Understanding the spatial disparities and vulnerability of population aging in China

Understanding the regional pattern of population aging in China enables rational policy making to address the challenges of inequity in social welfare and...

The Belt and Road Initiative: what is in it for China?

China’s outbound investment exceeded inbound investment for the first time in 2015. In years leading up this transition, a maturing demographic transition...

Three turns in the evolution of China–Russia presidential pseudo‐alliance

The unique quality of relations between Russia and China cannot be captured by the term “partnership,” but the development of high‐level ties does not...

Privacy concerns in China's smart city campaign: the deficit of China's Cybersecurity Law

Many cities around the world are increasingly embedding technological infrastructure in urban spaces. These infrastructures aim to collect vast amounts of...

'Japan is back': autonomy and balancing amidst an unstable China–U.S.–Japan triangle

Japan’s security policy has changed dramatically in recent years. The country balances harder against China, and its armed forces are increasingly...

Measuring the redistributive effects of China's personal income tax

Personal income tax is a commonly used redistributive instrument to deal with inequality. Whether it achieves that efficacy requires an appropriate...

The 'Belt and Road Initiative' and comparative regional productivity in China

We study potential internal effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. These effects may occur sooner than the international effects, since they face no...

Framing Sino‐American military relations: the power and problem of perception in preventing geostrategic security cooperation between China and the United States

Sino‐American relations are composed of a complex field of factors that have influenced both cooperation and confrontation between the Chinese and...

The framework of crisis-induced agenda setting in China

The extent by which public agenda influences policy agenda indicates the degree of democracy in a regime. However, few researchers have drawn their...

Coming to terms with the authoritarian alternative: the implications and motivations of China's environmental policies

China has assumed a crucial importance in debates about climate change mitigation. On the one hand, China is one of the largest emitters of greenhouse...

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