Purpose: This paper aims to estimate the international competitiveness of China’s biomass energy products during 2007-2016 in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative. Design/methodology/approach: In this paper, the authors used the constant market share model and the revealed comparative...

Purpose: Through empirical analysis of Sino-US solar photovoltaic (PV) trade, this paper aims to evaluate the complementarity of Sino-US solar PV trade by adopting trade combination degree (TCD) index, export similarity index (SI) and trade complementarity index (TCI). It also explores the role...

Purpose: Under the pressure of environment degradation and energy consumption rises, solar photovoltaic power generation (SPPG) has been seen as a strategic emerging industry in China. However, the SPPG projects have many uncertain factors in the process of the life cycle. The purpose of this...

This article intends to develop a thesis of “legal federalism, with the Chinese style” and test it with an empirical study on China's labor law. It makes the following argument: (1) subnational governments in China have a quite high level of autonomy in exercising legal powers (including...