Chih-yu Shih teaches at the School of Political Science and International Relations at Tongji University. His previous writings cover topics in cultural studies, international relations theory, intellectual history, and Chineseness. Currently, he is focused on linking China and the Global South as two epistemological categories through a radical interpretation of Confucianism. His recent publications include Relations and Roles in China’s Internationalism, Confucian Governmentality and Socialist Autocracy in Contemporary China, Eros of International Relations, and Post-Chineseness . In 2026, a group of critical scholars supported him in launching the journal titled “Pluriversal International Relations.” Professor Shih is also a Professor Emeritus at his alma mater, National Taiwan University. His extensive research on comparative China studies can be found at http://www.china-studies.taipei. Prof.