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Chinese FDI promotes anti-China protests, but the effects are contingent on the level of political competition. The effect of Chinese FDI on anti-China protests is particularly stronger in countries where citizens have limited institutional routes to express their grievances and pursue policy alternatives through political competition. The pattern of increasing anti-China protests does not appear in the context of Chinese foreign aid or trade with China.

Anti-China protests lead to an increased level of non-financial public diplomatic engagement (e.g., elite visits) as well as financial engagement through foreign aid. The effect of anti-China protests on increasing public diplomatic engagement is contingent on regime type.

This study investigates what competency matters for citizens’ identification of false information in disasters and emergencies. False …