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fudan-uc.ucsd.edu Fudan-UC Dispatch October 2016 The Fudan-UC Dispatch is a periodic publication by the Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China, based at the University of California (UC) San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy (GPS). It features current research publications on China in digest form as well as noteworthy commentaries on current affairs related to China by UC and Fudan University scholars. Its purpose is to enhance publicity for UC and Fudan scholars publishing in the China area and to familiarize these scholars with each other’s research interests so as to identify future collaborative opportunities. The Fudan-UC Dispatch sources its information in English only. It also includes a brief section on the Fudan-UC Center activities. Table of Contents: Fudan and UC Scholars’ Research on China………………………………………. 1-9 Fudan and UC Scholars in the News …………………………………………….. 10-14 Fudan-UC Center Events……………………………………………………………………. 15 About the Fudan-UC Center: The Fudan-UC Center on Contemporary China creates opportunities for cooperation between Fudan University and all UC campuses on research, policy and educational initiatives, including academic conferences and community events. It is the first overseas research center established by a Chinese university at a North American university. Based at GPS, the center also works closely with the School’s 21st Century China Program. Learn more at fudan-uc.ucsd.edu. Editor-in-chief: Xian Xu, Managing Associate Director, Fudan-UC Center Editorial Board: Lei Guang, Sam Tsoi, Jana Hopkins, Qiang Xu, Xian Xu

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October2016TheFudan-UCDispatchisaperiodicpublicationbytheFudan-UCCenteronContemporaryChina,basedattheUniversityofCalifornia(UC)SanDiego’sSchoolofGlobalPolicyandStrategy(GPS).ItfeaturescurrentresearchpublicationsonChinaindigestformaswellasnoteworthycommentariesoncurrentaffairsrelatedtoChinabyUCandFudanUniversityscholars.ItspurposeistoenhancepublicityforUCandFudanscholarspublishingintheChinaareaandtofamiliarizethesescholarswitheachother’sresearchinterestssoastoidentifyfuturecollaborativeopportunities.TheFudan-UCDispatchsourcesitsinformationinEnglishonly.ItalsoincludesabriefsectionontheFudan-UCCenteractivities.TableofContents:

FudanandUCScholars’ResearchonChina……………………………………….1-9FudanandUCScholarsintheNews……………………………………………..10-14Fudan-UCCenterEvents…………………………………………………………………….15

AbouttheFudan-UCCenter:TheFudan-UCCenteronContemporaryChinacreatesopportunitiesforcooperationbetweenFudanUniversityandallUCcampusesonresearch,policyandeducationalinitiatives,includingacademicconferencesandcommunityevents.ItisthefirstoverseasresearchcenterestablishedbyaChineseuniversityataNorthAmericanuniversity.BasedatGPS,thecenteralsoworkscloselywiththeSchool’s21stCenturyChinaProgram.Learnmoreatfudan-uc.ucsd.edu.Editor-in-chief:XianXu,ManagingAssociateDirector,Fudan-UCCenterEditorialBoard:LeiGuang,SamTsoi,JanaHopkins,QiangXu,XianXu

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FUDANANDUCSCHOLARS’RESEARCHONCHINA

MaximillianAuffhammer,UCBerkeleyField:AgriculturalEconomicsSource:JournalofEconomicSurveys,Volume30,Issue3,pages460-481 Date:July2016Co-authors:WeizengSun,JianfengWuandSiqiZhengMartinDeJong, FudanUniversity Field:PublicPolicySource:TransportPolicy,2016Co-authors:RuiMu

Thedecompositionanddynamicsofindustrialcarbondioxideemissionsfor287Chinesecitiesin1998-200985percentofChina’semissionsareattributedtourbaneconomicactivitiesandareprojectedtoincreaseasChinaurbanizes.Thispaperexploresthetrade-offsbetweeneconomicgrowthandenvironmentalgoalsbyanalyzingtheCO2emissiongrowthratesintothreeeffects:scale,compositionandtechnique.Theseseparatechannelsatthecity-levelaffecttheinflowofforeigndirectinvestmentandtheenvironmentalregulationsandcanshedlightontrade-offsbetweeneconomicgrowthandenvironmentalgoals. Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/joes.12158/abstract

Anetworkgovernanceapproachtotransit-orienteddevelopment:IntegratingurbantransportandlandusepoliciesinUrumqi,ChinaThisarticlestudiestheUrumqicityinXinjiangUygurAutonomousRegion.Basedonnetworkgovernancetheory,thisarticleinvestigatesthegovernancestrategiesusedinUrumqitointegrateurban-transportandland-usepolicies.Itpresentsthatanetworkgovernancemodelconsistingofthreerungsandconcludesthatacoordinativeumbrellaorganizationplaysasignificantroleineradicatingproblemsofearlysubstantiveselectionandperceptionalfixation.Successfulpolicyintegrationrequirescarefulgoalalignmentstrategies,institutionaldesignandtrust-buildingarealsoimperativeforjointaction.Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X16304309

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MakingsaintsinmodernChinachapter5:2turnsinthelifeofMasterHongyi,aBuddhistmonkin20thcenturyChinaBirnbaumcontributedhisworkonthemonkHongyitoabookthatfocusesontheprofilesofreligiousleadersoftheChinesediasporafromtheearly20thcenturythroughthepresent.HestatesthatHongyiwasthemorepoliticallysafefigureinmodernBuddhisthistory,becominganaccomplishedmonkatanearlyage,andtobecomea“saint”oftheera. Moreinformation:https://www.amazon.com/Making-Saints-Modern-China-David/dp/0190494565Theavailabilityandaffordabilityoflong-termcarefordisabledolderpeopleinChina:TheissuesrelatedtoinequalitiesinsocialsecuritybenefitsChinaisexperiencingincreasingpressurefromissuesrelatingtoanagingpopulation.Therationalityofdifferenteligibilitycriteriaofthebenefitswithinthesocialsecuritysystemhasbeenwidelychallenged;however,todate,nopreviousstudyhasexploreditsassociationwiththeavailabilityandaffordabilityoflong-termcare(LTC).ThisstudyevaluatestheavailabilityandaffordabilityofLTCservicesfordisabledolderpeople(aged65andabove)inChina.ThefindingsimplythatpolicymakersinChinacouldfocusontheLTCneedsforthesocialsecurityandsocioeconomicallydisadvantaged,disabledolderpeople,whichcouldreducethegapbetweenthemandthosewhoareentitledtogeneroussocialsecuritybenefits.Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494316301194

RaoulBirnbaum, UCSantaCruzField:BuddhistStudiesSource:OxfordUniversityPressDate:Dec.1,2016PengLei,FudanUniversity Field:Sociology Source:ArchivesofGerontologyandGeriatricsDate:June23,2016Co-authors:ZhixinFengandZhuochunWu

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StagingChineserevolution:Theater,filmandtheafterlivesofpropaganda(Book)Thisbookanalysis50yearsoftheatricalpropagandaperformancesinChinafromthe1960sthrough2010.Chencomparesfilms,plays,operasandtelevisiontoshowthatpropagandaperformancescanbeusedtoturnstoriesintomainstreamideologyandlegitimizethestate.Furthermore,Chenpointsoutinconsistenciestotheperformancesaswellasquestioningthepurposeofpropaganda. Moreinformation:https://cup.columbia.edu/book/staging-chinese-revolution/9780231166386Financialdevelopment,financialstructureandincomeinequalityinChinaThispaperinvestigatestheimpactsoffinancialdevelopmentandstructureonincomeinequalityindifferentadministrativedistrictsinChina.Theresultsshowaninverse“U-shape”relationshipbetweenfinancialdevelopmentandincomeinequality,andincreasingtherelativeimportanceoffinancialmarketstobankshelpstoreduceincomeinequality.Guangchunandhisco-authorsfindthatthebenefitsoffinancialdevelopmentonlyoccurifthestockmarketactivityhasreachedathresholdlevelanddisappearifthestockmarketcapitalizationhasreachedacertainscale.Meanwhile,theimpactofthefinancialstructureweakensasthefinancialdevelopmentexpandsandtheproportionoffinancialmarketsincreases.Theyalsofindthattheimpactsoffinancialdevelopmentandstructureonruralincomeinequalityarestrongerthanthoseonurbanincomeinequality.Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/twec.12430/full

XiaomeiChen,UCDavis Field:EastAsianLanguagesandCultures Source:ColumbiaUniversityPressDate:November2016GuanchunLiuandYuanyuanLiu,FudanUniversity Field:FinanceSource:TheWorldEconomyDate:Aug.19,2016Co-authors:ChengsiZhang

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CollectiveactioninChina’srecentcollectiveforestrypropertyrightsreformChina’srecentcollectiveforestrypropertyrightsreform(CFPRR)isregardedasthe“thirdLandReform”andhasbeenimplementedtoaccelerateChina’sruralrestructuring.BasedonacasestudyofHongtianVillage,theoriginoftheCFPRR,thisarticleanalyzestheprocessofinsinuatingcollectiveactionandtheimpactthishashadincreatinganewculturalunderstandingandacceptanceofcollectiveforestrypropertyrights.Thepapersuggeststhatthesuccessofthe“Hongtianmodel”mainlyliesinhighlevelsofprocessengagementbylocalpeopleandeffectiveinteractionbetweenvillagersandthegovernment.Whilenotaddressingalltheissuesassociatedwiththeinefficiencyofthepreviouscollectiveapproachtoforestry,thepapersuggeststhattherearemanytransferablelessonstobelearntfromtheCFPRR,bothwithinandbeyondChina.Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264837716300710PatternsofinequalitiesinpublictransfersbygenderinChinaThepaperusespublictransfersineducation,healthcareandpensionbenefitstoshowanempiricalanalysisofgenderinequalityinChinain2010.Theauthorsresultsshowthattransfersarebiasedagainstwomenofoldages,whilepubliceducationisgenderneutraluptothetertiarylevel.Asfemaleadvantagesaregradual,aswellaschangestovarioustransfersystems,Chinawillneedtofocusonlesseningthegapinthecomingyears. Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212828X15300219

PingyangLiu, FudanUniversity Field:EnvironmentalEconomy Source:LandUsePolicyDate:Sept.28,2016Co-authors:NeilRavenscroftWangFeng,UCIrvineField:SociologySource:TheJournalofEconomicsofAgingDate:April2016Co-authors:KeShenandYongCai

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Doesstateownershipreallymatterindeterminingaccesstobankloans?EvidencefromChina'spartialprivatizationPriorstudieshavereportedapositiverelationshipbetweenstateownershipandaccesstobankloans.Usingasampleof702,300firm-yearobservationsoverthe1998–2007period,thisarticlefindsconsistentevidencethatlong-termdebtratiosaresignificantlyhigherforfirmswithstateownershipinthecrosssection.However,oncetheunobservabledifferenceacrossfirmsiscontrolled,thepositiverelationshipbecomesweaker.WhenthepossiblemechanicaldebtratioreductionassociatedwiththepartialprivatizationinChinaisfurthercontrolled,thepositiverelationshipbetweenstateownershipandaccesstobankloanscompletelydisappears.Qianandhisco-authorssuggestthatstateownershipdoesnotnecessarilyleadtobetteraccesstobankloansinChina,whichiscontrarytothecommonexpectation.Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927538X16301391Personalcharacterorsocialexpectation:Aformalanalysisof‘suzhi’inChinaHuangexplorestheconceptof“suzhi,”orcharacterinChinatodiscussthecountry’ssocialandpoliticaldevelopment.Thisresearchusesgametheoryanalysestodemonstratethatthefocusof“suzhi”inChinesesocietyismisguidedandmissesthecrucialroleofexpectationsinmultiple-equilibriasocialinteractionscenarios.Indoingso,hehopesthatthisaddstothestudyofthisconceptandshowthattherearecriticalimplicationsforsocialandpoliticaltransition. Moreinformation:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10670564.2016.1186363?journalCode=cjcc20&#.V3PyjqIs3Rk

QianSun,FudanUniversity Field:Finance Source:Pacific-BasinFinanceJournalDate:Sept.27,2016Co-authors:YanDong,ZhentaoLiand,ZheShenHaifengHuang,UCMercedField:PoliticalScienceSource:JournalofContemporaryChinaVolume25–Issue102Pages908-922Date:Sept.21,2016

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Cooperation,competitionandshapingtheoutlook:TheU.S.andChina'sneighbourhooddiplomacyTheU.S.haslongmaintainedasignificantpolitical,economicandsecuritypresenceintheAsia–PacificregionandhasbeenamajorfactorshapingChina'sgeopoliticalandgeoeconomicenvironment.Therefore,Xinboexaminestheimpactoftheso-called“U.S.factor”onthisrecentshiftinBeijing'sinternationalstrategyunderthenewleadershipofXiJinping.Itlooksatbothcooperation/coordinationandcompetition/conflictbetweenChinaandtheU.S.inanumberofregionalsecurityissuesinChina'sneighborhood.ThisarticlearguesthatitisprincipallytheU.S.PresidentBarackObama’sadministrationstrategyto“rebalancetoAsia”thathaspromptedChinatotakeanumberofinitiativestoattendtoitsneighborhooddiplomacy.Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/wol1/doi/10.1111/1468-2346.12651/fullAdynamicChinamodel:TheCo-evolutionofeconomicsandpoliticsinChinaNaughtonandChenpositthatthereisnosingle“Chinamodel”forChina’seconomicsuccess,butratherthreesuccessivegenerationsthathaveemergedasaresultofpolicyresponses.AnalyzingthepreviousliteratureontheChinamodel,theydeducethatmostauthorsincludeneedforadecisivegovernment,asystemofpersonnelmanagementandarationalrulingparty.Usingthisasabasistolegitimizepower,theChineseCommunistPartycanachieveperformanceandinclusiveness,beingabletoalsobepowerfulinpoliticsandineconomicchange. Moreinformation:http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10670564.2016.1206278

XinboWu,FudanUniversity Field:InternationalRelationsSource:InternationalAffairsDate:June20,2016BarryNaughton, UCSanDiegoField:EconomicsSource:JournalofContemporaryChinaDate:Sept.21,2016Pages1-17Co-authors:LingChen

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AcooperativereductionmodelforregionalairpollutioncontrolinChinathatconsidersadversehealtheffectsandpollutantreductioncostsThenon-cooperativereductionmodel(NCRM)isstillthemainairpollutioncontrolpatterninChina.Butitisbothineffectiveandcostlybecauseeachprovincemustindependentlyfightairpollution.Thus,thisarticleproposedacooperativereductionmodel(CRM),withthegoalofmaximizingthereductioninadversehealtheffects(AHEs)atthelowestcostbyencouragingneighboringareastojointlycontrolairpollution.ResultsshowthattheCRMisnotsensitivetothechangesineachprovince'spollutant-carryingcapacityandtheminimumpollutant-removalcapacity,butsensitivetothemaximumpollutant-reductioncapacity.Moreover,highercooperationbenefitswillbegeneratedwhenaprovince'smaximumpollutant-reductioncapacityincreases.

Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716317703Achievingworkers’rightsintheglobaleconomy chapter10:LabortransformationinChinaKatieQuan’sessayonlaborrelationsbetweentheChinesegovernmentanditsunionsdiscusseshowworkersneedtobeengaged.Recently,morestrikeshaveoccurred,causingmoreunionleaderstosidewithstrikers.Thishasstirrednewpolicytoprovideresolutionstodisputesthroughdemocraticactionsinunionrepresentation,providingavoiceincollectivebargainingandelections.Heressayisapartofalargercollectiveeffortofthisbooktooutlinereformofthelaborsysteminthegarmentindustry. Moreinformation:https://www.amazon.com/Achieving-Workers-Rights-Global-Economy/dp/1501700049/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1476944062&sr=8-1

JianXue,FudanUniversity Field:EnvironmentalManagement Source:ScienceofTheTotalEnvironmentDate:Aug.27,2016Co-authors:YujingXie,LaijunZhao,QingmiHu,XiangXuandHongboWangKatieQuan,UCBerkeleyField:LaborStudiesSource:ILRPressDate:May19,2016

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Fiscaldecentralization,flatadministrativestructureandlocalgovernmentsize:EvidenceandlessonsfromChinaThispaperexaminestheeffectsoffiscaldecentralizationandflatadministrativestructureonlocalbudgetsizeandprogramoutlays.PingandChunkuiprovideevidencethatbothdecentralizationofexpenditureanddecentralizationofrevenueincreasethesizeoflocalbudgets;thattheimpactoftheformerfaroutweighsthatofthelatterwithlocalbudgetsonarisingtrajectory;andthatdiscretiongrantslocalitiesmoremeanstoincreasetheirbudget.Theyalsoformulatetentativepolicyrecommendationsthatcarrypotentialapplicationforothercountries.Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/pad.1762/fullBuryingautumn:Poetry,friendshipandloss(Book)YingtellsthestoryofthefriendshipbetweenQiuJin(1875-1907),celebratedasChina’sfirstfeminist,andhersworn-sistersWuZhiyingandXuZihua.AfterJinwasbeheadedforplottingtooverthrowtheQingempire,hersworn-sistersbravedpoliticalpersecutiontogiveJinaproperburial.Theirartworksofletters,poems,sketchesandsutrascommunicatethetraditionalandyettransformativenatureofthesewomen’sexperiences. Moreinformation:http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674737204

PingZhangandChunkuiZhu,FudanUniversity Field:EconomicManagement Source:PublicAdministrationandDevelopmentDate:July25,2016Co-authors:YilinHouHuYing,UCIrvineField:EastAsianLanguagesandCulturesSource:HarvardEastAsianMonographs391Date:April2016

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AfghanistanandChina'snewneighborhooddiplomacyThisarticleinvestigatesthelatestdevelopmentsandchangesinChina'sincreasinglyactivediplomacytowardAfghanistan.Underthe“onebelt,oneroad”initiative,China'sinterestsinAfghanistanhaveexpanded,particularlyintheareaoftransport.IthasstartedseriouslytoconsiderAfghanistanasatransportcorridor.Moreover,thewithdrawalofU.S.militaryforcesandtheInternationalSecurityAssistanceForcefromAfghanistanhasbeenfollowedbyacriticaltransitionalperiod.Concernedbythesedevelopments,Chinahasincreaseditsinvolvementandtakenonmoreresponsibilities.HuashengarguesthatexcludingtheU.S.isnotapartofBeijing'spolicyinthisarea.Rather,itiscooperatingwiththeU.S.andothercountriesinassistingAfghanistan.Moreinformation: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-2346.12654/full

HuashengZhao,FudanUniversity Field:InternationalRelationsSource:InternationalAffairsDate:June20,2016

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FUDANANDUCSCHOLARSINTHENEWS

WenChen, FudanUniversityField:PublicHealth Source:UniversityofHawaiʻinews Date:Oct.3,2016BarryEichengreen, UCBerkeleyField:EconomicsSource:ProjectSyndicate Date:Oct.10,2016

UH-FudanPublicHealthSummit

TheUniversityofHawaii(UH)OfficeofPublicHealthStudies(OPHS)hostedaUH-FudanPublicHealthSummitSept.26–28.EightfacultymembersfromFudanUniversity—includingChen,deanoftheFudanSchoolofPublicHealth—attendedthesummitatEast-WestCenter’sJeffersonHall.Duringthesummit,UHsignedanagreementwithFudanUniversityfor2016–2021renewingthedecadelongcollaborationbetweentheOPHSandFudanUniversitySchoolofPublicHealth.Thesuccessful10-yearrelationshipbetweenUHMānoaandFudanUniversityinpublichealthistestamenttotheevolvingneedforinternationalpartnershipsonglobalhealth.

Moreinformation:

http://www.hawaii.edu/news/2016/10/03/office-of-public-health-hosts-uh-fudan-public-health-summit/

China’sSDRDistraction Eichengreen expresses his opinion on the renminbi’saddition to the InternationalMonetary Fund’s SpecialDrawingRights(SDR).Istheadditionabroadeffortbythegovernment toencouragecross-borderuse of therenminbi,oristherepracticaluseofbeingaddedtotheSDR bucket? He expresses his views on the greaterimplicationsthatrelaxingcapitalcontrolswillhavewithChina’s financial market and provides suggestions ofwhatChinesepolicymakersshouldfocusonnext. Moreinformation:https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/china-renminbi-internationalization-by-barry-eichengreen-2016-10

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UH-FudanPublicHealthSummit

TheUHOfficeofPublicHealthStudies(OPHS)hostedaUH-FudanPublicHealthSummitSeptember26–28.EightfacultymembersfromFudanUniversity—includingWenChen,deanoftheFudanSchoolofPublicHealth—attendedthesummitatEast-WestCenter’sJeffersonHall.Duringthesummit,UHsignedanagreementwithFudanUniversityfor2016–2021renewingthedecade-longcollaborationbetweentheOPHSandFudanUniversitySchoolofPublicHealth.Thesuccessful10-yearrelationshipbetweenUHMānoaandFudanUniversityinpublichealthistestamenttotheevolvingneedforinternationalpartnershipsonglobalhealth.

Moreinformation:

http://www.hawaii.edu/news/2016/10/03/office-of-public-health-hosts-uh-fudan-public-health-summit/

ChinatostudycongenitaldiseaseamongbabiesChinahasinvested30millionyuan(US$4.5m)intoresearchoncongenitaldefectsofnewbornbabies.TheopeningceremonywasinitiatedinShanghaionMonday,October10.HuangGuoying,thepresidentofthechildren'shospitalaffiliatedtoFudanUniversityhighlightedthat"Chinahasahighrateofcongenitaldiseasesordefects.Amongthecurrent80milliondisabledpeople,70%arebecauseofcongenitaldiseasesordefects,"Therefore,thisprogramfocusesonwhatcausethedefects,defectphasesandadvancedprevention.ItexpectstoseesignificantbreakthroughsalongwithsettingupacongenitaldefectspreventionwebinChina.Theresearchprogramranksasakeynationalprojectthisyear.ItlastsforfiveyearsandwillendinJune,2021.Moreinformation:http://gbtimes.com/china/china-study-congenital-disease-among-babies

WenChen,FudanUniversityField:PublicHealth Source:UniversityofHawaiʻinews Date:Oct.3,2016GuoyingHuang,FudanUniversityField:PublicHealth Source:gbtimesDate:Oct.11,2016

U.SandChinaexpertslookfornewwaysforelderlytocontributeafterretirement Agingisregardedasoneofthegreatestsocialproblemsofthe21stcentury.Asoneofthefastestagingcountries,Chinaismakingitamajorfocus.SpearheadedbyColumbiaUniversityandFudanUniversity,theColumbia-FudanGlobalSummitonAging&HealthwasheldfromOct.17-19inShanghaitodiscussresearch,policy,healthsystemsandindustryinitiativeswithscholarsandlegislatorsfromdifferentcountriesandregionsaroundtheworld.Personalfinancemanagementandinvestmentsfocusedonretirementalsowerehottopicsduringthesummit.Moreinformation:http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1011662.shtmlChina’snewlawoninternationalNGOs–andquestionsaboutlegalreformChinahasadoptednewlawtoregulateinternationalNGOs(INGOs)tocreateuniformityinoperations.ThenewlawlistsareasINGOscanbeauthorized.Itdoesnotincludelaw-relatedactivities,andthusraisesquestionsofthestatusoforganizationthathavebeenactivethereforyears.LubmangiveshistakeonwhythegovernmentwillcontinuetohaveahostileposturetoINGOsthatworkonlawreform. Moreinformation:http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/25/chinas-new-law-on-international-ngos-and-questions-about-legal-reform/

FudanUniversityField:SociologySource:GlobaltimesDate:Oct.16,2016StanleyLubman,UCBerkeleyField:Law Source:TheWallStreetJournal Date:May25,2016

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ChinatostudycongenitaldiseaseamongbabiesChinahasinvested30millionyuan(US$4.5m)intoresearchoncongenitaldefectsofnewbornbabies.TheopeningceremonywasinitiatedinShanghaionOct.10.Guoying,thepresidentofthechildren'shospitalaffiliatedtoFudanUniversityhighlightedthat"Chinahasahighrateofcongenitaldiseasesordefects.Amongthecurrent80milliondisabledpeople,70percentarebecauseofcongenitaldiseasesordefects."Therefore,thisprogramfocusesonwhatcausesthedefects,defectphasesandadvancedprevention.ItexpectstoseesignificantbreakthroughsalongwithsettingupacongenitaldefectspreventionwebinChina.Theresearchprogramranksasakeynationalprojectthisyear.ItlastsforfiveyearsandwillendinJune2021.Moreinformation:http://gbtimes.com/china/china-study-congenital-disease-among-babiesWhatwouldTrump’sChinapolicylooklike?U.S.President-electDonaldTrumphasfamouslyspokenalotaboutChina.WithhisvictoryinNovember,thequestionloomsofhowthesepronouncementswouldtranslateintoactualpolicy.TheNewYorker’sformerChinacorrespondentEvanOsnostouchedonthistopicandinterviewedShen,aninfluentialforeign-policyscholaratFudanUniversity.ShenexplainsthatChineseofficialswouldbeconcernedaboutTrump’sunpredictabilitybut,ultimately,Trumpisanovicewhomakeshollowthreatsandwouldbeeasytohandle.TheywouldhaveworriedaboutthepolicieswithU.S.DemocraticpresidentialcandidateHillaryClinton,whoismorepredictableandprobablytough. Moreinformation:http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2016/09/president-trumps-china-policy-look-like/

GuoyingHuang, FudanUniversityField:PublicHealth Source:gbtimesDate:Oct.11,2016DingliShen,FudanUniversityField:InternationalPolitics Source:ChinaDigitalTimes Date:Sept.19,2016

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ScholarpointstoavenuesforcooperationandunderstandinginUS-ChinarelationshipInaninterviewwithShanghaiDaily,ShirkdiscussestheachievementsoftheXi-ObamameetingattheG20andthefutureofU.S.-Chinarelations.SomebelievethatUS-ChinarelationsareheadingtowardaThucydidestrap,wheretherisingpowerandtheincumbentpowerhavedifficultymaintainpeacefulrelationships,butShirkbelievesthatbothnationsarequiteindependentandthushavealotofroomtoimprovecommunicationandawarenessforbothsides. Moreinformation: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/opinion/foreign-perspectives/Scholar-points-to-avenues-for-cooperation-and-understanding-in-USChina-relationship/shdaily.shtmlRealestatebubblekidnapsChineseeconomy:expertTheunrelentingriseinhomepricesinChina'smajorcitieshascreatedarealestatebubblewhichrisksburstingandhas"kidnapped"China'sdomesticandforeignpolicy,accordingtoGlobalTimes.Bocheng,directoroftheRealEstateResearchCenteratFudanUniversity,commentsthatthehigh-pricedmarketisnotareflectionofresidents'truedemand.Forexample,theaverageprice-to-rentratiorangedfrom300to700inChina'smajorcities,accordingtoareportpublishedbyChina-crb.com.Yinalsoconsidersthatthosenumbersare"significantlyhigherthanthenormalratioof200."

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http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1008249.shtml

SusanShirk,UCSanDiegoField:PoliticalScienceSource:ShanghaiDailyDate:Sept.28,2016BochengYin,FudanUniversityField:EconomicsSource:GlobalTimesDate:Sep.26,2016

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ChinesecourtsaysenvironmentalagencygavepolluterlaxpunishmentAsrampantenvironmentaldegradationincreasesinChina,apilotprogramwassetupsoprosecutorscouldhelplocalenvironmentalprotectionbureausaggressivelypunishindustrialpolluters.Wangstatesthatthisisapartofexpansiononauthorityforregulators.However,sincetherehavebeenmanyexamplesoflocalauthoritiestryinginnovativemethods,itisuncertainifthiscanbearegulatorytoolinthelongrun.Sterncommentsifprosecutorswilltakeitonestepfurtherandroutinelysuelocalenvironmentalprotectionbureausabovethecountylevelinordertokeephigher-levelofficialsaccountableforenvironmentalprotection. Moreinformation: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/22/world/asia/china-environment-pollution.html

AlexL.Wang,UCLA,andRachelStern,UCBerkeleyField:LawSource:TheNewYorkTimesDate:June21,2016

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FUDAN-UCCENTEREVENTS

ChinaResearchWorkshopThe Fudan-UC Center sponsors this regular interdisciplinary workshop on China,featuring cutting-edge research by Chinese and American scholars and advancedgraduatestudentsatthedissertation-writingstage.Formoreinformationabouttheworkshopseries,visitfudan-uc.ucsd.edu/workshop.PublicLecturesDistinguishedresearchers,practitionersandpolicyexpertsofferfreshandinformativetalks on issues of great importance about China and U.S.-China relations, shapingpublicviewsonChinaandtheglobe.Forpastandupcomingpublic talkswithsuchfriendsofthecenter,visitfudan-uc.ucsd.edu/eventsUpcomingEvents"Mr.DengGoestoWashington"Nov.20,2016,UCSanDiego|RegisterThisrivetingdocumentarytellsthestoryofDengXiaoping'shistoricvisittotheU.S.in1979 that changed the trajectory of U.S.-China relations and the world.The filmscreeningwillbefollowedbyconversationaboutthehistoricalroleofDengandU.S.-Chinarelationspost-election.eNewsandEventSubscriptionRegistrationKeepup-to-datewiththelatestnewsandupcomingeventsattheFudan-UCCenterandtheSchoolbycheckingoutthelinksbelow!