Interregional comparative analysis of China's developmental disparity by Yeoh, Emile Kok Kheng, Loh, Joanne Hoi Lee, Ruiz Estrada, Mario Arturo, Ling, Susie Yieng Ping

“…It looks at the root causes of the existence of such disparities and examines the State's policy response in the form of the "Western China Development" strategy in the context of building a "moderately welloff" society. …”

Assessment of technology vs environmental regulations in China based on DEA malmquist model and porter hypothesis by Zhang, Xiaojie, Yue, L., Chang, Y., Wu, Z., Muhammad, Amran A.

“…However, in central and western China, results showed that for every 1% increase in strength of environmental regulation, technology progress declined by 4.91% and 1.08%, respectively. …”