This book aims to contribute to the debate on 'authoritarian resilience' with empirical studies from a range of perspectives, including regime support, nationalism, environmental movement, ethnic conflicts and internet management. The chapters in this book centre around two separate but intertwined themes and are collated to discuss on the stability of China in Xi Jinping's era. The first theme examines changes in political attitudes and values among Chinese citizens, and the second focuse...

This book provides a comprehensive examination of value changes of Chinese citizens, especially the younger generation, and how the Chinese authorities take efforts to adapt to such changes and refine its social control mechanisms. The book discusses three related themes through a series of topics. The first theme examines the changes in political attitudes and values among Chinese youths, comparing them to the older generations in the mainland and their contemporaries in Hong Kong and Tai...

自從學習冥想以來，我開始陸續寫下一些小文章用以記錄本人的體驗與發現。然而，隨著我對冥想的認識不斷加深，我逐漸發覺其實體驗是非常個人化的東西，也就是說，每個人的冥想體驗都可能不同。不過，有一樣東西卻是永恒不變的，是不因人而異的，那就是冥想的生物學本質，這也正是我試圖發現的全部內容。現在，我就把我的這些粗淺的"發現"彙集成一個小冊子，供大家交流參考，批評指正。另外，這本小冊子的主旨在于討論冥想的科學本質，並不在于教導冥想的具體方法。不過，如果你真的理解了冥想的本質，那麽你就會對各種各樣的冥想方法有一個更加清晰的認識；你就知道為什麽會有這麽多看似不同的冥想方法，以及它們之間是否存在某種內在的共通之處；你也就會明白哪種方法更"好"，或者說更適合你；你還會明白冥想到底會給我們帶來哪些益處，以及為什麽會帶來這些益處；等等一系列問題的答案。還有，本文的主旨在于討論冥想的生物學本質，並不在于討論由冥想衍生出來的哲學以及宗教話題。這是因為，就像冥想的體驗是非常個人化的東西一樣，由冥想所引發的哲學思考和宗教感悟也是五花八門，因人而異的。更主要的是，在我看來，這些...

实现财务自由是许多人的梦想，但关键问题是：如何才能做到呢？这本书将教给你一种简单且安全的方法。虽然可能不是最快的途径，但这种方法却省去了你每天时时刻刻对资产进行监控和管理的需求，所需的只是耐心而已。另外，本书中提到的大多数"法则"，"假说"，以及"理论"，都是已经存在，甚至是早已存在多年的观点与学说，并非作者的发明与创造。而本书的主旨就在于将这些看似独立的观点和理论有机地连接起来，形成一个完整的逻辑链条，并给普通大众展现出一个人人都可以预见的，既简单可行，又安全可靠的财务自由之道！还有，实现财务自由的方法有很多种，比如投资房地产，开公司创业，等等。甚至通过买彩票，中大奖获得财务自由的例子也时有耳闻，真可谓八仙过海，各显神通。不过，通过这些方法来实现财务自由，往往需要投入相当多的时间与精力，或者需要承担一定的风险，或者两者兼而有之。而本书为大家呈现的则是一种既无需费时费力，又几乎是零风险的"懒人理财法"。

自从学习冥想以来，我开始陆续写下一些小文章用以记录本人的体验与发现。然而，随着我对冥想的认识不断加深，我逐渐发觉其实体验是非常个人化的东西，也就是说，每个人的冥想体验都可能不同。不过，有一样东西却是永恒不变的，是不因人而异的，那就是冥想的生物学本质，这也正是我试图发现的全部内容。现在，我就把我的这些粗浅的"发现"汇集成一个小册子，供大家交流参考，批评指正。另外，这本小册子的主旨在于讨论冥想的科学本质，并不在于教导冥想的具体方法。不过，如果你真的理解了冥想的本质，那么你就会对各种各样的冥想方法有一个更加清晰的认识；你就知道为什么会有这么多看似不同的冥想方法，以及它们之间是否存在某种内在的共通之处；你也就会明白哪种方法更"好"，或者说更适合你；你还会明白冥想到底会给我们带来哪些益处，以及为什么会带来这些益处；等等一系列问题的答案。还有，本文的主旨在于讨论冥想的生物学本质，并不在于讨论由冥想衍生出来的哲学以及宗教话题。这是因为，就像冥想的体验是非常个人化的东西一样，由冥想所引发的哲学思考和宗教感悟也是五花八门，因人而异的。更主要的是，在我看来，这些...

Many of us dream of achieving financial freedom-but the key question remains: How do we get there? This book presents a simple and safe approach. While it may not be the fastest route, it requires no daily asset monitoring or active management. All you need is patience.Most of the "rules," "hypotheses," and "theories" discussed in this book are not new; many have been around for quite some time. Although these ideas are not original to the author, the goal here is to weave them tog...

Not long after I began to learn meditation, I started writing down notes and articles to log my own experiences and discoveries. However, as I learned more and more about it, I came to realize that experience is very personal, which means that everyone's meditation experience may be different. But there is something that is always consistent and does not change from person to person, and that is the biological nature of meditation, which is what I was trying to discover as I wrote this boo...

This book discusses lessons and challenges of metropolitan circles development and urbanization in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. The book examines the effects of local governance systems, central-local relations, and administrative borders on metropolitan area development. It surveys economic, social and environmental issues, with an emphasis on how interconnectivity, circular economy, and climate issues should be integrated into megaregion development planning.The...

This book attempts to provide an overview of social and political changes in Chinese society since the global financial crisis. Rapid economic development has restructured the setup of society and empowered or weakened certain social players. The chapters in this book provide an updated account of a wide range of social changes, including the rise of the middle class and private entrepreneurs, the declining social status of the working class, as well as the resurgence of non-governmental o...

This book provides a comprehensive review of China's experience in reform and opening up from political, social, and economic perspectives. It attempts to engage existing scholarly debates in three areas — first, how the party-state has evolved in the past four decades and whether it remains a Leninist system or has departed from this system; second, how public attitudes, values and behavior have been intertwined with institutional change, and how the state is expanding its welfare coverag...

This book examines how the Chinese state responds to the increasingly diverse civil society and maintains regime stability in a changing society. In recent years, the Chinese leadership has demonstrated great capability of adapting and developing sophisticated mechanisms of social control. The chapters in this book cover a wide range of these mechanisms, including co-opting social forces, managing population and migration, as well as controlling the media, trade unions, the internet, non-g...

New Humanism and Global Governance is the first in this subject to study how a variety of factors related to globalization will shape the future of the human community. It discusses the major challenges to today's world order and governance, as well as international experience in responding to these challenges. It covers a wide range of issues including unequal distribution of wealth, the widening income inequality gap, contradiction between economic development and environmental protectio...