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The decline of the liberal international order (LIO) has been swift, with challenges from state actors like China and Russia. Gerlinde Groitl's book examines this assault on the LIO, focusing on the choices made by the leaders of these countries. Groitl argues that China's approach is characterized as "constructive" while Russia's is "destructive." China has actively sought to counter and replace international institutions based on Western values, while Russia attacked the post-Cold War settlement with its invasion of Ukraine. Groitl's neo-classical realist model suggests that the survival of political systems, rather than states themselves, drives international strategies. The book concludes that as long as the attractiveness of Western democracies persists, counter-movements will continue to emerge, necessitating a strategy of "neo-containment." [Extracted from the article]

The structural style, the radial and axial adjusting mechanisms of inner and outer roller, and the rotation mechanisms of blank/workpiece were illuminated, and the typical counter-roller pinning machines and their applications were introduced. The design philosophy of rotation mechanisms of blank/workpiece for a 6-meter counter-roller spinning machine, and the distributed power and all-electric servo drive for 1-meter counter-roller spinning machine provided a certain reference significance to design and manufacture of large counter-roller spinning equipment in China. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on main laws and regulations and practices of China - USA plan Environmental Impact Assessment (P-EIA), comparative analysis is conducted from five aspects: intervening time, screening mechanism, evaluation focus, alternative comparison and public participation of P-EIA. Moreover, five focus points of improving P-EIA effectiveness of China in next stage are proposed: firstly promoting the integration of planning process and P-EIA process by refining statute requirements; secondly establishing plan screening mechanism by combining checklist and procedure; thirdly promoting the matching of evaluation content and planning depth by program design; fourthly creating condition for P-EIA participation in alternative comparison by improving decision-making process; fifthly increasing public participation quality by improving information disclosure and participation ways. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article presents a brief discussion on the co-relation between socioeconomic status and reading comprehension in Chinese children. It is suggested that the vocabulary knowledge test would be one of the measures for socioeconomic status. It is reviewed that socioeconomic status is effective with simple mediating effect for reading comprehension to students in different languages.

The multiplicative effect in technological innovation is an important theoretical issue for us to explore. An examination of the working mechanism of the multiplicative effect in technological innovation can reveal that such an effect, which dovetails with the organization earners like those of Fordism, Toyota Production System and Wintelism, is caused by the coordination between such factors as the economies of scale, economies of scope, economies of connection, and economies of speed. Therefore, China has to spare no effort to make full play of the multiplicative effect in technological innovation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Confucian ethics, as the essence of the Chinese traditional culture, have been widely applied to social sciences from economics to business. Confucian dynamism, a concept proposed by researchers during the 1980s, was understood to boost Asian economies. According to the previous studies, the rankings of Chinese societies in terms of Confucian dynamism followed the order China>Hong Kong>Taiwan. Based on an empirical investigation of 504 individuals in these areas, this study finds that this ranking has changed owing to rapid economic and political transformations of recent decades. Occidentalized Hong Kong and communist China have environments unfavorable for maintaining Chinese traditions. This transformation also influences the ethical cultures of different Chinese societies. The understanding of Confucian ethics can not merely help Western managers to understand business people, companies and human resources in China better, but it can also help explain the cultural and ethical changes in Chinese societies. Further, this study also addresses managerial implications of Confucian ethics for business organizations and human resource management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]