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Brexit, the Rise of China, and the Future of the Liberal International Order and Great Power Competition
In the last decade, the European Union (EU), a bulwark of the liberal international order, has been subject to a high degree of turmoil resulting...
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The Fallacy of the “China Collapse” and “China Threat” Theories
All the Western dire predictions for the Chinese economy have come to naught so far. Since the 1990s, there have been voices prophesying the doom of...
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The Rise of Data Politics: Digital China and the World
Data has become one of the most valuable assets for governments and firms. Yet, we still have a limited understanding of how data reshapes...
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Relations Between Germany and China and the Rise of the Social Insurance State in China Since the Economic Reform of 1978
Since the economic reform in 1978, the main system of social security in China has gradually transformed from the labour insurance system to the...
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Can China and the U.S. Escape the Thucydides Trap?
When a rising China meets a ruling United States, how will the global competition pattern change? Can China and the United States escape the...
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The Spatial Characteristics During the Rise of Shanghai
Whereas Chap. 2 is about Shanghainese people from the perspective of the spatial history of Shanghai, this...
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The Rise of the Crescent Area in Southeast China
Around 7,000 years ago, Kuahuqiao Culture appeared near the mountains in the Circum-Taihu Lake region. This short-lived culture was followed by...
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The Different Development Models of China and the West
There is a big difference between China’s development and the rise of Western powers. China’s peaceful development does not harm the interests of any...
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Does Debt Affect Divorce? Evidence from China
Recently, the continuous rise in household debt levels has put increasing pressure on China’s households, and the divorce rate has been increasing...
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Anti-China Accusations Show the West’s Lack of Confidence
With Olaf Scholz succeeding Angela Merkel as the chancellor of Germany, there has been speculation on where Sino-German and Sino-European relations...
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Not seeing eye to eye: perception of the China-EU economic relationship
Economic relationship has been the cornerstone of the China-EU relation as well as the China-EU comprehensive strategic partnership which was...
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Fertility and Family in China
Unlike Western societies, China shares totally different cultures and traditional practices. The differentials have also led to the variability of...
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The Economic Geography of Resource-based Cities in North-East China
Northeast China is rich in natural resources and consequently resource extractivism has defined the region’s economic development since early...
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The Rise of Gangs and the Acquaintance Society
My fieldwork has started in the 1980s, a time period that may be regarded as epoch-making in the development of the Chinese society. In the three...
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Human Rights Implication of China-Africa Relationship
China’s footprint of development on the African continent is increasing exponentially. As a result, China is Africa’s largest trading partner and a...
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Divergence and Convergence in Health Policy: China–India
This chapter seeks to compare the divergence and convergence in health policy in China and India, the two large Asian countries. Prior to the 1940s,...
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Belly of the World: Toxicity, Innocence, and Indigestibility in Plastic China
In 2018, on the eve of the Trump administration’s trade war against China, the ** administration inaugurated a ban on most plastic waste imports. Set...
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Postponement of first marriage and childbearing in China: trends and characteristics
Using the census and sampling survey data between 1990 and 2020, this study examines the postponement of marriage and childbearing in China. The...
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Sasanian Cultural Relics Unearthed in China in Recent Years
The people of China and Iran have had friendly exchanges for a long time. During the Sassanid Empire, there were not a few Sassanian cultural relics...
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Populism in Communist Regimes: Comparative Study of China and North Korea
Much ambiguity surrounds the concept of populism in international politics and researchers are still disputing the term’s origins and how it should...