China's one-child policy is one of the largest and most controversial social engineering
projects in human history. With the extreme restrictions it imposed on reproduction, the …

Three months into the Covid-19 crisis, lockdown has become a global response to the
pandemic. Why have so many countries resorted to lockdown? How is it being implemented …

Following the notion of the entrepreneurial city, this paper examines recent scholarship
about China's urban governance. Despite prevailing marketisation, the role of the state is …

The COVID-19 pandemic that emerged in Wuhan, the capital city of Hubei province in
China, has caused severe health problems and imposed a tremendous psychological …

The success or failure of China's development will impact not only its own citizens but also
those of the world. China is widely recognized as a global actor on the world stage and no …

1. The World Health Organization officially named the novel coronavirus disease “COVID-
19” on February 11, 2020. See World Health Organization,“Novel Coronavirus (2019-NCoV) …

Neighborhood regeneration has become essential component of environmental
improvement, and promoting resident participation is a key aspect of effective environmental …

To develop a robust surveillance apparatus in the digital age, autocracies are compelled to
rely on foreign suppliers or to allow domestic private entrepreneurs to enter a strategic …

How should we understand the formation of the grid management system (网格化管理) of
grass-roots governance in China? In this article, I argue that the grid system is an extension …

Wuhan, the original epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, was under strict lockdown for 76
days. We conducted 30 in-depth interviews to understand Wuhan residents' lived …