Overseas

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USA： Back to the “House Divided”？

Wu Shuang

Feature Article

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Puzzle of the 21st Century： Questions and Answers on the COVID-19 Crisis and Contemporary Capitalism

Li Tuo

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis and the global transformation since the 2008 financial crisis have brought vast changes to the main issues and concerns of the contemporary world. However， the knowledge framework formed in the 20th century can hardly help in making sense of todays condition. To understand contemporary capitalism， it is indispensable to rethink socialism as its intertwined counterpart， especially socialist practice of contemporary China.

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Cover Story： COVID-19 Changes China and the World

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The Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis and The Task of Chinas Intellectual Circles

Ke Guifu

Zheng Tao

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The Decentralizing World： The Crisis of Hegemony and an Uncertain FutureWei Nanzhi

The world has started a “decentralization” process in 21st century， especially after the outbreak of the financial crisis in 2008. This trend is presented in a dual process： first， the world system is slowly evolving from a center-peripheral structure to a network structure; second， the main body of world order is no longer limited to sovereignty states， but in multiple forms.

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Where Will U.S.s Long-term Financial Capital Go？

Tang Yinan

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Will Difficulties Lead to Revival？ The Pandemic and the EUs Crisis of Order

Zhang Yongle

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COVID-19 and Chinas Reform

Zhao Dingxing

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Multi-Level Coordination： the “Yiwu Model” of Globalization

Qian Linliang

Under the Heaven

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Lecturing Chinese Philosophy in the West

Sun Xiangchen

Neither explaining Chinese thought through Western resources nor explaining Chinese thought through Chinese resources is capable to enhance Westerners understanding of Chinese philosophy. The author consider comparing Chinese and Western philosophy from a framework perspective， thus to return the fundamental framework of Chinese value.

Theories and Practices in Philanthropy

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The “Chinese approach of Cooperation” of Philanthropy： Experiences of Shannxi Womens Research Association

Gao Xiaoxian

The author shared the work experiences at Shannxi Women Research Association， and pointed out the specialty of GAD （gender and development） practice in China. While receiving theories and intervention framework of existed GAD resources， the association has borrowed much local experiences and resources of women works at practical level， thus to develop and innovate the meaning and form of GAD.

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Value and Reflection of Local Traditional Philanthropic Culture： Example from Cunxin Shantang in Shantou

Han Junkui

Cunxin Shantang， though interrupted for several times， has lasted for over one hundred years until today， and preserved certain characteristics： its foundation of popular belief， strong sense of mission and voluntarism. Such organizational principle， which represents the essence of philanthropy， is worthy of more attention.

Rethinking World History

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Raison d?tat” in Western Industrial Culture

Yan Peng

The article argues that the Industrial Revolution did not emerge from an ideal free-market environment. On the contrary， it is the product of the intervention of strong state power. However， the countries who have achieved industrialization through state power intentionally hid the role of state， and constructed a myth of universal “free market”， and promoted it to less modernized countries.

Urban Political Economics

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What Kind of Disease is Urban Disease

Tan Zongbo

Urban diseases usually emerge when cities develop and expand. In essence， they are side effects of human settlements increasing density. Yet， problems existed in modern cities have various reasons and forms， and it may be improper to categorize all of them under the concept “urban disease”.

Urban Political Economics

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The Historical Change and Modern Implications of Xiao-kang s Meaning

Zhang Wen