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Understanding the spatial disparities and vulnerability of population aging in China

Understanding the regional pattern of population aging in China enables rational policy making to address the challenges of inequity in social welfare and...

The Belt and Road Initiative: what is in it for China?

China’s outbound investment exceeded inbound investment for the first time in 2015. In years leading up this transition, a maturing demographic transition...

Three turns in the evolution of China–Russia presidential pseudo‐alliance

The unique quality of relations between Russia and China cannot be captured by the term “partnership,” but the development of high‐level ties does not...

Exploring Beijing’s Motivations and Challenges for its New Silk Road

This article argues that Beijing’s ambitious ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ (BRI) is driven by the convergence of Innenpolitik and Aussenpolitik motivations...

New database tracks Chinese investment in Australia

Privacy concerns in China's smart city campaign: the deficit of China's Cybersecurity Law

Many cities around the world are increasingly embedding technological infrastructure in urban spaces. These infrastructures aim to collect vast amounts of...

'Japan is back': autonomy and balancing amidst an unstable China–U.S.–Japan triangle

Japan’s security policy has changed dramatically in recent years. The country balances harder against China, and its armed forces are increasingly...

Measuring the redistributive effects of China's personal income tax

Personal income tax is a commonly used redistributive instrument to deal with inequality. Whether it achieves that efficacy requires an appropriate...

The 'Belt and Road Initiative' and comparative regional productivity in China

We study potential internal effects of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. These effects may occur sooner than the international effects, since they face no...