Macau, the imaginary city: culture and society, 1557 to the present
In: New perspectives on Asian studies 195
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In: New perspectives on Asian studies 195
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In: China review international: a journal of reviews of scholarly literature in Chinese studies, Band 9, Heft 1, S. 294-297
ISSN: 1527-9367
In: China perspectives: Shenzhou-zhanwang, Heft 26: Macau special, S. 8-17
ISSN: 2070-3449, 1011-2006
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In: The China journal: Zhongguo-yanjiu, Band 41, S. 233-236
ISSN: 1835-8535
In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 96, Heft 611, S. 282-286
ISSN: 0011-3530
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In: Current history: a journal of contemporary world affairs, Band 96, S. 282-286
ISSN: 0011-3530
Examines issues involved in scheduled reversion of the Portuguese colony to Chinese rule on Dec. 20, 1999, in comparison with the case of Hong Kong; emphasizes amicability of Chinese-Portuguese relations; includes historical background.
In: Pacific affairs, Band 66, Heft 2, S. 7-20
ISSN: 0030-851X
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In: Pacific affairs, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 7-20
ISSN: 0030-851X
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 66, Heft 1, S. 7
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: Modern Asian studies, Band 13, Heft 3, S. 459-483
ISSN: 1469-8099
The capitulation of China to the Western powers' military, commercial, and diplomatic offensive by 1860 removed the immediate formal façade of resistance to improved Sino-western relations which the West had sought. Not so easily removed were the endemic institutional and cultural obstacles to China's understanding and effective handling of foreign affairs which accompanied these expanded relations. Increased involvement with the West, both at the capital and in the provinces, generated more complex problems and renewed suspicion which made a practical knowledge of the Western powers and their behavior all the more urgent. Yet in a society which had consistently underestimated and depreciated the importance of the West, the requisite knowledge of the Western world did not lie readily at hand, and specialists in foreign affairs were few. This article examines the career of one foreign affairs expert in this critical period. Its purpose is twofold: First, to illuminate the origins and quality of 'foreign affairs' expertise in China, broadly defined here as the understanding and dealing with the West (including the knowledge of foreign activities and policies in China, of characteristics of, and distinctions among, foreigners and foreign nations, and policies with respect to foreigners); and second (and closely related to the first), to examine the role and significance of the specialist in Chinese society.
In: Perspectives chinoises: Shenzhou-zhanwang, Band 55, Heft 1, S. 8-17
ISSN: 1021-9013
In: Pacific affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific, Band 70, Heft 1, S. 127
ISSN: 1715-3379
In: The China quarterly: an international journal for the study of China, Heft 149, S. 204-205
ISSN: 0305-7410, 0009-4439
In: Bulletin of the World Health Organization: the international journal of public health = Bulletin de l'Organisation Mondiale de la Santé, Band 88, Heft 11, S. 873-875
ISSN: 1564-0604
The debate over the suitability of molecular biological methods for the enumeration of regulatory microbial parameters (e.g. Faecal Indicator Organisms [FIOs]) in bathing waters versus the use of traditional culture-based methods is of current interest to regulators and the science community. Culture-based methods require a 24-48 hour turn-around time from receipt at the laboratory to reporting, whilst quantitative molecular tools provide a more rapid assay (approximately 2-3 h). Traditional culturing methods are therefore often viewed as slow and 'out-dated', although they still deliver an internationally 'accepted' evidence-base. In contrast, molecular tools have the potential for rapid analysis and their operational utility and associated limitations and uncertainties should be assessed in light of their use for regulatory monitoring. Here we report on the recommendations from a series of international workshops, chaired by a UK Working Group (WG) comprised of scientists, regulators, policy makers and other stakeholders, which explored and interrogated both molecular (principally quantitative polymerase chain reaction [qPCR]) and culture-based tools for FIO monitoring under the European Bathing Water Directive. Through detailed analysis of policy implications, regulatory barriers, stakeholder engagement, and the needs of the end-user, the WG identified a series of key concerns that require critical appraisal before a potential shift from culture-based approaches to the employment of molecular biological methods for bathing water regulation could be justified. ; Additional co-authors: Lidija Globevnik, Valerie J. Harwood, Chris J. Hodgson, David N. Lees, Gordon L. Nichols, Andreas Nocker, Ciska Schets
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