Theorizing Global China in situ

This commentary reflects on Jessica DiCarlo and Meredith DeBoom's insightful essay ‘Six Paths of Global China’ through my ethnographic work on Chinese capitalist projects in Johannesburg, South Africa. I consider the theoretical and methodological import of their work for scholars of Global China and the Global South, and what ‘integration’ might mean for situating Global China within geographies of racial capitalism.

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Dialogues in Human Geography
Published
2025-08-03
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https://doi.org/10.1177/20438206251364976
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China's Global Influence and Migration
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Theorizing Global China in situ

Mingwei Huang
Dialogues in Human Geography
China's Global Influence and Migration
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Theorizing Global China in situ

Mingwei Huang
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Abstract

This commentary reflects on Jessica DiCarlo and Meredith DeBoom's insightful essay ‘Six Paths of Global China’ through my ethnographic work on Chinese capitalist projects in Johannesburg, South Africa. I consider the theoretical and methodological import of their work for scholars of Global China and the Global South, and what ‘integration’ might mean for situating Global China within geographies of racial capitalism.

Dialogues in Human Geography
Dartmouth College (US)
Openalex Percentile: Top 77%
China's Global Influence and Migration
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