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Boards, Contents & Contributor

In fond memory of Arif Dirlik (1940 – 2017), our dear friend,

colleague, contributor and advisory board member

Rebecca E. Karl, “In Memoriam: Arif Dirlik (1940-2017)”

Global Dominance and World Power Rivalry

Solomon I. Cohen, "The New Normal in Russia and China: Between Past Embedded Structures and Future Global Dominance"

Fu-Lai Tony Yu, "Neo-Mercantilist Policy and China’s Rise as a Global Power"

Jinghao Zhou, "Are the Conflicts between the U.S. and China Manageable?"

S.Y.Surendra Kumar, "China’s Strategic Engagement with Sri Lanka: Implications for India"

Reymund B. Flores, "The Tale of the Dragon and the Elephant: A Review on the Implications of Sino-Indian Border Disputes to Political Order in Asia"

Global Footprint and International Recognition

Tina S.Clemente, "The Economic Dimension in China’s Foreign Relations:  Reflections for China Studies in the Philippines"

Gold Kafilah Lola, Rajah Rasiah, Kwek Kian Teng, Murtala Muhammad and Yusuf Hammed Agboola, "China’s Aid and Oil-for-Infrastructure in Nigeria: Resource-Driven or Development Motive?"

Roy Anthony Rogers and Nur Rafeeda Daut, "China in the First World War: A Forgotten Army in Search of International Recognition"

Perspective on Taiwan and Cross-Strait Relations

Adrian Chi-yeung Chiu and Kam-yee Law, "Comparing the Cross-Strait Economic Policies of KMT and DPP ,2008-2016: Implications for the Future Politics of Taiwan"

Sebastian Hambach, "Making Cross-Strait Relations: A Constructivist View"

Su-mei Sung, "The Universities Become More while Students Are Getting Less? A System Analysis of the Taiwanese Higher Education Crisis"

Chinese in Southeast Asia – Research Notes

Hara Fujio, "Malayan Chinese Who Were Deported to China"

Melodina S. Cruz, "An Exploration of Chineseness in Mindanao, Philippines: The Case of Zamboanga City"

Emile Kok-Kheng Yeoh, “Postscript”

Book Review 

Judith Shapiro (2016), China’s Environmental Challenges, 2nd edition, 

reviewed by Zhang Yemo