New York Times: Workers’ Activism Rises as China’s Economy Slows. Xi Aims to Rein Them In.

Read article by Javier Hernandez, Feb. 6, 2019

“If teachers refuse to work, truck drivers stop delivering goods, construction workers stop building infrastructure, it will be hard to chase dreams,” said Diana Fu, an assistant professor of Asian politics at the University of Toronto.”

The authorities have responded so forcefully to the young communists in part because their demands are ideological, not material, said Professor Fu, who has studied unrest in China.

“To the government, calling out the party for not being Marxist is like children openly denouncing their birth parents,” she said. “It is seen as outright defiance and rejection of the state-led socialism.”

Globe and Mail: China is Governed by Neither Despotic rule, nor the Rule of Law

Read Op-Ed, Jan. 23 2019 (with Emile Dirks and Sida Liu)

Canada and its allies should continue to support China’s liberal-minded legal community. Facing an agitated Chinese Goliath, Canada should listen to and amplify the voices of China’s own legal Davids.

TVO Documentary Series China Here and Now

Diana Fu is host of China Here and Now, a major multi-part documentary series that examines the cultural, economic, and political implications of China's growing global influence.

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Book Podcast: National Committee on US-China Relations

The NCUSCR Interviews podcast series features one-on-one discussions between leading experts on China and National Committee staff. In a conversation with fellow University of Toronto professor Sida Liu, Diana Fu discusses her new book, Mobilizing Without the Masses: Contention and Control in China.   Listen here.

CBC on Trudeau's Visit to China

Listen to the full interview and hear from Diana Fu, an assistant professor of Asian politics at the University of Toronto, about Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Toronto Star on Trudeau's Visit to China

China’s perspective on human rights and the rule of law differs starkly from Canada’s, said Diana Fu, an assistant professor of Asian politics at the University of Toronto.

The Canadian Press: Is the increasingly assertive Xi the same man Trudeau met last year?

Diana Fu, an expert in Asian politics from the University of Toronto, said Xi’s emergence means Trudeau will have to continue approaching the Chinese president “carefully and tactfully” because he’s shown he won’t bow to foreign powers.