Geographer | University of Utah Co-Founder @scwobservatory.bsky.social Editor @globalchinamap.bsky.social PIP Fellow @ncuscr.bsky.social *political ecology, Global China, development, geopolitics* www.jessicadicarlo.phd Opinions here are my own.https://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3maecdb24js26New article out in JCCA on China as an environmental leader, which emerged from the Navigating Global China event thanks to @sppga.ubc.ca, @globalaffairs.canada.ca & @asiapacificfdn.bsky.social. A treat to think with this brilliant group! [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Dec 2025 18:16 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3maecdb24js26https://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lx3abscbc22qTune into this *important* discussion on the first survey of Chinese public opinion on foreign policy and what these findings mean for US-China relations and China's role in the world. September 3rd online and in person. https://globalaffairs.org/events/china-and-world-how-citizens-view-their-countrys-global-future23 Aug 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx3abscbc22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lww6x4vi6s26Trivium is hiring a Beijing-based junior analyst to focus on industrial policy, supply chains, and decarbonization. I could not recommend this brilliant team of people more highly. Apply! https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cory-combs_trivium-china-jd-and-application-instructions-activity-7364027259336159232-tsQL?utm_source=social_share_send&utm_medium=member_desktop_web&rcm=ACoAAAYp9e4ByjydXN1U63iOMBFiRD90gyJJhcM21 Aug 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lww6x4vi6s26https://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lvntj5u6h22qOver the past 2 decades, China has become Laos’s top investor, main creditor, and 2nd-largest trade partner. In a new report, @profjulietlu.bsky.social and I unpack Chinese investment across four land-intensive sectors: agriculture & plantations, mining, infrastructure & SEZs. tinyurl.com/kw5vteem05 Aug 2025 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvntj5u6h22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lrxljxzbl227The next Global China Pulse CfP is out! A Gendered Lens on Global China @globalchinamap.bsky.social https://globalchinapulse.net/calls-for-papers/19 Jun 2025 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrxljxzbl227https://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lrqa3nntsc2x🧵1/What is Global China? @meredeboom.bsky.social & I argue it’s not one thing, but a plural, evolving imaginary. We trace 6 paths—Other, Integration, Bridge, Status, Threat, Alternative—showing how China’s global role is imagined, claimed & contested as meanings collide & open possibilities. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2043820625134556316 Jun 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqa3nntsc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lrggvkpkpk2hhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/11/us/politics/fulbright-board-resign-trump.html12 Jun 2025 17:25 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrggvkpkpk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lravgoosd22v10 Jun 2025 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lravgoosd22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lqxady5wgk23Petition Against Visa Restrictions on Chinese Students https://medium.com/@lawasia/petition-against-visa-restrictions-on-chinese-students-97ec73640fe406 Jun 2025 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqxady5wgk23https://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lpn2syflhs2v@kyleichan.bsky.social on the "Chinese century": While Trump touts tariffs and weakens America’s innovation engines, China surges ahead—dominating manufacturing, investing in tech, and forging a model that’s reshaping global power. The US risks irrelevance. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/opinion/china-us-trade-tariffs.html20 May 2025 21:47 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpn2syflhs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3loydztc6b22p@iliasalami.bsky.social on our essay for @tninstitute.bsky.social https://www.tiktok.com/@ideasintomovement/video/7480839539305565462 Geopolitical competition is no longer a fight over territory, but rather a struggle for control of global networks. How can the global South & social movements navigate this new geopolitical terrain?12 May 2025 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3loydztc6b22phttps://bsky.app/profile/jessicadicarlo.bsky.social/post/3lmfs4apsh227Tracker where international student visas have been revoked. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/global/international-students-us/2025/04/07/where-students-have-had-their-visas-revoked09 Apr 2025 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:rnllofpgm2l3polr7nbjcpvs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmfs4apsh227