Abstract
Despite (or because of) the increasingly fraught relationship between the Chinese and English-speaking parts of the world, Chinese studies today finds itself blessed with a wealth of voices, both within academia and without. The author argues that it is this aspiration toward a plurality of perspectives, rather than the seductive illusion of One Right Answer for All and for All Time, that best encapsulates the value of Chinese studies in the Covid-19 pandemic, or in any other time.
- Chinese studies,
- US-China trade war,
- James Legge,
- Orientalism,
- Simon Leys,
- Lin Yutang,
- global humanities,
- Covid-19