The ‘straddling’ bus: a solution for China’s eco-woes?
September 2, 2016
By Gareth Shaw, PhD Candidate. From the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham UK. China’s air pollution problems are world-renowned, with the country playing host to eight of the top 50 locations in the world with the worst air quality in 2016[1]. Contributing significantly to this figure is China’s on-going …
China’s R&D expenditure on basic research: beyond the number
August 26, 2016
By Yutao Sun is a professor with the Faculty of Management and Economics, Dalian University of Technology. Prof. Cong Cao is the Head of the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham Ningbo. While devoting an increasing percentage of its GDP – 2.1 % in 2015 – on research and development (R&D), …
China’s Internet, the spread of Information
August 19, 2016
By Joshua Gardiner, Participant in SCCS Summer school. One of the first things a westerner will notice as they enter China is the increasing number of ‘error’ messages encountered when surfing the web. At first it may seem like an accidental problem with one’s chosen device yet this could not be further from the …
Lenin Protects Private Property
June 21, 2016
By Dr. Tracey Fallon, Assistant Professor at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, The University of Nottingham Ningbo China. In contemporary China the symbolism of Mao-era iconography is used in multiple and often contradictory ways from its original intent.[1] Not excluded from this mining of the past, socialist moral stories are also deployed to further …
Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life: Award-winning Open Course Returns!
May 11, 2016
Prof Mathew Humphrey, Head of School of Politics and School of Politics and International Relations, University of Nottingham, Lead Educator, Propaganda and Ideology in Everyday Life. The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) ‘Ideology and Propaganda in Everyday Life’ returns for its second run on Monday May 16th. The course is run in partnership between the …
Embodying Soft Power
April 29, 2016
By Frazer Worboy, BA in Contemporary Chinese Studies. Soft Power and a reputation of a Nation are a hard thing to grasp. Where I’m from in Britain, the soft power is huge. With top quality universities, high wages and free healthcare, it’s a pretty attractive place to live. Add to that a thriving arts scene …
The Internet Economy
April 21, 2016
By Tony Hong, PhD Student from the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies UNNC. There are advantages of managing the Internet because it is an most important wealth generator in the economy. For more than 30 years, China has managed under successive administrations to have its economy grow at a rate of nearly 10% year on …
The ancient Chinese fortune cookie
March 29, 2016
By David O’Brien, Assistant Professor School of Contemporary Chinese Studies. Last week I saw young Russian guys on campus wearing fake red beards and leprechaun hats, Chinese girls with shamrock t-shirts and Irish flags flying from a kiosk on the High Street. It was of course St Patrick’s Day, national day of my homeland and …
A Tale of Two Companies
February 5, 2016
By Professor Cong Cao, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies, University of Nottingham Ningbo. In 1984, Liu Chuanzhi, along with ten colleagues, started a computer-related business in Beijing with borrowed RMB300,000 (or $25,000). The company, “New Technology Company of the Institute of Computing Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences,” was the predecessor of Lenovo.
Education and Ideology: Paving the Way for Cosmopolitan Nationalism
January 19, 2016
By Dr Tracey Fallon, Assistant Professor, School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at UNNC. According to news reports in December 2015, the governments of Beijing and Shanghai moved to restrict international programmes at high school level.[1] These preparatory foundation programmes provide a pathway to university study abroad without necessity for the intensive gaokao entrance exam. The programmes …
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