Ying-kit Chan

Ying-kit Chan

Assistant Professor, Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore; Visiting Assistant Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, UBD

Ying-kit Chan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chinese Studies, National University of Singapore, and Visiting Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 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.