China Currents

A Journal of the China Research Center

2010: Vol. 9, No. 2

Introduction: Winners and Losers within China’s dynamic social change

Rapid change in China is nothing new. Headlines highlight daily the growing importance of the country in the global economy and increasingly, on the…

The Neoliberal Sunshine in Northwestern China: A Case Study of Government Sponsored Job Training Programs, Migration, and Poverty Alleviation in Gansu and Ningxia Provinces

Introduction Since the advent of economic reform in China, the Chinese government has channeled most of its resources to the development of its coastal…

Differences in Willingness to Express One’s Opinion in US and Chinese Online Consumer Interactions

As a unique type of virtual communication, customer-to-customer interaction on the Web has been considered more effective in influencing consumer purchasing behavior than advertising…

Visualizing China in Transformation: The Underground and Independent Films of Jia Zhangke

In China, Jia Zhangke’s films, like other underground (dixia) and independent (duli) films, are more accessible in the little-known film clubs in big cities…