The borderlands in China are not merely peripheral areas, they are critical to the nation's core interests, serving as key interfaces between the central government and diverse local dynamics. These ...

On the positive side was the establishment of a strong central government, a common system of administration and laws over a wide area and the opening of new and increasing facilities of safe and ...

On the other hand, too strong a central government will stifle the political openness that decentralization is intended to achieve. At present, national governments tend to be more concerned with ...

Within one month of the quake, the central government released plans to rebuild both infrastructure and people's lives. The aim was to help the affected areas so people could raise local growth to ...