Chang-Yau Hoon

Professor of Anthropology, Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam; Visiting Senior Fellow, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Chang-Yau Hoon is Professor of Anthropology at the Institute of Asian Studies, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, and Visiting Senior Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. He was formerly Director of Centre for Advanced Research, UBD.

First-grade students wearing Hanfu clothing hold up cards with the character "ren" meaning "person" during an initiation ceremony to learn about traditional culture at a primary school in Anlong County, in China’s southwest Guizhou province, on 28 August 2023. (AFP)

Politics

Can China uphold the promises of diversity in the Global Civilisation Initiative?

By Chang-Yau Hoon , By Ying-kit Chan 11 Sep 2023

China’s Global Civilisation Initiative (GCI) claims to promote inclusivity and cultural diversity. A litmus test of its credibility would be how China has and will deal with variations of cultures and identities that exist within and outside the country.