Shellen Xiao Wu

Shelyn Shawu, expert on geopolitics of frontier development, discusses her book 'Birth of the Geopolitical Age: Global Frontiers and the Making of Modern China'. Topics include the concept of 'geomodernity', importance of geography in understanding the modern world, agriculture and the frontier in China, tracing individual lives in geopolitical studies, and long-term impacts of Chinese scientists' choices.