fudan-uc.ucsd.edu Fudan-UC Dispatch

April2017TheFudan-UCDispatchisaperiodicpublicationbytheFudan-UCCenteronContemporaryChina,basedattheUniversityofCalifornia(UC)SanDiego’sSchoolofGlobalPolicyandStrategy(GPS).ItfeaturescurrentresearchpublicationsonChinaindigestformaswellasnoteworthycommentariesoncurrentaffairsrelatedtoChinabyUCandFudanUniversityscholars.ItspurposeistoenhancepublicityforUCandFudanscholarspublishingintheChinaareaandtofamiliarizethesescholarswitheachother’sresearchinterestssoastoidentifyfuturecollaborativeopportunities.TheFudan-UCDispatchsourcesitsinformationinEnglishonly.ItalsoincludesabriefsectionontheFudan-UCCenteractivities.TableofContents:

FudanandUCScholars’ResearchonChina……………………………………….1-5FudanandUCScholarsintheNews.……………………..………………………..6-10Fudan-UCCenterEventsandResources…………………………………………….11

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

AnthonyBarbieri-Low,UCSantaBarbaraField:HistorySource:OnHumanBondage:AfterSlaveryandSocialDeath(Book)Date:December2016JiahuaChe,FudanUniversity Field:PoliticsSource:JournalofPublicEconomicsDate:Dec.2,2016Co-authors:KimSau-ChuangandYangK.Lu

Becomingalmostsomebody:ManumissionanditscomplicationsintheearlyHanempire(Chapter6)InDecember1983,Chinesearchaeologistsexcavatedaverticalpittombdatingtoaround186BCEatthesiteofZhangjiashan,located1.5 kmwestoftheoldwalledcityofJingzhouinHubeiProvince.ThelegaltextsfromZhangjiashantombno.247provideanopportunitytolookafreshattheproblemofslaveryandmanumissioninHanChina,revealingthelegalmechanismsofmanumission,theboundariesofthestatusoffreedman,andthelegalcomplicationsoflarge-scalepoliticalmanumission.Barbieri-Lowanalyzesthetextsandtranslatesthemtoshowthefindings.Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781119162544.ch6/summaryDecentralizationandpoliticalcareerconcernsPoliticians'careerpathsoftenstartatsomesubnationalgovernmentsandendatthenationalone.Allocationofauthoritiesamongnationalandsubnationalgovernmentsaffecttemptationsoftakingnationalofficeand,inturn,thestrengthofbureaucrats'politicalcareerconcerns.Asanextension,thisaffectswhetherincentivesgeneratedbythesepoliticalcareerconcernscanbeputintoproductiveuseatsubnationalgovernments.UsingChinaasacasestudy,Cheandco-authorsillustratesthistradeoffindeterminingtheoptimaldegreeofdecentralization.Theyalsocomparetheequilibriumdegreeofdecentralizationinautocracyandindemocracy.Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004727271630202X

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Thescholar’srobe:MaterialcultureandpoliticalpowerinearlymodernChinaHuexploresthehistoryofthescholar’srobeasanexusofmaterialcultureandpoliticalpower.Itfocusesonthecontroversialgarment,calledren.Forhundredsofyearstherehavebeendisagreementsandchangesconcerningwhichspecifictermisidentifiedwithwhichpartoftherobe,especiallywiththeuseofreninthescholar’srobe.Hu’sanalysisdealswithtwoscholars’monographsontherobe:HuangZongxi’s“InvestigationoftheRobe”andJiangYong’spointedrebuttal,“MistakesinInvestigationoftheRobe.”Bothcontrasttwooptionsofculturalidentity:Chinesesuperiorityversuscosmopolitanuniversalism.Moreinformation: http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.3868/s020-005-016-0020-4Input-outputanalysisChengexploresinput–outputanalysisasitdescribestheinterdependencebetweenindustriesinaneconomy.Generalequilibriumtheoryprovidesthetheoreticalfoundationforinput–outputanalysis,whiletheinput–outputtableisaprerequisiteforempiricalinput–outputwork.Advancesinscienceandtechnologyhavemadeinput–outputanalysismorecomprehensiveandpractical.Amongthemostimportantdevelopmentsininput–outputanalysisistheimplementationofcomputablegeneralequilibriummodelsandtheabilitytocontinuallyupdateandexpandthetables.Input–outputanalysisishelpfulforinvestigatingthegrowthandinvolvementofproducerservicesinaneconomy,Chengposits.Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/9781118786352.wbieg0071/abstract

MinghuiHu,UCSantaCruz Field:History Source:FrontiersofHistoryinChina,Vol.11,Issue3,Pages339–375 Date:Oct.28,2016DazhongCheng, FudanUniversity Field:Economics Source:TheInternationalEncyclopediaofGeographyDate:March2017

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Informationfromabroad:Foreignmedia,selectiveexposureandpoliticalsupportinChinaViaasurveyexperimentwith1,200internetusers,HuangandYehfindthatChinesecitizenswithhigherpro-Westernorientationsandlowerregimeevaluationsaremoreinclinedtoreadcontentthatispositiveaboutforeigncountriesand/ornegativeaboutChina.Readingrelativelypositiveforeignmediacontentaboutforeigncountriescanimproveratherthanworsenthedomesticevaluationsofcitizenswhoself-selectsuchcontent,theauthorsfind.Inturn,foreignmediamayhaveacorrectivefunctionandenhanceregimestabilityinanauthoritariancountrybymakingregimecriticslesscritical. Moreinformation:https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2604321Doescompetitioneliminatediscrimination?EvidencefromthecommercialsexmarketinSingaporeThestreetsexworkermarketinGeylang,Singapore,ishighlycompetitive.Clientscansearchlegallyatnegligiblecost,makingitidealfortestingthehypothesisregardingsearchandmonopolypricing.Aspredicted,pricediscriminationsurvivesinthismarket.Despiteanexcesssupplyofworkers—butconsistentwithself-reportedattitudesandbeliefs—sexworkerschargewhites(Bangladeshis)moreorlessbasedonperceivedwillingnesstopay,andaremoreorlesslikelytoapproachandreachanagreementwiththem.Consistentwithtastediscrimination,theyavoidIndians,chargemoreandreachanagreementwiththemlessfrequently.Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecoj.12476/full

HaifengHuang, UCMercedField:PoliticalScienceSource:BritishJournalofPoliticalScienceDate:Nov.14,2016Co-author:Yao-YuanYehHuailuLi FudanUniversity Field:EconomicsSource:TheEconomicJournalDate:January2017Co-authors:KevinLangandKaiwenLeong

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LearningfromShenzhen:China'spost-Maoexperimentfromspecialzonetomodelcity(Book)Wong’sbookpresentsanaccountofChina’scontemporarytransformationviaoneofitsmostimportantyetoverlookedcities:Shenzhen,locatedjustnorthofHongKong.Inrecentdecades,Shenzhenhastransformedfromanexperimentalsiteforeconomicreformintoadominantcityatthecrossroadsoftheglobaleconomy.ThefirstofChina’sspecialeconomiczones,ShenzhenisaUNESCOCityofDesignandthehubofChina’semergingtechnologyindustries.Wongandco-authorsexplorehowthepost-MaoChineseappropriationofcapitalistlogicledtoadramaticremodelingoftheChinesecityandcollectivelifeinChinatoday. Moreinformation:https://www.amazon.com/dp/022640112X/ref=cm_sw_su_dpDocity–countymergersinChinapromotelocaleconomicdevelopment?Whilemostevaluationsofmunicipalmergershavefocusedontheefficiencyoflocalpublicgoodsprovision,itisraretoexplorehowmergerspromoteeconomicgrowthinadevelopingcountrycontext.Thisresearchinvestigatestheeconomicconsequencesofapolicyexperimentofcity–countymergers(chexianshequ)inChinafrom2000–2004.Tangpresentsevidencethatthemergersignificantlyincreaseslocaleconomicdevelopmentandthemagnitudeoftheeffectdependsonlocalendowmentsrelatedtoagglomerationforces.Tangfurtherverifiesthatimprovedtransportinfrastructureandurbanagglomerationeconomiesaftermergerarepotentialcontributorstopositivemergereffects.Moreinformation:http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ecot.12118/full

WinnieWong, UCBerkeleyField:RhetoricSource:UniversityofChicagoPressDate:Feb.7,2017Co-editors:MaryAnnO’DonnellandJonathanBachWeiTang,FudanUniversity Field:Economics Source:EconomicsandTransitionsDate:February2017Co-author:GeoffreyJ.D.Hewings

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InformationmanipulationandreforminauthoritarianregimesXuandChendevelopatheoryofhowanauthoritarianregimeinteractivelyusesinformationmanipulation,suchaspropagandaorcensorship,andpolicyimprovementtomaintainsocialstability.Theyshowthegovernment’sabilityofmakingpolicyconcessionsreducesitsincentivetomanipulateinformationandimprovesitscredibility.Anticipatingahigherchanceofpolicyconcessionsandlessinformationmanipulation,citizensaremorelikelytobelievethegovernment-providedinformationandsupporttheregime.ThemodelalludestothefactthatreformcoexistswithselectiveinformationdisclosureinauthoritariancountrieslikeChina.Moreinformation: https://tinyurl.com/hk37em4ShippingemissionsandtheirimpactsonairqualityinChinaZhang’spaperpresentsanoverviewofshipemissionsinChinaandtheiratmosphericimpacts,includingtopicsofshipengineemissionsandcontrol,shipemissionfactorsandtheirmeasurements,developmentofshipemissioninventories,shippingandportemissionsofthemainshippingareasinChina,andquantitativecontributionofshippingemissionstothelocalandregionalairpollution.Thisreviewidentifiedsomecriticalresearchgaps,fillingofwhichisnecessaryforbettercontrolofshipemissionsandforloweringimpacts.Inparticular,therearefewstudiesoninlandportsandriverships,andtherearefewnationalscaleshipemissioninventoriesavailableforChina. Moreinformation:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969716327851

YiqinXu, UCSanDiegoField:PoliticalScienceSource:PoliticalScienceandResearchMethodsVol.5,No.1,Pages163-178Date:January2017Co-author:JidongChenYanZhangFudanUniversity Field:EnvironmentSource:ScienceoftheTotalEnvironmentDate:Jan.4,2017Co-authors:XinYanga,RichardBrownb,LipingYangb,LidiaMorawskac,ZoranRistovskic,QingyanFudandChengHuange

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FUDANANDUCSCHOLARSINTHENEWS

MichaelBerry, UCLAField:EastAsianLanguagesandCulturesSource:ChinaFile Date:Feb.23,2017ZhiminChen,FudanUniversityField:InternationalCooperationSource:GlobalTimesDate:Feb.22,2017

CanChinaexpanditsbeachheadinHollywood?BerryweighsinonifChinacanconquerHollywoodwithZhangYimou’slatestmovie,“TheGreatWall.”Themovie,starringMattDamon,isthemostexpensivefilmChinahasevercreated.China’sbeenstrikingevenmorelargemoviedeals,butitisstilluncertainhowwellcollaborationswillbewhenfacedwithdifferentculturesandcensorshiprules.Berryhopesitwillleadtomoreinnovative,boldanddaringfilms. Moreinformation:https://www.chinafile.com/conversation/can-china-expand-its-beachhead-hollywoodWillEuropeanCommissionprobeaffect‘BeltandRoad’railwayproject?AstheEUstipulatesthatpublictendersmustbeheldforlargetransportprojects,theinvestigationisnotgroundlessnorcompletelyaimedatChina.ButtheEuropeanCommissionappearsapathetictowardtherailprojectissue,Chenobserves.SinceBudapestneedstorebuilditsrailwayandBeijingiswillingtofundtheproject,suchcooperationismutuallybeneficial.ItalsoispossibleBrusselsdoesn'twantacloserrelationshipbetweenChinaandCentralandEasternEuropeancountries.ChinaneedstoconsidertherealityofEuropeanintegrationwhenadvancingthe“BeltandRoad”initiative.Asthepolicymakingisdecentralizedamongmembergovernments,Chinaneedstocoordinatewiththegovernmentsofthesecountriesatalllevels,Chenexplains.Moreinformation:http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1034368.shtml

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UH-FudanPublicHealthSummit

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

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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

Thecoalban:HasChinaturnedonNorthKorea?

HaggardstatestherecentChinesecoalbanonNorthKoreashowsthattheNorthKoreaneconomyismorevulnerabletoChinesepressurethanthought.TheoutcomeofthisepisodewilldependnotonlyonwhetherChinafollowsthrough,butonthepoliticsofthemove.IfChinaissqueezingNorthKorea,itisforonepurposeonly:toofferacooperativegesturetotheTrumpadministrationinreturnforaninitiativeonnegotiations.

Moreinformation:https://piie.com/blogs/north-korea-witness-transformation/coal-ban-has-china-turned-north-koreaSino-RussianrelationsrequiremutualtrustEurasiaisanareaofgeostrategicimportanceforChina'sOneBelt,OneRoad(B&R)initiative,Maoutlines.StrengthenedmutualtrustbetweenthecountriesisanimportantfoundationforthepromotionoftheB&RinitiativeintheEurasianregion.AlackofmutualtrustwillnotonlymakeitdifficultforChinaandRussiatomaintainahigh-levelbilateralrelationship,butwillalsoimpedecooperationbetweenChinaandotherEurasiancountriesalongtheSilkRoad.Moreover,atthecurrentstage,bothsidesneedtoacceptandrecognizethevariouslevelsofcooperation,ratherthanseekcooperationintheory.Atpresent,Sino-Russianrelationsareatanewjuncture.TheconnectionoftheB&RandEurasianEconomicUnionplanscouldbecomethedrivingforceforthedevelopmentofabilateralrelationship,oritcouldhinderanddelayawarmingofrelations,Maconcludes. Moreinformation:http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1036782.shtml

StephanHaggard,UCSanDiegoField:PoliticalScienceSource:PetersonInstituteforInternationalEconomicsDate:Feb.19,2017BinMa,FudanUniversityField:InternationalRelations Source:GlobalTimesDate:March9,2017

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GaugingBeijing'sresponsetopotentialU.S.tradesanctionsTherearevarioussanctionstheTrumpadministrationcanthreatentoimposeonChinatocausearesponsefromBeijingandcauseatradewar.NaughtonstatesChina’sresponsewillbeslowandcareful.HeaddsthatChinahasdoneagoodjobtoportraytheU.S.asprotectionist,despitethenumbersshowingChinahasmanymoreareasofflimitstoU.S.investment.Chinesecompaniesarelookingforstableforeigninvestments,andnegotiatingisnecessary,Naughtonunderscores. Moreinformation:http://realmoney.thestreet.com/articles/02/23/2017/gauging-beijings-response-potential-u.s.-trade-sanctionsSpeculationsincommoditiesraiseconcernsWhenvicepresidentoftheChinaSecuritiesRegulatoryCommission,FangXinghai,saidduringapressconferencethatthefuturesmarketdoesnotneedsuchanartificiallyhighvolumeoftrading,expertsrespondedthatonesourceofspeculationcomesfrominvestorswhowerepreviouslyspeculatingintherealestatemarket,butwhoweredeterredbylocalgovernment’srecenthomepurchaserestrictions.Thespeculatorsarecomingfrommorethanonesource.Sunsaid,“Iknewalotofprofessionaltradersthatactuallydivergedalotofmoneyfromthestockmarket,aswellasfromthestockfuturesmarkettothecommoditiesmarket.”Moreinformationhttp://business.sohu.com/20170322/n484271948.shtml

BarryNaughton,UCSanDiegoField:EconomicsSource:TheStreetDate:Feb.23,2017JianSun,FudanUniversityField:EconomicsSource:ChinaGlobalTelevisionNetworkDate:March22,2017

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China’sgrowthodysseyChina’ssteadilydecliningrateofeconomicgrowthisaproblemforbothChinaandtheworldeconomy.WeighinginontheprospectofU.S.PresidentDonaldTrumpwreakinghavoconglobalstability,Woo’stakeisthatTrump’spresidencycouldposeadirectchallengetothegrowthmodel.Chinawillneedtoproperlydiagnosethecauseandformulatetherightpolicyresponse,Woonotes.Moreinformation:https://www.project-syndicate.org/onpoint/china-s-growth-odyssey-2017-02?barrier=accessregClimatechangeboostsdeadlysmogGlobalwarminghasboostedthefrequencyandseverityofdeadlyairpollutioninnorthernChina,accordingtoareportintheNatureClimateChangejournal.Inthecapitalandothermajornortherncities,thenumberofdayseachyearwithweathertailor-madeforextremesmogrosefrom45to50intheperiod1982-2015,comparedtothepreviousthreedecades—a10percentjump.Thetrendissettoworsenifwarmingcontinuesunabated.Themaindanger,expertssuchasZhangagree,isparticlepollution,especiallytoxic,microscopicfleckssmallerthan2.5micrometersindiameter—about40timesthinnerthanahumanhair.AglobalefforttoslowglobalwarmingisalsourgentlyneededtodecreasetheriskofheavyairpollutioninBeijing,Zhangposits.Moreinformation:http://www.china.org.cn/2017-03/22/content_40487663.htm

WingThyeWoo,UCDavisField:EconomicsSource:ProjectSyndicateDate:Feb.17,2017RenheZhangFudanUniversityField:Environment Source:ShanghaiDaily Date:March22,2017

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ChineseinfluenceoverHollywoodtobetestedinWTOnegotiations

China’sfilmmarketisoneofthemostrestrictiveintheworld,thoughnegotiationsattheWorldTradeOrganization(WTO)couldopenitup.Yuobservesthatthere’salotofconfusionabouttheincreaseinChineseinvestmentontheU.S.filmindustry.Chinesecompaniesaretryingtodiversifytheirportfoliosbecausetherearehighrisksinthedomesticeconomy,Yunotes,addingthattheTrumpadministrationwillbemoreconcernedthanpreviousadministrationsabouttheamountofChineseinvestment.

Moreinformation:http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2219549-chinese-influence-over-hollywood-to-be-tested-in-wto-negotiations/ITspecialistsaskChineselawfirmstoupgradesystemsTobraceforrisinguncertaintiesandanincreasinglycomplexregulatoryenvironmentabroad,ITspecialistsaretellingChineselegalservicestoupgradetheirdataandlitigationmanagementsystems.Morethaneverbefore,Zhaoexplains,Chinesecompaniesoperatingabroadwillseeklegalsupportfromlawfirmswithrichinternationalexperience.Forthoselawyersandlawfirms,thismeanstherewillbe"afreshroundoflearning"toadapttothedigitalworkenvironment,suchastounderstandthedifferencebetweenphysicalevidenceanddigitalevidence.

Moreinformation:http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-03/27/content_28688987.htm

WilliamYu,UCLAField:EconomicsSource:TheEpochTimesDate:Feb.23,2017LixingZhao,FudanUniversityField:Law Source:ChinaDailyDate:March27,2017

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FUDAN-UCCENTEREVENTSANDRESOURCES

ChinaResearchWorkshopTheFudan-UCCentersponsorsthisregularinterdisciplinaryworkshoponChina,featuringcutting-edgeresearchbyChineseandAmericanscholarsandadvancedgraduatestudentsatthedissertation-writingstage.Formoreinformationabouttheworkshopseries,visitfudan-uc.ucsd.edu/workshop. PublicLecturesDistinguishedresearchers,practitionersandpolicyexpertsofferfreshandinformativetalksonissuesofgreatimportanceaboutChinaandU.S.-Chinarelations,shapingpublicviewsonChinaandtheglobe.Forpastandupcomingpublictalkswithsuchfriendsofthecenter,visitfudan-uc.ucsd.edu/events.ResourcesDiscovercallsforpapersandopportunitiesforstudyingabroadinChina,attendingconference,andapplyingforworkshopfundingatfudan-uc.ucsd.edu/resources.NewsOutletMissedanevent?Checkoutourmediacenterpageatfudan-uc.ucsd.edu/media-center.Also,tofollowspecialinterviews,articles,andpodcastsofFudan-UCand21stCenturyChinaCenterevents,visitUCSD’sSchoolofGlobalPolicyandStrategygraduatestudent-ledblogChinaFocusatchinafocus.us.eNewsandEventSubscriptionRegistrationKeepup-to-datewiththelatestnewsandupcomingeventsattheFudan-UCCenterandtheSchoolbysubscribingtooureventandnewse-blastsatgps.ucsd.edu/news-events.