Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China: Book Talk with Lynette H. Ong

Repression Keystone

In this conversation with APF Canada Senior Fellow Dr. Lynette Ong, Professor of Political Science, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, explores the contemporary domestic politics in China through the lens of her 2022 book, Outsourcing Repression: Everyday State Power in Contemporary China.

In Outsourcing Repression, Ong examines how the Chinese state manages to coerce and mobilize a variety of non-state actors for its own purposes. Dr. Ong also shared her perspectives on the prospects for Canada-China relations in the current geopolitical climate.

This webinar was moderated by APF Canada Vice-President Research & Strategy Vina Nadjibulla and recorded on April 29th, 2025.

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