China's new aircraft carrier : shape of things to come? by Bitzinger, Richard A., Mitchell, Paul T

“…China may soon acquire its first aircraft carrier through the reconstruction of the ex-Soviet Varyag. …”
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Islands or rocks? Evolving dispute in South China Sea by Robert Beckman.

“…The issue is whether the geographic features in the South China Sea are islands or rocks. Islands are entitled to an EEZ and continental shelf of their own, but rocks are not.…”
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US rebalancing strategy and the South China Sea disputes by Ralf Emmers.

“…The US rebalancing strategy, or “pivot” towards Asia, has added a new dimension to the South China Sea disputes. Given China’s reaction and the rising temperature in the region, is there any more room for discussion?…”
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Analysis and evaluation of China's banking reforms (1978-2006) by Chan, Alvin Wai Keong, Chua, Stephanie Wan Nee, Teo, Li Hui

“…China embarked on banking reforms since 1978. As a display of its efforts and determination in fulfilling the terms towards liberalization, China entered the WTO on 11 Dec 2001. …”
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Economic relations between Asean and China, and Asean and the EU. by Tan, Grace May Ching., Lin, Stephanie Xunxiu.

“…This report illustrates the economic relations between ASEAN with China and the European Union. It focuses on trade and foreign direct investment issues between the regions.…”
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China's "nine-dash line" claim : US misunderstands by Ye, Qiang, Jiang, Zongqiang

“…The US Department of State's Paper on China's Maritime Claims in the South China Sea was published on 5December2014. …”
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China's rural migrant workers, the state, and labor politics by Chan, J, Selden, M

“…The proletarianization of rural migrants is distinctive to contemporary China's development model, in which the state has fostered the growth of a “semi-proletariat” numbering more than 200 million to fuel labor-intensive industries and urbanization. …”

What does America's energy revolution mean for China? by Luft, G

Apple's iPad City: subcontracting exploitation to China by Chan, J, Ngai, P, Selden, M

“…This is in part a response to the growing anti-sweatshop movement in the electronics industry from within the United States, Europe, and more recently Greater China (Smith et al. 2006; Litzinger 2013). Violations of factory workers’ fundamental rights in export-oriented industry nevertheless remain intractable, prompting scholars and practitioners in corporate responsibility to promote the leverage of private and public power to create ‘just supply chains’ (Locke 2013; Mayer and Gereffi 2010; Boston Review 2013). …”

Exploring assignment plagiarism by students in private colleges in China by Chen, Lin, Saharuddin, Norzihani

“…This study explored influence factors and solutions to assignment plagiarism among private college students in China. The focus of this study was two: i) To explore the influence factors contributing to assignment plagiarism of Chinese private college students and ii) To explore the solutions to assignment plagiarism of Chinese private college students. …”
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Methodology research in clinical studies for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of the skin: Addressing design, conduct and relevance for context and target population by Erber, A

“…<p>Buruli Ulcer (BU) and Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (CL) are two Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) of the skin. Both are ‘diseases of poverty’ and can cause long-term disabilities. …”

Tuning the spin-orbit torque effective fields by varying Pt insertion layer thickness in perpendicularly magnetized Pt/Co/Pt(t)/Ta structures by Li, S. H., Lim, Gerard Joseph, Gan, Weiliang, Law, Wai Cheung, Tan, Funan, Lew, Wen Siang

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Japan’s diplomatic strategy toward East Asia : creation and evolution of ‘dual-track diplomacy’ in the post-Cold War era by Koga, Kei

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Barefoot doctors and the provision of rural health care by Fang, Xiaoping

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Why do Chinese firms go public abroad and how do they perform? by Yuan, Mengying

Subjects: “…Social sciences::Economic development::China…”
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“可爱” 又 “可恶” 的女人 ：中国广场舞大妈 = Adorable or abominable? : Chinese square dancing dama by 徐昕 Xin, Xu

Subjects: “…DRNTU::Humanities::History::Asia::China…”
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Meeting in the middle: a multi-level analysis of Chinese HIV civil organisations by Galler, S

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Dynamic liquid-liquid interface: applying a spinning interfacial microreactor to actively converge biphasic reactants for the enhanced interfacial reaction by Ng, Li Shiuan, Chong, Carice, Lok, Xin Yi, Pereira, Veronica, Ang, Zhi Zhong, Han, Xuemei, Li, Haitao, Lee, Hiang Kwee

“…Herein, we achieve an efficient interfacial reaction by creating a magnetic-responsive, microscale liquid-liquid interface and exploit its dynamic spinning motion to generate vortex-like hydrodynamic flows that rapidly converge biphasic reactants to the point-of-reaction. …”
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Authentic culture : the missing piece in China's soft power puzzle. by Lo, Elaine.

“…The study hypothesises that China's chief tool of a cultural offensive is undermined by the inauthenticity of the culture it tries to portray; the cultural image that China is trying to project of itself is that of historical China instead of the real contemporary China of today. …”
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Incidence and mortality rates of 14 site-specific infectious diseases in 10 diverse areas of China: findings from China Kadoorie Biobank, 2006-2018 by Huang, R, Kartsonaki, C, Turnbull, I, Pei, P, Chen, Y, Liu, J, Du, H, Sun, D, Yang, L, Barnard, M, Lv, J, Yu, C, Chen, J, Li, L, Chen, Z, Bragg, F

“…</p> <br> <p><strong>Methods:</strong> From 2004 to 2008, the prospective China Kadoorie Biobank enrolled 512,726 adults aged 30-79 years from 10 diverse areas (5 rural, 5 urban) of China. …”