China boasts a long history of foreign trade. As early as the pre-Qin period, residents of the country began to ship silk and other merchandise on outbound voyages. From the 2nd century BCE on, China has been connected to the rest of the world via the Overland Silk Road and the Maritime Silk Road initiated in the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty.Trade relations between China and other regions in the world have been developing gradually and continuously. Trade has cont...

Appraisal is the way language users express their attitude towards things, people, behaviour or ideas. In the last few decades, significant achievements have been made in Appraisal Theory research, yet little attention has been paid to appraisal in scientific texts, especially in relation to the contrast to how it is applied in English and Chinese.This title examines the similarities and differences of Appraisal systems in English and Chinese scientific research articles. Using a s...

This book explores peg-in-hole assembly strategies to study robotic intelligent assembly. It presents several state-of-the-art principles for peg-in-hole assembly strategies, supported by experimental evidence. In pursuit of theoretical innovation, the author summarizes their research on robotic intelligent assembly over the past decade, highlighting the limitations of model-based algorithms in complex assembly environments and the importance of data efficiency for learning-based algorithm...

This book proposes the novel network envisions and framework design principles, in order to systematically expound the next generation vehicular networks, including the modelling, algorithms and practical applications. It focuses on the key enabling technologies to design the next generation vehicular networks with various vehicular services to realize the safe, convenient and comfortable driving. The next generation vehicular networks has emerged to provide services with a high quality of...