The China Journal
Volume 79, Issue 1, January 2018
1. Title: Chinese-Iranian Mutual Strategic Perceptions.
Authors:Ehteshami, Anoushiravan;Horesh, Niv; Xu, Ruike.
Abstract:This article analyzes Sino-Iranian relations and mutual strategic perceptions, highlighting several types of tension in Sino-Iranian ties alongside areas of deeper cooperation. We examine in particular the policy debates about China between conservatives and reformists within Iran, and we compare their views of China to the views of Iran held by Chinese commentators. To that end, we extensively survey both the official media and scholarly literature in Farsi and in Chinese, since each strand reveals different sentiments and is accorded a different degree of openness.
2. Title:China’s Giant State-Owned Enterprises as Policy Advocates: The Case of the State Grid Corporation of China.
Authors:Yi-chong, Xu.
Abstract:Drawing insights from Aaron Wildavsky's studies of the craft of policy making and from the literature on pluralization in Chinese decision making, this article examines the role played by the biggest state-owned enterprise, the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), in shaping the country's electricity policy in the early twenty-first century. Specifically, it discusses how and why SGCC was able to sell its ultra-high-voltage projects as a solution to shortages of electricity. The article argues that (a) central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are not mere passive receivers of policy directives from the party-state; (b) those with long-term strategic vision, human and financial resources, and institutional capacity can shape government policies to their liking as policy advocates; and yet (c) no one, including central SOEs, monopolizes this process in any given policy area; and thus policy outcomes reflect competition among players and their constant interaction with government policy makers.
3.Title:The Rule of Law Doctrine of the Politburo.
Authors:Smith, Ewan.
Abstract:This article charts the evolution of Party doctrine regarding the rule of law in the formative period from 2002 until 2014. The article uses the reported content of Politburo study sessions to shed light on leadership deliberations during this period, and shows how the Politburo’s conception of the rule of law developed. It demonstrates that the concepts that shape the official account of the rule of law were established in the early part of Hu Jintao’s term in office. In particular, the rule of law was reconciled with party leadership by presenting these ideas as parts of a vague “organic unity.” The article also contrasts an earlier vision of the rule of law as something that rectifies institutions with a later vision of the rule of law as something that rectifies cadres. Together, these concepts underpin current Party doctrine on the rule of law.
4. Title:Advocacy in an Authoritarian State: How Grassroots Environmental NGOs Influence Local Governments in China.
Authors:Jingyun Dai; Spires, Anthony J.
Abstract:While many NGOs in China are seen mainly as service providers working to fulfill state goals, in this article we show that Chinese grassroots environmental NGOs (ENGOs) regularly employ a variety of advocacy strategies to influence local-level government policy. Based on in-depth interviews with ENGOs active in Guangdong, this study examines these groups’ advocacy efforts and considers their implications for the further development of Chinese civil society. Our analysis finds that these groups employ three main advocacy strategies: (1) cultivating a stable, interactive relationship with the government using existing institutional means to communicate their concerns; (2) carefully selecting the “frames” used to present their preferred policy goals and outcomes; and (3) obtaining media exposure to mobilize societal support for their goals in order to put pressure on the local state. ENGOs use these strategies concurrently, though their concrete choices vary case by case. Taken as a whole, such practices suggest the ability of civil society to carve out more political space than the state is commonly believed to grant. While this increased policy engagement by ENGOs could lead to stronger state governance and thus help sustain China’s authoritarian system, we argue that it may also open up new pathways for robust civic engagement by ordinary citizens and civil society organizations.
5. Title:Neighborhood Aged Care and Local Governance in Urban China.
Authors:Beibei Tang.
Abstract:Since 2011 China’s new nationwide system of neighborhood aged care has invited nonstate organizations to carry out aged care provision in urban residential communities. This article examines how this nationwide program has been variously implemented at local levels. Based on case studies in the cities of Shenyang, Suzhou, and Guangzhou, the article identifies three types of models for aged care: (1) state dominated, (2) partial outsourcing to commercial enterprises under direct state management, and (3) collaboration with autonomous nonprofit organizations. The three case studies highlight the varying degrees of autonomy that nonstate actors and organizations have acquired to carry out local progams which provide community services. A few important factors, including the local political economy, the supply and demand for government-purchased services, and socialist legacies, together contribute to various modes of neighborhood aged care. The findings reflect evolving state-society relations and demonstrate the flexibility and diversity of local governance in China.
6. Title:Grassroots Participation and Repression under Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping.
Authors:Diana Fu; Distelhorst, Greg.
Abstract:This study examines changes in grassroots participation and repression under the Chinese leaders Hu Jintao and Xi Jinping. Under Xi, the Party-state has launched political campaigns against a range of grassroots activists and organizations. This entails a shift in state repression from fragmentation to consolidation, and it has resulted in less room for contentious participation. However, institutionalized political participation—activities by ordinary people aimed at changing government behavior through official channels—has persisted. The Hu administration presided over the development of new institutions of public participation, and there is little evidence for their decay. Despite important breaks from the past under Xi, there are noteworthy continuities in the institutions that enable grassroots participation.
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7. Title:China’s Unruly Journalists: How Committed Professionals Are Changing the People’s Republic.
Authors: Fen Lin.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “China's Unruly Journalists: How Committed Professionals are Changing the People’s Republic,” by Jonathan Hassid.
8. Title:Criminal Defence in China: The Politics of Lawyers at Work.
Authors:Enshen Li.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Criminal Defence in China: The Politics of Lawyers at Work,” by HallidayTerence C.
9. Title:Ideological Conflict and the Rule of Law in Contemporary China: Useful Paradoxes.
Authors: Potter, Pitman B.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Ideological Conflict and the Rule of Law in Contemporary China: Useful Paradoxes,” by Samuli Seppänen.
10. Title:Regulating Government Ethics: An Underused Weapon in China’s Anti-corruption Campaign.
Authors: Wedeman, Andrew.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Regulating Government Ethics: An Underused Weapon in China's Anti-corruption Campaign,” by Chonghao Wu.
11. Title:The Cultural Logic of Politics in Mainland China and Taiwan.
Authors:Harrison, Mark.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Cultural Logic of Politics in Mainland China and Taiwan,” by Tianjian Shi.
12. Title:The Political Economy of News in China: Manufacturing Harmony.
Authors:de Burgh, Hugo.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Political Economy of News in China: Manufacturing Harmony,” by Jesse Owen Hearns-Branaman.
13. Title:Subaltern China: Rural Migrants, Media, and Cultural Practices.
Authors: Florence, Eric.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Subaltern China: Rural Migrants, Media, and Cultural Practices,” by Wanning Sun.
14. Title:Masculine Compromise: Migration, Family, and Gender in China.
Authors: Unger, Jonathan.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Masculine Compromise: Migration, Family, and Gender in China,” by Susanne Yuk-Ping Choi and Yinni Peng.
15.Title:A New Deal for China’s Workers?
Authors: Chan, Anita.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “A New Deal for China’s Workers?” by Cynthia Estlund.
16. Title:State of Exchange: Migrant NGOs and the Chinese Government.
Authors: Chunyun Li.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “State of Exchange: Migrant NGOs and the Chinese Government,” by Jennifer Y. J. Hsu.
17. Title:Finding Women in the State: A Socialist Feminist Revolution in the People’s Republic of China.
Authors: Hooper, Beverley.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Finding Women in the State: A Socialist Feminist Revolution in the People’s Republic of China,” by Zheng Wang.
18. Title:Chinese Student Migration, Gender and Family.
Authors: Cong Zhang.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Chinese Student Migration, Gender and Family,” by Anni Kajanus.
19. Title:Population in China.
Authors: Yuying Tong.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Population in China,” by Nancy E. Riley.
20. Title:Paradoxes of Post-Mao Rural Reform: Initial Steps toward a New Chinese Countryside, 1976–1981.
Authors:Unger, Jonathan.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Paradoxes of Post-Mao Rural Reform: Initial Steps toward a New Chinese Countryside, 1976–1981,” by Frederick C. Teiwes and Warren Sun.
21. Title:Negotiating Rural Land Ownership in Southwest China: State, Village, Family.
Authors: Whiting, Susan H.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Negotiating Rural Land Ownership in Southwest China: State, Village, Family,” by Yi Wu.
22. Title:China’s Peasant Agriculture and Rural Society: Changing Paradigms of Farming.
Authors: Donaldson, John A.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “China’s Peasant Agriculture and Rural Society: Changing Paradigms of Farming,” byJan Douwe van der Ploeg and Jingzhong Ye.
23. Title:Red Revolution, Green Revolution: Scientific Farming in Socialist China.
Authors:Delman, Jørgen.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Red Revolution, Green Revolution: Scientific Farming in Socialist China,” bySigrid Schmalzer.
24. Title:China and Islam: The Prophet, the Party, and Law.
Authors: Israeli, Raphael.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “China and Islam: The Prophet, the Party, and Law,” byMatthew S. Erie.
25. Title:Uyghur Nation: Reform and Revolution on the Russia-China Frontier.
Authors: Rudelson, Justin Jon.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Uyghur Nation: Reform and Revolution on the Russia-China Frontier,” byDavid Brophy.
26. Title:Inside Xinjiang: Space, Place and Power in China’s Muslim Far Northwest.
Authors:Szadziewski, Henryk.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Inside Xinjiang: Space, Place and Power in China’s Muslim Far Northwest,” byAnna Hayes and Michael Clarke.
27. Title:Constructing, Creating, and Contesting Cityscapes: A Socio-Anthropological Approach to Urban Transformation in Southern Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China.
Authors: Restrepo, Lauren Hansen.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Constructing, Creating, and Contesting Cityscapes: A Socio-Anthropological Approach to Urban Transformation in Southern Xinjiang, People’s Republic of China,” byMadlen Kobi.
28. Title:Madlen KobiHandbook on Ethnic Minorities in China.
Authors: Heberer, Thomas.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Madlen KobiHandbook on Ethnic Minorities in China,” byXiaowei Zang.
29. Title:Tourism and Prosperity in Miao Land: Power and Inequality in Rural Ethnic China.
Authors:Schein, Louisa.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Tourism and Prosperity in Miao Land: Power and Inequality in Rural Ethnic China,” byXianghong Feng.
30. Title:Sold People: Traffickers and Family Life in North China.
Authors: Watson, Rubie S.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Sold People: Traffickers and Family Life in North China,” byJohanna S. Ransmeier.
31. Title:The Chinese Mafia: Organized Crime, Corruption, and Extra-Legal Protection.
Authors: Jianhua Xu.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Chinese Mafia: Organized Crime, Corruption, and Extra-Legal Protection,” byPeng Wang.
32. Title:The Rural Modern: Reconstructing the Self and State in Republican China.
Authors:Little, Daniel.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Rural Modern: Reconstructing the Self and State in Republican China,” byKate Merkel-Hess.
33. Title:The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History.
Authors: Weston, Timothy B.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Intellectual in Modern Chinese History,” byTimothy Cheek.
34. Title:A New Literary History of Modern China.
Authors: Larson, Wendy.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “A New Literary History of Modern China,” byDavid Der-wei Wang.
35. Title:Inheritance of Loss: China, Japan, and the Political Economy of Redemption after Empire.
Authors:Denton, Kirk A.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Inheritance of Loss: China, Japan, and the Political Economy of Redemption after Empire,” byYukiko Koga.
36. Title:China-Japan Relations after World War Two: Empire, Industry and War, 1949–1971.
Authors: Quansheng Zhao.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “China-Japan Relations after World War Two: Empire, Industry and War, 1949-1971,” byAmy King.
37. Title:China’s Quest: The History of the Foreign Relations of the People’s Republic of China.
Authors: Østergaard, Clemens Stubbe.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “China's Quest: The History of the Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China,” byJohn W. Garver.
38. Title:Assessing China’s Power.
Authors:You Ji.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Assessing China’s Power,” byJae Ho Chung.
39. Title:Fateful Ties: A History of America’s Preoccupation with China.
Authors: Turner, Oliver.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Fateful Ties: A History of America's Preoccupation with China,” byGordon H. Chang.
40. Title:China’s Quest for Great Power: Ships, Oil, and Foreign Policy.
Authors: Sutter, Robert G.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “China’s Quest for Great Power: Ships, Oil, and Foreign Policy,” byBernard D. Cole.
41. Title:Chinese Naval Shipbuilding: An Ambitious and Uncertain Course.
Authors:Ding, Arthur S.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Chinese Naval Shipbuilding: An Ambitious and Uncertain Course,” byAndrew S. Erickson.
42. Title:The Politics of China–Hong Kong Relations: Living with Distant Masters.
Authors: Cheng, Joseph Y. S.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Politics of China-hong Kong Relations: Living with Distant Masters,” byPeter W. Preston.
43. Title:Wartime Macau under the Japanese Shadow.
Authors: Hansson, Anders.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Wartime Macau under the Japanese Shadow,” byGeoffrey Gunn.
44. Title:Accidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan.
Authors:Jacobs, J. Bruce.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Accidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan,” byHsiao-ting Lin.
45. Title:The Kaohsiung Incident in Taiwan and Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard.
Authors: Arrigo, Linda Gail.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “The Kaohsiung Incident in Taiwan and Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard,” byJ. Bruce Jacobs.
46. Title:Convergence or Conflict in the Taiwan Strait: The Illusion of Peace?
Authors:Schubert, Gunter.
Abstract:The article reviews the book “Convergence or Conflict in the Taiwan Strait: The illusion of peace?” byJ. Michael Cole.