Browsing China Studies Centre Working Papers by publication year
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CCP Ideology, 1976-1980: From the "Two Whatevers,” to the “Criterion of Truth,” to the “Four Cardinal Principles,” and Beyond
Published 2023This Working Paper is a draft chapter for a book on the poorly understood CCP elite politics of the early post-Mao period, tentatively entitled Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping, and the Dismantling of Maoism. Nowhere is this ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
The Belt and Road Initiative as Ten Policy Commandments: Review of Xi’s Kazakhstan and Indonesia Launch Speeches
Published 2023-04-19In 2019 Foreign Policy described China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as “the most talked about and least defined buzzword of this decade”. Given that confusion and the importance of leader political speeches in China, ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
PRC Foreign and Military Policy, 1977-81: Shades of Mao, the Imprint of Deng
Published 2023-04-19This Working Paper is a draft chapter for a book on the poorly understood CCP elite politics of the early post-Mao period, tentatively entitled Hua Guofeng, Deng Xiaoping, and the Dismantling of Maoism. Conventional wisdom ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Digitalization of Special Economic Zones in China
Published 2023-04-19Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have become the forefront in China to test legal and technological reforms for digital trade. This chapter explores three cutting-edge case studies in China’s SEZs: the Beijing blockchain-based ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Australia’s Response to the China Threat: The Case for Engagement
Published 2023-04-19The dominance of the China Threat discourse in Australia’s public affairs suggests poor prospects for any continued Australia-China relations, let alone positive interactions of mutual benefit. An exploration of alternative ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Working Class Formation in China Since 1920
Published 2023-04-19In the 20th century, the Chinese working class did have the opportunity, and from time to time it looked like they had might be turning the trick. But in the end, they lost. Why? Chinese workers have been the subjects of ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Understanding Elite Politics Through Relentless Research: Warren Sun’s Hua Guofeng Nianpu, Chronology of Hua Guofeng (1971–1981)
Published 2024-08-08This Working Paper is a pre-publication review of an immense documentary collection prepared over the past 25 years by Warren Sun, Adjunct Associate Professor at Monash University and Affiliate Member of the Sydney CSC. ...Open AccessWorking Paper -
Local Social Governance in China: Spatial politics and social welfare
Published 2024-08-09The policy goal of establishing local social governance in the People’s Republic of China since 2021 highlights two somewhat contradictory tendencies in its spatial politics. One is increased social welfare provision through ...Open AccessWorking Paper