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‘Involution’ or Alienation?: Visiting the Issue through Jia Zhangke’s ‘Hometown Trilogy’ “内卷”还是异化？：从贾樟柯的“故乡三部曲”看问题

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China Report Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/00094455231187053

M. Jha

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Evaluation and Comparison of Trade Relations Between Ethiopia–China and Ethiopia–India: Gravity Model 埃塞俄比亚-中国与埃塞俄比亚-印度贸易关系的评估与比较：引力模型

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China Report Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/00094455231187695

Amsalu K. Addis, Yang Yu, Zuping Zhu

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New Measures for Governing Religions in Xi’s China 新措施治理在中国的宗教

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China Report Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/00094455231187046

Martin Lavička, Julie Yu-Wen Chen

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A Xinderella Story: Turning the Chinese Dream Into China’s Master Narrative 辛德拉的故事：把中国梦变成中国的大师级叙事

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China Report Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/00094455231188351

Tuvia Gering

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Inequality Based on Power and Capital is Becoming Unsolvable in China: Integrating Culture and Comprehensive Wealth to Approach a Power–Capital Economy 基于权力与资本的不平等在中国变得无法解决:整合文化与综合财富走向权力-资本经济

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China Report Pub Date : 2023-08-01 DOI: 10.1177/00094455231185634

Jinhyoung Kim

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Book review: Fuzuo Wu, Energy and Climate Policies in China and India: A Two-Level Comparative Study 书评:吴福祚:《中印能源与气候政策:两个层面的比较研究》