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Xi Is Just Getting Started After China’s Biggest Government Shakeup in Years
The message from the massive government shakeup completed on March 20 in Beijing is clear: Chinese President Xi Jinping is just getting started. China’s national parliament gave its rubber stamp of approval to a dizzying overhaul that will reverberate through the world’s second-largest economy ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2018/zweig-bloomberg-xi-is-just-getting-started-after-china-s-biggest-government-shakeup-in-years
BBC: Liu He's Appointment as China's Vice-premier of The State Council Will Invigorate China's Economic Development
On March 19, Liu He, who is regarded as brainpower by President Xi, was elected as Vice-premier of the State Council at the two sessions. Stepping out of the backstage, Liu He will invigorate China's economic development. In the view of economists, China's economy is facing multiple risks, ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2018/liu-he-s-appointment-as-china-s-vice-premier-of-the-state-council-will-invigorate-china-s-economic-development
RFI: Terminally Ill Liu Xiaobo Released on Humanitarian Grounds
Barry Sautman, Faculty Associate of IEMS and Professor of Social Sciences at HKUST, was quoted in RFI discussing the release of 2010 Nobel Peace Prize recipient Liu Xiaobo. “Liu Xiaobo advocated, in effect, regime change in China. He wanted to establish a liberal democratic regime in China.” Sautman added ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2017/terminally-ill-liu-xiaobo-released-on-humanitarian-grounds
TheStreet: Albert Park on Trump’s Unfolding Stance on China
IEMS Director Albert Park commented on Trump’s unfolding stance on China in an article for TheStreet. Trump’s appointment of Iowa Gov. Terry Branstadm, has left observers hopeful, but government mouthpiece China Daily warns that “a diplomat’s success to a great extent ...
https://iems.ust.hk/updates/media-coverage/2017/albert-park-on-trump-s-unfolding-stance-on-china
The Value of Political Ties versus Market Credibility: Evidence from Corporate Scandals in China
This paper compares the value of political ties and market credibility in China by examining the consequence of corporate scandals. We categorize Chinese corporate scandals by whether the scandal is primarily associated with the destruction of i) the firm’s political networks (political scandals), ii) the ...
https://iems.ust.hk/publications/iems-working-papers/hung-the-value-of-political-ties-versus-market-credibility-evidence-from-corporate-scandals-in-china
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