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News on China

Beijing’s Green Push: New Policies Drive Sustainable Urbanization

Beijing has unveiled a series of new urban development policies focused on green infrastructure and carbon neutrality. The city plans to increase the use of renewable energy, expand public transport, and enforce stricter building efficiency standards.

China’s Tech Giants Expand AI Research Collaboration Abroad

Leading Chinese tech firms have entered into new partnerships with international universities to co-develop large language models and AI governance protocols. The collaborations aim to enhance transparency and shared research on ethical AI development.

Rural Revitalization Gains Momentum Through E-Commerce Platforms

Villages in southern China are seeing significant improvements in local income and employment thanks to targeted e-commerce campaigns. Livestreaming, short videos, and integrated logistics have helped farmers reach nationwide markets.

Book Theories

Erhai Lake Governance: Technology Going to the Countryside and China’s Ecological Path

Erhai Lake Governance: Technology Going to the Countryside and China’s Ecological Path investigates how environmental governance, digital technology, and rural revitalization intersect in the context of Erhai Lake. Centering on ecological protection efforts in southwest China, the book explores how scientific innovation, state policy, and local participation jointly shape a new model for rural ecological governance. It offers insights into China's broader ecological modernization and its implications for the Global South.

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Xinyu Lv

Future Archaeology in the Social Media Era

Future Archaeology in the Social Media Era by Lv Xinyu explores how digital traces on social platforms shape collective memory, cultural narratives, and historical imagination. Bridging media theory and cultural studies, the book reflects on how ephemeral online content may become the "artifacts" of tomorrow, offering new ways to understand time, identity, and social change in the digital age.

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Xinyu Lv

Countryside And Revolution: Global Southern New Perspective

Countryside and Revolution: A Global Southern Perspective by Lv Xinyu explores the intertwined histories of rural transformation and revolutionary movements in the Global South. The book reframes rural China’s experience within a broader international context, highlighting how the countryside has been a key site of resistance, imagination, and change. It challenges dominant urban-centric narratives and calls for a renewed understanding of revolution through the lens of rural struggles.

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Xinyu Lv