Chinese hydropower companies and environmental norms in countries of the global South: the involvement of Sinohydro in Ghana’s Bui Dam [PDF]
, 2013 The paper examines the role of environmental norms in Chinese overseas investment in hydropower dams, exemplified by Sinohydro’s involvement in the Bui Dam in Ghana.
Hensengerth, Oliver
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Crystal Growth Engineering for Dendrite‐Free Zinc Metal Plating
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This research employed the rare‐earth ion dysprosium (Dy) to modulate aqueous zinc (Zn) metal plating. Integrated multiscale experiments and computational modeling unveiled the preferential adsorption of Dy on specific crystal facets, which activated screw dislocation‐driven Zn growth.
Guifang Zeng +10 more
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The politics of crisis management in China [PDF]
This thesis investigates how the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has tactically managed and defused major crises between 2002 and 2008 which put its credibility and legitimacy to the test.
Xiao, Yuefan
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Decision making factors in Chinese foreign policy concerning Korea (1950) and Vietnam (1965-66): the role and significance of two former vassal states [PDF]
, 1982 This work examins three areas of contributory factors that shaped the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) response towards two international crises in regions which traditionally fell within the Chinese sphere of influence : the Korean War (1950) and the ...
Freeman, Brian A.
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Politics and Theatre in the PRC: Fifty Years of Teahouse on the Chinese Stage [PDF]
, 2013 Ever since its introduction to China in the early twentieth century, spoken drama (huaju) has been at the forefront of social and political changes. Its realistic portrayal of life and use of spoken dialogue made it an ideal vehicle to promote social ...
Shiao-ling S. Yu
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Universal Conductance Fluctuations in Quantum Anomalous Hall Insulators
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.Universal conductance fluctuations are observed in mesoscopic quantum anomalous Hall insulators. Two distinct fluctuation patterns are identified, arising from different interference processes of bulk and chiral edge states, respectively. These findings unveil rich quantum interference phenomena in quantum anomalous Hall insulators and provide insights
Peng Deng +11 more
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Relationalism(s) unpacked : engaging Yaqing Qin’s theory of world politics [PDF]
Published online: 28 May 2024In a spirit of dialogue, this article engages Yaqing Qin’s relational theory of world politics in a conversation by trying to relate it to Western theoretical partners outside of his (mainly Anglo-American) individualist and ...
GUZZINI, Stefano
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Interpreting China Post-1989 Tiananmen Square Protests: Discursive Formation of “Sinicization of Everything” [PDF]
Contemporary Chinese Political Economy and Strategic Relations: An International Journal, 2019 This article introduces and conceptualizes “sinicization of everything”, meaning that everything and everybody under Beijing’s control must be rendered Chinese by manipulating the cognition, selecting and extracting the positive elements about domestic ...
Wai-Kwok Benson Wong
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Positively Charged Polymer‐Brush MOFs for Large‐Area, Pressure‐Resistant Gas Separation Membranes
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.A universal POPA strategy enables positively charged polymer‐brush MOFs with self‐adaptive interfacial interlocking to resist aggregation under fast processing. This design ensures seamless dispersion within large‐area selective layers, achieving 1 m‐wide roll‐to‐roll fabrication of pressure‐resistant MMCMs with tunable CO2 separation performance ...
Yi Yang +11 more
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Educating for Chinese politeness
, 2021 The Chinese language has many expressions of politeness such as “Li rang” or comity\ud and “Rang li” or ceding profit. Yet, there is a contradiction between an image of Chinese\ud amity and hospitality in private and the brashness exhibited in public places.
Tak-Yuen Chan, Benjamin, Morgan, William
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