in Kazakhstan. Based on Giddens 'sociological ontology security theory, this paper analyzes the social relationship nature of ontology security, and points out that K...

Eurasian Studies | Yang Cheng Interviews with Phoenix TV on the Russia-Ukraine Istanbul Summit

Professor Yang Cheng, Executive Director of the Shanghai Global Governance and Area Studies Institute at Shanghai International Studies University, gave an interview to Phoenix TV, commenting on issues including the renewed Russia-Ukraine talks in Istanbul.Yang Cheng believes that Ukraine has been seeking the possibility of meeting with Russian leaders to promote a resolution of the fundamental di...

Eurasian Studies | Ding Chun and Yang Cheng Interviewed by SCMP: Perspectives on the Ukraine Peace Process

Why China could capitalise on Trump-Zelensky showdown as rift emerges in the WestBeijing sees heated talks between US and Ukraine as a ‘systemic reordering’ of geopolitics, according to analystsChina sees the fallout from last week’s heated talks between the US and Ukraine as a “systemic reordering” of geopolitics, with a rift emerging within the West, according to analysts.US President ...

Eurasian Studies | Huang Jing Interviewed by Shenzhen TV on U.S.-Ukraine Relations

A massive public spat between US President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance, and visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House has sparked global uproar. Why did the conflict between the two sides escalate to the point of being played out openly? And which particular remark from Zelenskyy ultimately enraged Trump? Huang Jing, Distinguished Professor at Shanghai Internationa...

Eurasian Studies | Janko Šćepanović: The 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan: Another Russian Attempt to Regain Diplomatic Status

The 2024 BRICS Summit in Kazan: Another Russian Attempt to Regain Diplomatic StatusOn October 22-24, 2024, Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted the latest BRICS summit in Kazan. Notably, it was the first gathering of the heads of state and government following last year’s expansion. As per the decision at last year’s summit, held in August in Johannesburg, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the Unite...

​Eurasian Studies | Yang Cheng Interviewed by SCMP, Discussing China-Russia Cultural Exchange and People-to-People Ties​

Pancakes and dancing: how Russia and China are trying to take cultural ties to new heightsOn a windy afternoon in March, as the election was under way in Russia, a crowd of mostly young Chinese celebrated the end of winter in Beijing – Russian-style.Alongside Russians in traditional costume, they danced and ate pancakes to mark Maslenitsa, an Eastern Slavic folk holiday.“The more I...