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Today, 8 September 2026

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06 / 09 : Pre-Conference Session Report: Half a Century of Iran–China Diplomatic Relations
01 / 09 : Reform Experience of Modernizing Grassroots Governance in China and Its Implications for Developing Countries
28 / 08 : The Role of Corporate Branding in Advancing the Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges of Corporate Social Responsibility and Institutional Legitimacy
24 / 08 : State and Society in China’s Democratic Transition
22 / 08 : Insights from China’s Reform Experience for Developing Countries
19 / 08 : Iran Amidst US-China Rivalry
17 / 08 : Huawei: From a Sanctioned Company to the Backbone of China’s Technological Power
15 / 08 : ?How China Is Changing the Rules of AI Competition
08 / 08 : Visit of an Iranian Delegation to the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS)
05 / 08 : Report on the First “China Horizon” Meeting
29 / 07 : Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Iranian Institute for Belt and Road Studies and the Center of Excellence in International Studies at the University of Tehran.
28 / 07 : Strategic Convergence of Saudi Vision 2030 and China’s Belt and Road Initiative (2015–2024)
16 / 07 : A brief summery + Book Introduction: How China Escaped the Poverty Trap
27 / 06 : Redefining the Geopolitics of Eurasia through the Belt and Road Initiative: A Comparison with the Marshall Plan within the Framework of Structural Realism
17 / 06 : The Chinese Sun Over Riyadh: The Political Economy of Energy Transition in Beijing-Riyadh Relations
05 / 05 : اژدهای شرقی در دشت‌های آفریقا: چگونه چین خود را بدیلِ غرب معرفی می‌کند؟
28 / 04 : The birth of the Tokyo-Canberra axis: new guardians of the Western maritime order against China
19 / 04 : Network Realism: Controlling Strategic Nodes as an Instrument of Power in the 21st Century
25 / 02 : Strategic Convergence in Clean Energy: China–UAE Cooperation in Solar Energy Projects
21 / 02 : China’s Approach to the Current International Order

Author: Han Jianwei, Associate Professor, Middle East Studies Institute, Shanghai International Studies University, China

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Reform Experience of Modernizing Grassroots Governance in China and Its Implications for Developing Countries

Han Jianwei, Associate Professor, Middle East Studies Institute, Shanghai International Studies University, China 1 September 2026