"This book examines the Chinese Communist Party’s attempts to improve China’s image around the world, thereby increasing its "soft power." This soft, attractive form of power is crucial if China is to avoid provoking an international backlash against its growing military and economic might. The volume focuses on the period since Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, and is global in scope, examining the impact of Chinese policies from Hong ..."
"If radio and film were the emblematic media of the Maoist era, television has rapidly established itself as the medium of the "marketized" China and in the diaspora. In less than two decades, television has become the dominant medium across the Chinese cultural world. TV China is the first anthology in English on this phenomenon. Covering the People's Republic, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the Chinese diaspora, these 12 original essays introd ..."
"The book is the first attempt to offer a holistic and integrated exploration of the political-economic framework underpinning economic regionalism. In doing so it provides a much-needed contribution to the literature on international political economy, international relations and Asian political economy in relation to economic regionalism. The existing literature provides broad generalizations and limited discussion on economic integrat ..."
""This book explores the importance of entrepreneurs in driving economic growth as the world economy grows and becomes more integrated and more challenging."
"Antonio Fiori and Stanley Rosen, in “The Sino–African Relationship: An Intense
and Long Embrace,” examine the history of China's interactions with Africa. Here,
the interplay between economic and diplomatic objectives seems particularly ..."
"Ying Zhu, Shuang Ren, Ngan Collins, Malcolm Warner. Dao is the essence of
Oneness and the Yi Jing (The Book of Changes) is the everchangingness of that
Oneness (Chu, 1995). According to tradition, the book was composed in several
layers over many centuries, and it was initially a manual of divination; but with the
'Ten Wings' appendices attached, the resultant Yi Jing may be considered a work
of philosophy. McGreal (1995: 60) claim ..."
"A Greenfield investment usually results in the establishment of a WOS and will
require the investor to go through the whole developmental process, including
exploration, development (construction) and production in the mining industry. ...
A database was compiled for these major Chinese investments in the Australian
mining industry since 1987, which was when the first Chinese investment was
made in a JV (Channar Project) between Ri ..."
"While it is the official Chinese representative at the ILO, it seems to be less
influential than the All China Federation of Industry ... 4 The Labour Law of 1994:
structuring modern Chinese work regulation 1 Such as the Regulations on
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Television in Post-Reform China Serial Dramas, Confucian Leadership and the Global Television Market by YingZhu 200 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-09460-8, ISBN: 1-134-09460-4
"Lei, Y. (2003) ''Historical characters through the eyes of Marching Towards the
Republic'' (changjian ''zhouxiang gonghe'' ... Leung, L. Y. (2004) ''Ganbaru and its
transcultural audience: imaginary and reality of Japanese TV dramas in Hong
Kong,'' in K. Iwabuchi (ed.) ... Li, B. (2007) ''Qingnian dianshi jiemu shoushi tedian
'' (''Special Characteristics of the Reception of Television ... (Xing Haonian tan
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Two Billion Eyes The Story of China Central Television by YingZhu 304 Pages, Published 2012 by The New Press ISBN-13: 978-1-59558-802-9, ISBN: 1-59558-802-7
"“No,” Zhang said. “The goal is for the media to enlighten the public as we explore
a set of issues pertaining to how to become responsible citizens. We're inviting
the public to come and discover who the quality citizens are and what constitutes
responsible citizenship. We feature model citizens along the way and amplify the
traits that make them superb citizens. For instance, Zhang Yimou made The Story
of Qiuju, featuring someone ..."
"China’s economic reforms have brought the country both major international clout and widespread domestic prosperity. At the same time, the reforms have led to significant social upheaval, particularly manifest in labour relations. Each year, several thousand disputes break out over working conditions, many of them violent, and the Chinese state has responded with both legal and political strategies. This book investigates how Chinese g ..."
Television in Post-Reform China(1st Edition) Serial Dramas, Confucian Leadership and the Global Television Market (Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series) by YingZhu Hardcover, 200 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-42546-9, ISBN: 0-415-42546-8
"This book explores the political, economic, and cultural forces, locally and globally that have shaped the evolution of Chinese primetime television dramas, and the way that these dramas in turn have actively engaged in the major intellectual and policy debates concerning the path, steps, and speed of China’s economic and political modernization during the post-Deng Xiaoping era. It intertwines the evolution of Chinese television drama ..."
Trade Unions in Asia An Economic and Sociological Analysis by John Benson, YingZhu 304 Pages, Published 2008 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-12960-7, ISBN: 1-134-12960-2
"An Economic and Sociological Analysis John Benson, Ying Zhu. The movement
of business infrastructure to more favourable locations is a challenge of
globalization ... renc. es. Bello, W. andRosenfeld, S. (1996) Dragons in Distress:
Asia's Miracle Economies in Crisis,San Francisco, CA: Institutefor Food and
Development Policy. Chen, S. J. (1998) 'The development of HRM practices in
Taiwan', inC.Rowley(ed.)Human Resource Management in ..."
"Asia has undergone rapid transformation over the past several decades as many countries have embraced new technologies and the processes of globalisation. Over this period the inflow of foreign capital into the region, the level of trade amongst these countries, and trade with other parts of the world has increased substantially. The ensuing economic growth has led to some significant changes in labour markets and the demand for skilled ..."
The Dynamics of Asian Labour Markets Balancing Control and Flexibility (Routledge Studies in the Growth Economies of Asia) by John Benson, YingZhu Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2011 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-55111-3, ISBN: 0-415-55111-0
"Asia has undergone rapid economic transformation over the past two decades. Despite its constant economic growth, the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis and the resulting surge in unemployment highlighted the vulnerability of national systems that base development solely on economic growth. This book fills a major research gap by exploring the nature, dynamics and functioning of Asian labour markets in eight major Asian economies, includi ..."