16 Feminism Psychology 25(1) fluidity of sexual and gender categories,bridging alliances with the existing feminist activism on the ground.This solidarity between straight feminists and lesbian activ- ists was also enabled by intentional strategies and historical contingencies we witness in the West.Vaguely mapped,while many straight feminists currently focus on street politics,local appeal,and media promotion of women's rights,many queer women activists strive more to radicalize the movement and to constantly reflect upon the still-becoming identity politics.If we observe these different emphases,we believe that the tension among multiple focuses should be always preserved,encouraged, and vitalized.The different temporality that characterizes queer and feminist move- ments in China also means that it is a new political configuration,emerging out of intertwining global and local currents,becoming an unpredictable force of its own. 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BBC China.(Original in Chinese:特厅网华络部f代更需要炒作”女性权盆).Retrieved from:http://www.bbc.co.uk/zhongwen/simp/china/2014/01/140127_china_fem.shtml Zang,J.(2010).The soviet impact on gender equality in China in the 1950s.In:Hua-Yu Li (Ed.),China learns from the Soviet Union,1949-Present (pp.59-272).Lanham:Rowman Littlefield. Downloaded from fap.sagepub.com by guest on November 4.2016fluidity of sexual and gender categories, bridging alliances with the existing feminist activism on the ground. This solidarity between straight feminists and lesbian activ￾ists was also enabled by intentional strategies and historical contingencies we witness in the West. Vaguely mapped, while many straight feminists currently focus on street politics, local appeal, and media promotion of women’s rights, many queer women activists strive more to radicalize the movement and to constantly reflect upon the still-becoming identity politics. If we observe these different emphases, we believe that the tension among multiple focuses should be always preserved, encouraged, and vitalized. The different temporality that characterizes queer and feminist move￾ments in China also means that it is a new political configuration, emerging out of intertwining global and local currents, becoming an unpredictable force of its own. The ‘‘newness’’ of this milieu should not be immediately read as an entry of Western thoughts into a new territory, but instead, a new political synthesis embedded in simultaneous transnational genealogies, past and present. Acknowledgements We are grateful to the editors, Rachel Jane Liebert and Lucy Thompson, for organizing this special issue and for their detailed feedback throughout the process. References Evans, H. (1997). Women and sexuality in China: Female sexuality and gender since 1949. New York: Continuum. Fincher, L. H. (2012, October 11). China’s ‘‘leftover’’ women. The New York Times. 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