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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Fraser Institute · 18 July 2024 English

The federal government has set a GHG emissions reduction target of at least 40% below 2005 levels by 2030, equivalent to 38.5% below 2022 levels. This report examines proposed policies …

twice as fast as the global average, including China,3 Northern Europe,4 Russia,5 Singapore,6 Japan,7


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 July 2024 English

IISD provides insights on aspects of World Trade Organization (WTO) members' plastics that have created friction with trading partners and suggests recommendations for the adoption of such policies in the …

(six), the European Union (four), Mexico (four), China (three), and the Republic of Korea (three). In raised by least developed countries. 2 Bangladesh, China, Chinese Taipei, Ecuador, European Union, France Tobago. 3 Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Chinese Taipei, Dominican Republic, European Union 2023. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 Thailand Ecuador Mauritius China Republic of Korea Sri Lanka Saudi Arabia Bangladesh Republic Chinese Taipei Australia Republic of Korea China Mexico European Union Canada United StatesIISD.org


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

This policy brief explores the implications of the 15% global minimum tax on special economic zones, offering comprehensive guidance for governments to reform tax incentives and ensure these zones attract …

Shanghai FTZ (SFTZ) was the pilot free trade zone in China and included the special customs supervision areas regime with the national economy (Farole, 2011). China took this path of progressive integration and eventually 1093/jiel/jgab019 HKTDC. (2019, September 18). China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone. HKDTC Research


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

A group of 90 World Trade Organization (WTO) members are negotiating a new global agreement on e-commerce rules at the WTO. After close to 7 years of discussions, they are …

global economic powers, such as the United States, China, and the European Union, are participating in the reason may have been the growing competition from China and worries around China’s access to United States


Mackenzie Institute · 15 July 2024 English

J-31B and J-20 fighters will boost carrier aviation, long-range maritime strike and deep penetration capabilities...


UCP: University of Calgary Press · 15 July 2024 English

Invisible Lives chronicles cycles of dysfunction and domestic violence. Using experimental hybrid poetry, Cristalle Smith breaks generational silence in lyric resonance, reflecting on a childhood rife with upheaval and poverty, …

on. In the Salt Lake Valley, they crushed fine China in brick and mortar to make the temple spires sparkle


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English

An Accidental History of Canada explores accidents, their causes, consequences, and afterlife, in colonial, Indigenous, and urban contexts, from the 1630s to the 1970s. These investigations make plain that accidents …

in the eastern provinces as well as Europe and China. These risks were mitigated by activities such as


MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 15 July 2024 English

Friendless or Forsaken? is the story of child emigration agencies operating in North West England from 1860 to 1935. The book traces the imperial relationships, transnational economy, religious networks and …

Health Health Intervention and Delivery in Mao’s China, 1949–1983 Zhou Xun 3 Young Subjects Children, State-Building


Mackenzie Institute · 12 July 2024 English

Manila’s mixed messaging after armed melee with China exposes underlying weakness of Marcos Jr’s stance...


DDN: Dundurn Press · 25 June 2024 English

A gripping noir mystery introducing artless young detective Patrick Bird, set in Toronto’s Parkdale during the tumultuous ’60s.“I didn’t kill her. I had the thought, the idea. What’s the saying? …

scraping against the half- dried yolk clinging to the china, and the dregs of the third cup of coffee gave


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