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Showing 1 to 17 of 17 for “"China and Taiwan"”.
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External Influences and Regime Transition: Five Transitions in Twentieth Century China and Taiwan
… in a domestic political system, broad and specific. Broad vulnerability, or the general degree to which the domestic status quo can be insulated from the external world, may in theory substantially modulate external impacts. However, this study finds it to be far less salient than any …
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The Class Action Mechanisms Across the Pacific: The Missions of Class Action Mechanisms in the U.S., China and Taiwan
… overview of class action mechanisms in the U.S., China and Taiwan, including an analysis of the legal and court systems or other institutions involved in the implementation of class action devices. Class actions have been a prominent feature of U.S. civil procedure law. However, with the increase …
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Peace or War in the Taiwan Strait: A Game Theoretical Analysis of the Taiwan Issue
I define the Taiwan issue as the tense relationship between mainland China and Taiwan since 1949. The tension used to arise from the belligerency between the Kuomintang and the Chinese Communist Party. In the past decade, Taiwan increasingly sought to define its own national identity and …
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A comparative analysis of the protection of women's labour rights in the apparel industries of the Southern African Customs Union member states of South Africa and Lesotho, under the African Growth and Opportunity Act.
The introduction of the African Growth and Opportunity Act agreements between the Government of the United States of America and eligible Sub-Saharan countries has helped to highlight the shortcomings of labour laws in certain African states. These shortcomings are particularly evident in the …
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Caribbean-China Relations: Foreign Policy and Small State Economic Adjustment
… years the relationship between Caribbean states and China has intensified. This dissertation argues that the Caribbean's increased engagement with China is an important component of their economic adjustment strategy that was necessitated after changes in the orientation of the international …
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VC's decision factor in semiconductor investment
… relationship between the semiconductor industry and venture capital ("VC") industry in China and Taiwan. Taiwan has established an impressive semiconductor industry by encouraging high technology investment for the past two decades; on the other hand, Mainland China is currently emerging as a new …
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Yinshun's life and Buddhist thought according to his autobiographical account, and the core principle of human-centered Buddhism
This thesis examines the life and thought of Venerable Yinshun (印順法師, 1906–2005), one of the most influential figures in modern Chinese Buddhism, focusing on the formation and development of his thought and the core principle of his Human-Centered Buddhism (人間佛教Renjian Fojiao, RJFJ). Despite …
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Foreign direct investment and economic development in China and East Asia
… affect economic growth. The analysis focuses on China and two East Asian countries, South Korea and Taiwan, for the period from 1980 to 2006. A VAR system is applied to China and the other two countries, while innovation analysis, including variance decomposition and impulse response, is then …
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Development of a Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). Case Study: Refining Ammonia Emissions Through Observation Data
… to improve predictions, reduce uncertainties, and support better decisions. To meet the need for a comprehensive framework that supports multiple approaches and models, we are developing the Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). In the first study, we introduced PyDAF version 1, …
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Development of a Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). Case Study: Refining Ammonia Emissions Through Observation Data
… to improve predictions, reduce uncertainties, and support better decisions. To meet the need for a comprehensive framework that supports multiple approaches and models, we are developing the Python-based Data Assimilation Framework (PyDAF). In the first study, we introduced PyDAF version 1, …
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Development strategies and the exports of textiles and apparel: a comparative analysis of South Korea and India
… manufactures, among which textiles and apparel were the most prominent. Previous research has sought to explain the determinants of international textile and apparel trade through the theory of comparative advantage. The aim of this research was to examine the textile and apparel …
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Management to facilitate compliance with global conventions during hazardous and toxic waste cleanup projects in Asia
The management of hazardous and toxic waste projects in Asia (especially that related to intractable chemicals) has had a less than acceptable performance profile during the last 20 years. There have been numerous documented cases of management and systems failures in intractable chemical recovery …
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Chinese language teachers' socialization into the profession : a comparative study
… language teachers from different linguistic and cultural/ethnic backgrounds (from the U.S., the People's Republic of China, and Taiwan) are socialized to teach Chinese as a foreign language in U.S. public K-12 schools, by focusing on four Chinese language teachers in a Chinese Teacher …
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Imagined nation and imagined womanhood in the Shaw Brothers' musicals
… looks at Shaw Brothers’ historical epics and huangmei musicals that dominated the Chinese film market in the 1960s. Shaw Brothers’ historical epics and huangmei musicals often center on female characters. Sometimes the male protagonist is cross-dressed by actresses. Hence they are …
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Improve Energy Efficiency Through Industrial Symbiosis
… especially for developing countries such as China, the steel and iron industry has been a double-edged sword for the great economic benefits it brings on one side, and the pollution it causes on the other side. Moreover, rising energy prices have left iron and steel enterprises no choice but …