What’s territorial about China? From geopolitical narratives to the ‘administrative area economy’

摘要: A human geographer and China specialist introduces perspectives on territory in from the vantage of guowai (outside country) guonei (inside country). This relational comparison extends analysis Chinese geopolitical narratives to current questions about state power China, opens up perspective recalibrate territorial boundary formation inside nation-state. Territorial change is particularly significant because subnational territories are not constitutionally guaranteed development strategies regularly depend strategic changes form new governing spaces. The article concept “administrative area economy” literature explain how political economy crucially depends reterritorialization establish promote contemporary urbanization achieve economic goals. analytical approach, based international scholarship th...