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13/06/2024

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16/05/2024

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02/05/2024

The World’s Most Dangerous Place? Assessing the Prospects for War and Peace in the Taiwan Strait

For this China and the World Forum, we are honored to welcome Dr. Scott Kastner, a distinguished scholar renowned for his expertise on the international politics of East Asia. In this session, Dr. Kastner will illuminate the intricate landscape surrounding the potential for military conflict in the Taiwan Strait.

Utilizing insights from his recent publication, Dr. Kastner will present a robust framework for evaluating the prospects of armed conflict between China and Taiwan. He will explore various causal pathways that could lead to such a conflict, analyzing the evolving dynamics of China-Taiwan-US relations and their influence on these potential scenarios.

Moreover, Dr. Kastner will offer pragmatic policy suggestions aimed at reducing the likelihood of conflict escalation and promoting stability in the region. Don't miss this exclusive opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities surrounding the Taiwan Strait issue.

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02/05/2024

01/05/2024

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02/04/2024

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21/03/2024

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08/03/2024

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15/02/2024

China’s market for debt securities is the world’s second largest and demands the attention of international investors. But how should they assess the risks of particular securities when many of the legal and regulatory foundations of the market were put into place less than 20 years ago?

"Chinese Debt Capital Markets: An Emerging Global Market with Chinese Characteristics" explores these institutional developments and assesses the determinants of returns and risk using comprehensive data coverage and up-to-date statistical modelling techniques.

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10/02/2024

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01/01/2024

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08/12/2023

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06/12/2023

For this China and the World Forum, we are very honored to have the presence of Dr. Joanna Lei, a leading China scholar in the world, who in this two-hour event will navigate the intricate landscape of the China-US Technology War. Her expertise and keen observations will provide our global audience with invaluable insights into this critical global issue. However, what sets this session apart is Dr. Lei’s commitment to exploring the central pillars of this conflict: the geopolitical and geoeconomic dimensions.

In this exclusive session, Dr. Lei will dissect the interplay of power and economic forces that shape the future of this technological rivalry in order to provide our global audience with a comprehensive understanding of the geopolitical and geoeconomic factors driving the China-US Technology War.

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07/11/2023

Institutional Change and Adaptive Efficiency
A Study of China's Hukou System Evolution

By (author): Tony Saich (Harvard University, USA) and Kunling Zhang (Beijing Normal University, China)

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Since the 1990s, neo-institutionalists have posited that "institutions matter". However, they overlook one important issue: the ways institutions change also matters. Numerous academic studies have identified "good" and "bad" institutions, but little has been written about effective methods of transforming "bad" institutions so that they enhance economic performance. To fill this gap, this book reframes the approach of neo-institutional economics to analyze institutions' role and evolution, focusing on the interaction between the household registration (hukou) system evolution and economic transformation.

The authors apply an endogenous and dynamic perspective. First, the theory of endogenous institutional change illustrates how the drivers of hukou system evolution differ in the pre-reform and reform eras. Second, the theory of adaptive efficiency evaluates the evolution of the system's institutional efficiency. Finally, the authors were able to test the impact of the hukou reform on urban economic growth by examining local experimentation, helping explain the current "stickiness" of the system.

At the heart of hukou reform lies the question of how to deal with the link between hukou and welfare provision. This book will offer policymakers a better understanding of institutional change in dynamic economic contexts, helping them enhance economic performance.

19/10/2023

We have just released the World Scientific 2024 Asian Studies Annual Catalogue! Over 300 titles to browse relating to the Asia-Pacific, East Asia, Southeast Asia and more!

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18/10/2023

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16/10/2023

Just released!

Chinese Global Exploration in the Pre-Columbian Era
By (author): Sheng-Wei Wang (China-US Friendship Exchange, USA)

How early did the Chinese explore the world? Did the Treasure Fleets, led by Admiral Zheng He, discover many parts of the world before Christopher Columbus? While it is known that Christopher Columbus discovered America and Europe ushered in the Age of Discovery, there is an ongoing debate on the "unknown" areas depicted in Western maps from the period and earlier. There is agreement among scholars that certain areas seem to have been mapped out prior to the arrival of Western explorers.

Chinese Global Exploration in the Pre-Columbian Era: Evidence from an Ancient World Map analyses the world's first modern map — known as Kunyu Wanguo Quantu (KWQ) 《坤輿萬國全圖》 in Chinese, translated as the "Complete Geographical Map of All Kingdoms of the World" to demonstrate evidence of Chinese global exploration in the Pre-Columbian era. The map of concern was first printed by Italian missionary, Matteo Ricci in 1602, and has been purported to be of entirely European origin, based on Ricci's former maps which he had brought to China in 1582.

12/10/2023

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China's High-Tech Companies - Case Studies of China and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR)
By (author): Tai Wei Lim (Soka University, Japan)

China is now considered a tech superpower in many areas. This book illustrates certain aspects and case studies of China's technological developments and further analyzes them under various areas like coal energy, housing, connectivity, digital and space technologies. Furthermore, it examines technological developments in the periphery of China, focusing especially on Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). This book does not pretend to be comprehensive in its coverage albeit surveys a spectrum of sectors in China and Hong Kong to get an idea of their developments. By peering into China through the mainland continental perspective and also looking into China from its periphery (e.g., "Greater China" perspectives from HKSAR), this book provides readers with the broad contours of technological development in China through a multidisciplinary area studies perspective.

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26/09/2023

The Chinese Way

The book explores China's emerging global role and its impact on world power dynamics. It highlights China's ambition to create a harmonious global community and emphasizes its commitment to peaceful development and cooperation. The author suggests that China's rapid growth does not inherently pose a threat, as it aims to achieve its goals through respectful relationships, connectivity, and productive investments.

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16/08/2023

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31/07/2023

New book on China out now! For the general reader who is interested in China and how it shapes the way we deal with the global political economy. The book aims to communicate to readers in a clear, fluent, and well-documented fashion the new role that China plays in the geography of world power, evaluating its weight, influence, and impact on future developments. China's ambition and its vision of international affairs can be summed up in Beijing's desire to "build a community of common destiny for mankind". By Fabio Massimo Parenti of China Foreign Affairs University

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The book aims to communicate to readers in a clear, fluent, and well-documented fashion the new role that China plays in the geography of world power, evaluating its weight, influence, and impact on future developments. China's ambition and its vision of international affairs can be summed up in Bei...

19/06/2023

A must read for anyone interested in China’s economic secret! “Decoding the Rise of Made-in-China” by Bin Guo presents a fresh perspective on China’s ever-growing manufacturing industry and proposes a new theory to explain it! Scan to read the free chapter today and buy your copy at 20% OFF!

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14/06/2023

14/06/2023

For this China and the World Forum, we are very honoured to have the presence of Dr. Joanna Lei, a leading China scholar in the world. Dr. Lei will share with us her acute observations on the recent prevailing trends towards a rapid worldwide adoption of the RMB, China’s currency, as a means of transaction.

The discussion focuses on the dominance of the USD across the financial system, the relevance and growth the trade system has had and China’s role in it, and finally the current state of banking and its future trends. Dr. Lei will provide her expertise in the subject and offer her assessment for our global audience.

05/06/2023

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29/05/2023

Scan to read the preface of “Decoding the Rise of Made-in-China” by Bin Guo today!

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17/05/2023

"For centuries, it was taken for granted that the West determined the rules of the global game. In the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, it was the Europeans. In the 20th century, it was the Americans. Now we find ourselves at the dawn of an epochal, worldwide transformation. For the first time, the global center of power is shifting towards Asia." – Frank Siernan

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15/05/2023

New title on Chinese politics and China studies out now by author Ronald Colin Keith!

The Western Liberal Democracies have created their own "China Problem" by clinging to Cold War anachronism. However, Xi Jinping's China has abandoned Mao's view of class struggle and embraces traditional core principles. This book's analysis of Chinese values argues that the current interpretation of the "China Threat" is predicated on a serious misunderstanding of Chinese values. This book provides detailed research of "Xi Jinping Thought" and "Xi Jinping Diplomatic Thought", drawing on both the social sciences and humanities.

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08/05/2023

What attributes are implied when we say something is “made-in-China?” Do these three words still carry the negative connotation as it did in the past? Author Bin Guo takes a deep dive into the notion of this ideology in his new book “Decoding the Rise of Made-in-China”.

This book provides a novel theoretical framework to explain the real source of competitive advantage of Chinese manufacturing. More importantly, such a framework can be generalized to analyze the potential of catch-up for large emerging economies in the globalization era. The book also provides insights for policy makers to rethink their design of policies.

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