Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban
This study contributes to the research on central local relations in China by examining local dynamics and defiance. Drawing on the case of a provincial government's defiance against a central policy - Heilongjiang province's 2016 ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - this study s...
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| author | Zhang, Hongzhou Wu, Alfred M. |
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| description | This study contributes to the research on central local relations in China by examining local dynamics and defiance. Drawing on the case of a provincial government's defiance against a central policy - Heilongjiang province's 2016 ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - this study shows that despite the unprecedented recentralization push in recent years, local defiance still exists and persists. In addition, this study finds that the Heilongjiang provincial government managed to reduce potential political backlash by feeding the public distrust of GMOs, exploiting the internal divide and central ambiguity over GMOs and, more importantly, skilfully framing its GMO ban as part of its efforts to implement Xi Jinping's Green Development Concept. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1743082024-03-31T15:44:22Z Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban Zhang, Hongzhou Wu, Alfred M. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS Social Sciences Central–local relations Local defiance This study contributes to the research on central local relations in China by examining local dynamics and defiance. Drawing on the case of a provincial government's defiance against a central policy - Heilongjiang province's 2016 ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) - this study shows that despite the unprecedented recentralization push in recent years, local defiance still exists and persists. In addition, this study finds that the Heilongjiang provincial government managed to reduce potential political backlash by feeding the public distrust of GMOs, exploiting the internal divide and central ambiguity over GMOs and, more importantly, skilfully framing its GMO ban as part of its efforts to implement Xi Jinping's Green Development Concept. Published version 2024-03-26T01:54:07Z 2024-03-26T01:54:07Z 2023 Journal Article Zhang, H. & Wu, A. M. (2023). Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban. China Quarterly, 1-17. https://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0305741023001017 0305-7410 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174308 10.1017/S0305741023001017 2-s2.0-85169449760 1 17 en China Quarterly © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of SOAS University of London. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social Sciences Central–local relations Local defiance Zhang, Hongzhou Wu, Alfred M. Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban |
| title | Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban |
| title_full | Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban |
| title_fullStr | Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban |
| title_full_unstemmed | Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban |
| title_short | Central local relations in China: a case study of Heilongjiang's GMO ban |
| title_sort | central local relations in china a case study of heilongjiang s gmo ban |
| topic | Social Sciences Central–local relations Local defiance |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/174308 |
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