Since the 1980s there has been extraordinary growth and visibility of design throughout
most of the world. This is connected to fundamental developments in capitalism. This period …

This key textbook provides a comprehensive and up-to-date account of developments in
international communication worldwide. Taking a comparative approach to the major …

Abstract “Lookalike” products, including counterfeits and copycats, are increasingly common
in today's global marketplace. Four lab experiments were conducted involving 653 …

This study responds to the emergence of the Shanzhai phenomenon in the international
marketplace and introduces the Shanzhai phenomenon into the consumer behavior …

Based on research derived from observation, conversations and a survey of 740
respondents, the paper reports data on perceptions and experiences of visitors to the …

Imitation goods are widely spread throughout the global business world. Shanzhai imitation
() represents a type of imitation that mimics the original brand through surface or functional …

After its global popularity and commercial success, Genshin Impact, a Chinese-developed,
Japanese anime-style mobile game, provokes online discussions on whether such a game …

The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was announced by Chinese president Xi Jinping in 2013.
Following President Xi's proposal, in 2015 Beijing introduced an action plan for the BRI …

Now in paperback, this volume examines this phenomenon, looking at examples from film,
documentary, television, animation and games. In recent years, many media producers …

In his book on legal reform in China after Mao, Stanley B. Lubman adopted the metaphor
“bird in a cage” to describe the status of Chinese law at the turn of the twenty-first century …