China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population of around 1.4 billion in 2019. Covering approximately 9.6 million square kilometers (3.7 million mi2), it is the world's third or fourth-largest country by area. As a one-party state led by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), the country is officially divided into 23 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. China emerged as one of the world's first civilizations, in the …
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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 November 2024 English
The Western welfare state model is beset with structural, financial, and moral crises. So-called scroungers, cheats, and disability fakers persistently occupy the centre of public policy discussions, even as official …
Health Health Intervention and Delivery in Mao’s China, 1949–1983 Zhou Xun 3 Young Subjects Children …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 14 November 2024 English
This study aims to highlight the key supply chain barriers in localizing electric vehicle (EV) battery cell manufacturing in India. It summarizes consultations with 12 companies working on battery cell …
localization policies by industrialized economies. China is currently grappling with significant overcapacity … technologies and cell manufacturing. For example, China developed an action plan on energy storage for … from China totalled USD 1.5 billion in 2022. There is room for India to diversify away from China for … sales. These numbers were mainly driven by sales in China (60%), the European Union (EU) (25%), and the United … 22 23 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 18 Global China Europe United States 19 20 21 22 23 18 18 19 20 …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
Railway commuting is today a mundane and routine necessity, yet for the Victorians it was a novel experience. It opened up new possibilities of living at a remove from the …
Health Intervention and Delivery in Mao’s China, 1949–1983 Zhou Xun 3 Young Subjects Children …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
The COVID-19 virus was responsible for the deaths of over thirty-five thousand Canadians in its first two years alone. Described as the biggest public health crisis of the century, it …
the who China Country Office as a pneumonia of unknown cause in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, on 31 … 2020 China confirmed the new coronavirus. On 11 January the National Health Commission of China reported … the origins of the virus, which we will discuss. China shared the genetic sequence of the virus on 10 … Commission (nhc), the top health author- ity in China, had ordered institutions not to publish any information … 2020 South China Morning Post reported that, in fact, the first case of covid-19 in China likely had …
MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 12 November 2024 English
Prisoners’ Bodies investigates the history of the Irish ordinary prisoners’ movement and how it was shaped by public discourse, highlighting the lived experiences of individual people in prison.
Health Health Intervention and Delivery in Mao’s China, 1949–1983 Zhou Xun 3 Young Subjects Children, …
Mackenzie Institute · 4 November 2024 English
The recent deployment of North Korean troops to Russia has prompted a swift and calculated...
Mackenzie Institute · 1 November 2024 English
Over the past month, tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated dramatically. A series of...
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 31 October 2024 English
In this publication, the authors offer an analysis of the liquidity challenges facing sovereign states. They identify three key perspectives: the distinction between liquidity and solvency, the implications of rollover …
Bräutigam, D., & Huang, Y. (2023). Integrating China into multilateral debt relief: Progress and problems … University, School of Advanced International Studies, China Africa Research Initiative. https://ideas. repec …
DDN: Dundurn Press · 29 October 2024 English
“Honest and insightful, a testament to Japanese Canadian resilience.” — KERRI SAKAMOTO, author of Floating CityWhen the North American dream meets traditional Japanese conformity, two cultures collide. Does the past …
Seattle, Washington, the SS Kaga Maru departed from China before reaching Japan via Yokohama on December …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 29 October 2024 English
Least developed countries (LDCs) need more investment in agriculture to increase their agricultural productivity and promote their food security. Existing World Trade Organization (WTO) rules and flexibilities on agricultural domestic …
notifications by the largest subsidizers of agriculture: China, the European Union, India, Japan, and the United … 2/Development Box), production-limiting subsidies in China and the European Union (Article 6.5/Blue Box), … 2/Development Box), production-limiting subsidies in China and the European Union (Article 6.5/Blue Box), … Canada (98.5%), Japan (97.8%), Iceland (96.6%), and China (96.1%), were also offering almost full duty-free …