Showing papers in "China Report in 2020"
TL;DR: The COVID-19 pandemic has dented China's image as an efficient party-state, given how an effort to cover up the outbreak and the resulting delays in reporting led to the virus spreading beyond its borders as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has dented China’s image as an efficient party-state, given how an effort to cover up the outbreak and the resulting delays in reporting led to the virus spreading beyond its ...
21 citations
TL;DR: The article looks into the main issues, policies and programmes related to ageing and elderly care practices in Kerala and also addresses the basic care response at three levels: household, institutional and society.
Abstract: This article presents an overview of the elderly in Kerala and describes various dimensions of elderly care and concerns, based on data from the Kerala Ageing Survey (KAS) 2013, conducted by the Ce...
16 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the 16+1 platform have been used in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) to interact with China.
Abstract: Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) had few historical opportunities to interact with China, but with the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the 16+1 platform, that changed dramatically in recent year...
14 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the prospect of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from the perspective of Bangladesh, and investigate fundamental aspects of China's economic invo- cation.
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to examine the prospect of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) from the perspective of Bangladesh. The article investigates fundamental aspects of China’s economic inv...
7 citations
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors trace the discourses and research agendas that led to population ageing in the decades following the 1960s, and present a survey of the research agenda that shaped much of the discourse on population ageing across the world.
Abstract: Demographic debates in the decades following the 1960s have shaped much of the discourse on population ageing across the world. This paper traces these discourses and research agendas that led to t...
6 citations
TL;DR: In this article, an empirical approach to Turkey's perceptions of China's proposal to build a Community of a Shared Future for Mankind and begin the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by examining da...
Abstract: This article takes an empirical approach to Turkey’s perceptions of China’s proposal to build a Community of a Shared Future for Mankind and begin the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) by examining da...
5 citations
TL;DR: Southeast Asia with its historical concentration of ethnic Chinese remains an important economic hub encouraging cross-disciplinary inquiries on themes relating to businesses as mentioned in this paper. But it is not suitable for cross-lingual research.
Abstract: Southeast Asia with its historical concentration of ethnic Chinese remains an important economic hub encouraging cross-disciplinary inquiries on themes relating to businesses. In industrialising Ma...
5 citations
TL;DR: Since 2015, the strong resentment in Chinese social media against international immigration triggered by the European migrant crisis has been noticed, and in many cases harshly criticised, by forei....
Abstract: Since 2015, the strong resentment in Chinese social media against international immigration triggered by the European migrant crisis has been noticed, and in many cases harshly criticised, by forei...
4 citations
TL;DR: The South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states within the region, namely China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: The South China Sea disputes involve both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states within the region, namely China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Brunei, Vietnam and Taiwan. Framing a...
4 citations
TL;DR: This article revisited the narratives surrounding China and Africa relations, and found that the emphasis has been on the ec ec... and not on the socio-economic aspects of the relationship between the two countries.
Abstract: This paper seeks to revisit the narratives surrounding China and Africa relations. While these engagements have attracted the attention of scholars and policymakers, the emphasis has been on the ec...
4 citations
TL;DR: The authors examine three influential thinkers from contemporary China, each offering us a distinctive perspective of interrelated aspects of China's place in the world in the twenty-first century, and flesh out implications of each of their arguments in terms of the visions they articulate.
Abstract: The objectives of this review article are straightforward. First, I examine three influential thinkers from contemporary China each offering us a distinctive perspective of interrelated aspects of China’s place in the world in the twenty-first century. Second, I seek to flesh out implications of each of their arguments in terms of the visions they articulate. Finally, I hope to raise some pertinent concerns for students of International Relations (IR) in India based on recent Chinese engagements with International Relations Theory (IRT). In this connection and through the work of these thinkers, I examine strategies that select Chinese scholars have adopted to carve out a global niche for themselves, specifically in the realm of IRT. To disaggregate the road map further, I begin with the work of Qin Yaqing, whose book A Relational Theory of World Politics was published originally in 2012. It was subsequently re-written and translated into English by Qin himself and eventually published by Cambridge University Press in 2018. Two other texts offer us a good sense of Qin’s provenance in theoretical terms. His interview appeared in Theory Talks in 2011 titled ‘Qin Yaqing on Rules vs. Relations, Drinking Coffee and Tea, and a Chinese Approach to Global Governance’. I also rely on a 2018 article in The Chinese Journal of International Politics titled ‘A Multiverse of Knowledge: Cultures and IR Theories’ to bring us up to speed with the latest theoretical inflections and evolution in Qin’s thought. In the latter article, Qin contextualises his work in relation to both Tingyang Zhao and Yan Xuetong. The recent work of all these three scholars is also the focus of this account. The second author and text that draws my attention here is the philosopher Zhao Tingyang’s book titled Redefining a Philosophy for World Governance. It treads important ground in terms of exploring the ideational underpinnings that might inform China’s
TL;DR: In this article, a framework for China's gradual global integration is provided, from historical exclusion, China became initially and partly incorporated to the world in the 1950s and 1960s while ignored by the United States.
Abstract: This paper provides a framework for China’s gradual global integration. From historical exclusion, China became initially and partly incorporated to the world in the 1950s and 1960s while ignored b...
TL;DR: In this paper, the Sino-Fiji cooperation deepened at multiple levels after the Fijian military assuaged its independence from the United States in 2003. But the SINTEF cooperation was not extended to the Pacific region as a whole.
Abstract: China’s political, economic and cultural influence is steadily rising in Fiji and the Pacific region as a whole. The Sino–Fiji cooperation deepened at multiple levels after the Fijian military assu...
TL;DR: In this paper, the relationship between China and Qatar has seen steady and smooth bilateral development in the political, economic and cultural domains, and China-Qatar ties have strengthened considerably in recent years.
Abstract: China–Qatar ties have strengthened considerably in recent years. The relationship between the two countries has seen steady and smooth bilateral development in the political, economic and cultural ...
TL;DR: Based on the data from the 13-month field visit spread over two trips (September 2016 to December 2016 and September 2017 to July 2018), the authors highlights how securitisation efforts from the ce...
Abstract: Based on the data from the 13-month field visit spread over two trips (September 2016 to December 2016 and September 2017 to July 2018), this study highlights how securitisation efforts from the ce...
TL;DR: The article recommends the monitoring of irrational utilisation of services, strengthening of primary level care and integration of services across different facilities to streamline care for elderly in Shanghai.
Abstract: This study aims to summarise the characteristics of elderly care system and analyse expenditures of healthcare for the elderly in Shanghai. The authors use medical records of 2015 and health accoun...
TL;DR: Wang et al. as discussed by the authors examined China's unique soft power conceptualisation, which differs from the American coinage, and contributed to the existing literature by demonstrating how soft power is theorised by Chinese academicians and policymakers in a distinct way.
Abstract: This article examines China’s unique soft power conceptualisation, which differs from the American coinage. It contributes to the existing literature by demonstrating how soft power is theorised by Chinese academicians and policymakers in a distinct way. That means, according to China’s own tradition, predating the term. Unlike in America, where soft power is largely developed freely, in China, it is highly centralised. As a rising power, the People’s Republic initially concentrates on building domestic soft power, primarily through socialist culture and virtuous governance. These are in turn displayed to the outside world. Beijing uses multiple channels to tell the China story and has been setting up international platforms to portray itself as a responsible global actor. Several soft power indexes show that China holds a relatively positive image in Africa and South America. In Asia, views are mixed, while in Europe and North America, they remain low.
TL;DR: In this article, the Chinese government welcomed foreign automobile companies to form joint ventures and the local automobile companies began to enriches their own manufacturing plants. But the Chinese automobile industry has succeeded remarkably since the 1980s.
Abstract: China’s automobile industry has succeeded remarkably since the 1980s. The Chinese government welcomed foreign automobile companies to form joint ventures. The local automobile companies began to en...
TL;DR: On the basis of the concept of regime insecurity and power transition theory, the authors argued that China is a satisfied power or a dissatisfied revisionist power, and argued that Mao was a revisionist.
Abstract: There is an ongoing debate whether China is a satisfied power or a dissatisfied revisionist power. On the basis of the concept of regime insecurity and power transition theory, this article argues ...
TL;DR: The arrangements for the care of elderly in Shanghai through the conceptual framework of the ‘care diamond’ and ‘continuum of care’ are delineated and the emerging markets of care in this sector are looked at.
Abstract: This article looks at the arrangements for the care of elderly in Shanghai through the conceptual framework of the ‘care diamond’ and ‘continuum of care’. The findings, that are based on fieldwork ...
TL;DR: In this article, the audience of a certain country may form different emotions, judgements and thoughts of such infor- ferent countries in the world on social media, and they may be influenced by the information about many other countries.
Abstract: Faced with the explosion of information about many other countries in the world on social media, the audience of a certain country may form different emotions, judgements and thoughts of such infor...
TL;DR: In this article, a need to go beyond the competing prisms of Confucianism and realpolitik traditions to explore the strategic culture of China has been explored and analyzed.
Abstract: China’s strategic culture has mostly been understood from the competing prisms of Confucianism and realpolitik traditions. However, there is a need to go beyond this binary approach to explore the ...
TL;DR: Jude Blanchette as mentioned in this paper describes China's New Red Guards: The Return of Radicalism and the Rebirth of Mao Zedong (New York, USA: Oxford University Press, 2019). p. 224, $27.95, ISBN-13: 978-0190605841 (Hardcover).
Abstract: Jude Blanchette. China’s New Red Guards: The Return of Radicalism and the Rebirth of Mao Zedong (New York, USA: Oxford University Press, 2019). p. 224, $27.95, ISBN-13: 978-0190605841 (Hardcover).
TL;DR: Wang Jing as discussed by the authors, The Other Digital China Nonconfrontational Activism on the Social Web (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2019), pp. 320, $39.95, ISBN: 9780674980921.
Abstract: Wang Jing, The Other Digital China Nonconfrontational Activism on the Social Web (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2019), pp. 320, $39.95, ISBN: 9780674980921.
TL;DR: In this paper, what China and India once were: The Pasts That may Shape the Global Future, the authors present a survey of the past and present of the two countries.
Abstract: Sheldon Pollock and Benjamin Elman (Eds.): What China and India Once Were: The Pasts That may Shape the Global Future; (Penguin Random House India, 2018); pp. 365, hardcover. ISBN 978-06-70091-34-8...
TL;DR: Commercialisation of Medical Care in China: Changing Landscapes (London and New York: Routledge, 2020), pp. 112, ₹695, ISBN: 978-0-367-44483-9.
Abstract: Rama V. Baru and Madhurima Nundy. Commercialisation of Medical Care in China: Changing Landscapes (London and New York: Routledge, 2020), pp. 112, ₹695, ISBN: 978-0-367-44483-9.
TL;DR: Jawad Syed and Yung-Hsiang Ying, China's Belt and Road Initiative in a Global Context, Volume I: A Business and Management Perspective (Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), xxii + 262 pp.,...
Abstract: Jawad Syed and Yung-Hsiang Ying, China’s Belt and Road Initiative in a Global Context, Volume I: A Business and Management Perspective (Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019), xxii + 262 pp.,...
TL;DR: The bicycle culture of Japan is deeply embedded in the bicycle culture as mentioned in this paper and Japan today ranks alongside the top bicycling nations of the world in terms of the number of bicycles and riders.
Abstract: Ranking alongside the top bicycling nations of the world, Japan today boasts of a deeply engrained cycling culture. While the technological prowess of Japan’s bicycle industry is well known, there ...