Research In China Research Articles

Deconstructing 'Greenwashing' and 'Anti-Greenwashing' in Corporate ESG Investments: Based on Behavioral Identification, Motivation Analysis and Effect Evaluation

Abstract: With the increasing corporate attention to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), some companies that do not have ESG investment strengths have also joined the ESG practice. As firms intensively integrate ESG into their operational ethos, discrepancies between proclaimed and actual ESG commitments have given rise to "greenwashing" behaviors. At present, China's research on corporate "greenwashing" is still in its infancy, and it is difficult to accurately identify corporate "greenwashing" behaviors and clarify their motives and impacts, so as to achieve the "anti-greenwashing" effect of precise governance. This paper examines the manifestations, motivations, and effects of "greenwashing" through actual case studies as well as theoretical and comparative literature research in order to propose a comprehensive framework for analyzing the nature of "greenwashing." To counteract "greenwashing," the paper combines the reality of problems to extract the insights and shortcomings of the existing research and propose multi-tiered strategies tailored to policy, corporate, and societal levels to look forward to the direction of future research on "anti-greenwashing." The aim of this paper is to promote the development of "greenwash" research and strengthen the society's awareness of "greenwash" behavior and the understanding of corporate ESG behavior, underscores the theoretical and practical significance of addressing "greenwashing." It calls for sustained research to optimize the ESG investment landscape.

Geographical Trends in Global Ophthalmology Research from 2002-2022

PurposeCharacterize geographical trends in ophthalmology research between 2002-2022 and explore associations between study locations, designs, and funding sources DesignTrend study MethodsAnalysis of 4199 publications from American Journal of Ophthalmology, British Journal of Ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, JAMA Ophthalmology, and Ophthalmology. All original full-length publications from 2002, 2012, and 2022 were included. Exclusion criteria were meta-analyses, literature reviews, and case reports. Main outcome measures were publication years, locations, study designs, and funding sources. ResultsPublications from North America (45.8%), Europe (30.7%), and Asia (28.9%) were the most common, whereas Africa (0.8%) and South America (1.4%) were least represented. North American research decreased by 10.6% (p < 0.001), whereas Asian research increased by 25.4% (p < 0.001). The USA contributed 42.3% of research but experienced a 11.3% decline from 2002-2022 (p < 0.001). USA publications received 5.8% more industry funding from 2002-2022 (p = 0.006). China's research grew by 17.0% and had the highest proportion of government (83.1%) or intramural (24.2%) funding (p < 0.001), with government-funded studies increasing by 46.7% (p < 0.001). Japan was less associated with all funding types (p ≤ 0.001). Singapore, Iceland, and Switzerland were top performers when adjusted for population size. ConclusionsWithin the examined journals, the USA remains the primary research contributor, with China witnessing rapid growth and Japan facing stagnation. Despite the USA's declining research proportion, North America and Europe continue to maintain a disproportionately high presence in prestigious academic journals. Publications from Africa and South America are limited.

Layout Characteristics and Design Principles of Atrium Integrated Space

With the development of China's cruise tourism industry, it is necessary to study the design and construction of cruise ships, especially the central atrium, which is an important part of public area design and represents the quality and characteristics of the entire ship's design. However, compared with Europe, China's research foundation for large-scale cruise ship design is still lacking. Therefore, studying the spatial layout characteristics of the central atrium is of great significance for improving China's cruise industry. This article focuses on the design principles and characteristics of integrated space layout in the central atrium of cruise ships. By applying basic theories from architecture, shipbuilding engineering, aesthetics, international maritime safety conventions and technology to analyzing representative central atria from 25 typical domestic and foreign cruise brands through data collection and research methods including mathematical statistics methodology, clustering methodology and cases research methodology. Through comparison and generalization of the cases, the study eventually summarizes six overall principles and four structural principles for designing integrated space in the central atrium of a cruise ship. The six overall principles include safety, rationality, applicability, artistry, coordination and technique-economics. The four structural principles include clear space circulation, natural spatial connection, theme coordination &amp; unification and prominent key levels. This study provides insights into designing integrated space in the central atriums of cruise ships that hopefully can be applied in improving China's cruise design work while also supporting guidance for future related fields. Keywords: central atrium of cruise ship, integrated space, design principles, functional layout, decoration style

CiteSpace-based Logistics Distribution Center Site Selection Research

: China's logistics industry is developing at a high speed, but the distribution efficiency can't match with it, to reduce the waste of resources and costs on the way of distribution, it is crucial to study and improve the distribution center siting issue. Taking the 494 core journals on the study of logistics distribution center siting in Knowledge Network as the basic data, CiteSpace is used to visualize and analyze the related literature in this research field. Through the keyword clustering analysis, this field can be divided into four directions: the main body of research, the influence factors of site selection, the purpose of site selection, and site selection methods, and the comprehensive analysis shows that the early focus of China's research is on the site selection methods, such as genetic algorithm and center of gravity method, and the future research direction is the joint optimization of the site selection-path and the two-layer planning.

The Choice of the Direction of China's Research Fund Management Policy in the New Era

This paper reviews the history of changes in China's scientific research funding management policy from 1949, and outlines the characteristics of scientific research funding management in the four phases from the initial establishment of the system, the trial reform, the comprehensive reform to the deepening reform. From material-heavy to human-heavy, and from fragmentation to systematization, and based on the logic of the change of scientific research funding management policy, it proposes the optimization direction of scientific research funding management policy for the current problems in the field of scientific research funding management, such as establishing the governance system of scientific research funding management, cultivating the professional talent team of scientific research funding, strengthening the risk supervision and management of scientific research funding, and emphasizing the target performance evaluation of scientific research funding.

The Evolution of Physical Activity and Health Research in China: A Bibliometric Analysis of Study Areas and Sex Balance in Authorship.

This article evaluates the evolution of physical activity and health research in China through a bibliometric analysis focused on number of publications, study areas, and sex balance in authorship. A systematic review was conducted by the Global Observatory for Physical Activity for "physical activity and health" publications between 1950 and 2019. Here, we focus on the 610 Chinese publications identified, defined as those in which data collection took place in China. We assessed the number of publications, classified them into 5 areas (1)surveillance, (2)correlates and determinants, (3)health consequences, (4)interventions, and (5)policy, and analyzed female participation in authorship. The first Chinese publication identified in the review was in 1990. Since, the average number of physical activity and health publications increased from one per year in the 1990s to 7.6 per year in the 2000s, and to 47 per year in the 2010s. Most publications focused on the correlates and determinants (38.7%) and the health consequences of physical activity (35.9%). Physical activity policy accounted for 2.3% of the publications. In the 1990s, 64% of the publications included at least one female author; this proportion increased to 90% in the 2010s. Despite a slow start, China's research on physical activity and health has grown rapidly since 2000. The distribution of publications by study areas and female participation in authorship is similar to that observed globally, with fewer publications focused on interventions and policy as compared with other topics.

Enhancing Trade Settlement: A Meta- Analysis and VAR Model Approach to RMB Activation in International Transactions

Purpose - This paper aims to empirically analyze factors associated with international trade settlement methods and cross-border Renmingbi (RMB) settlement. RStudio was employed to perform an empirical analysis of prior research via meta-analysis, and to examine research trends pertaining to international trade settlement. Following the preceding research, factors such as economic scale, trade scale, RMB exchange rate forecast, money supply, inflation rate, and overseas financial market development have been identified as influential factors on RMB settlement. This study aims to investigate the impact on international RMB settlement. This paper provides a summary of the research areas pertaining to trade settlement methods by Chinese scholars, and examines deficiencies in China's research in this field.&#x0D; Design/methodology - The empirical model takes into account both direct and indirect factors that influence RMB settlement. Utilizing the established theoretical framework to ascertain the correlation between different factors and the influence on RMB settlement, with the aim of offering recommendations for the facilitation of RMB settlement is the goal of the study.&#x0D; Findings - The study reveals that RMB settlement transaction volume has a significant impact, while other factors such as economic scale, exchange rate, and trade scale also exert influence. Among these factors, economic scale exerts the most significant influence. However, over time, economic growth may reach a point of saturation, leading to a gradual reduction in its impact on RMB settlement.&#x0D; Originality/value - This research aims to conduct a meta-analysis to statistically analyze the current research status and trends of trade settlement methods. This approach seeks to provide an objective and quantitative understanding of the research context and direction. Furthermore, the findings of the meta-analysis served as foundational data to employ a Vector Autoregression (VAR) model in a comprehensive analysis to simulate and forecast the interrelationships and effects of diverse factors.

The application of RAGA-PP model in environmental accounting information disclosure of enterprises in heavy pollution industries

The global concern for environmental protection has driven the demand for corporate environmental accounting information, especially in heavily polluting industries. Currently, there are deficiencies in China's research on environmental accounting information and its institutional development, and there is an urgent need for improved evaluation systems and models. The study proposes the RAGA-PP model, which is an environmental accounting information disclosure evaluation model that combines accelerated genetic algorithm and projection tracing algorithm. The model is based on 28 secondary evaluation indicators and aims to optimize the projection tracing through the accelerated genetic algorithm with real number coding to improve the stability and accuracy of data analysis. The experiment proves that the evaluation error value of the RAGA-PP model is 3.45 % on average, which is significantly lower compared to 9.55 % of the ant colony algorithm. The results show that the RAGA-PP model has significant advantages in accurately evaluating the quality of corporate environmental information disclosure, which confirms its application value in environmental accounting information disclosure in heavy pollution industries. The purpose of the study is to promote the improvement of the environmental accounting information disclosure system and to provide support for enhancing corporate environmental awareness and social responsibility.

Advancements in Phase Change Materials: A Path to Sustainable Energy Solutions in China

With the rapid development of China, the country's demand for energy has significantly increased. According to the "World Energy Outlook 2020," China's annual average growth rate of primary energy consumption is 1.9%, and it is predicted that China's energy consumption will account for over 20% of global energy consumption by 2050. In the energy budget, 90% is allocated to thermal energy conversion, transmission, and storage. Facing an impending energy crisis, enhancing energy production while minimizing energy loss has become a matter of widespread concern. Phase Change Materials (PCMs), also called phase change energy storage materials, have garnered attention as a novel energy-efficient and environmentally friendly material. PCMs refer to substances that undergo a change in state and provide latent heat without changing their temperature. Phase change thermal storage materials utilize phase transitions during heat exchange processes to store energy by means of these phase changes. Compared to chemical energy storage materials, PCMs offer high thermal efficiency and energy storage density, maintain constant temperature, and are more easily controllable. They hold great potential as a promising material in the field of thermal energy storage and have been widely applied in areas such as solar energy, lithium batteries, building insulation, and medical applications. This article offers a comprehensive overview of the principles and classification of Phase Change Material (PCM), including organic PCM, inorganic PCM, and composite PCM. It discusses their applications in solar thermal energy storage, cooling of photovoltaic panels, building materials, and industrial waste heat recovery. The article also highlights China's research and development efforts in these areas, emphasizing the country's significant contributions to advancing PCM technology.

Impact of China's Import and Export Trade on Innovation

Import and export trade is a very important economic indicator in a country's economic development, and science and technology innovation is a necessary journey for China to move from rapid economic development to high quality development. Import and export trade can lead to technology transfer, so changes in import and export trade can affect science and technology innovation to a certain extent, and innovation can also affect the production of products, thus affecting the import and export trade of a country. By collecting China's foreign trade and scientific and technological innovation input-output from 2003 to 2022, and comparing the trends of export products, scientific and technological innovation input-output, and trade dependence, the study found that due to its low position in the international value chain, China's R&amp;D investment has relatively little impact on the value of export products. The structure of China's research and development investment is not reasonable, which leads to the slow growth of exports. China's import trade dependence is relatively high, which may give rise to risks. Accordingly, this paper advocates that China should attract foreign investment to promote innovation capabilities. Changing the structure of R&amp;D investment to promote investment conversion rate. And expanding domestic demand to achieve sustainable economic growth.

The Identity Dilemma of Chinese Immigrants in Singapore from the Perspective of Intercultural Communication and Identity Negotiation: A Case Study of the Chinese Language Movement of Singapore Chamber of Commerce

This paper is based on the background of many Chinese immigrants to Singapore in recent years. Singapore is a multicultural country. The Chinese identity in Singapore is also influenced by multiple factors such as history and culture. This paper studies the causes and status quo of the identity dilemma of the Chinese in Singapore, which provides a reference for China's research in this field and promotes the development of China-Singapore relations. This study is based on the intercultural communication theory and the consultative identity theory, using case analysis to draw the conclusion that the current Singaporean Chinese are faced with a dilemma in the identity process, and put forward suggestions on this phenomenon: Singaporean Chinese should actively negotiate to carry out innovative development on the basis of protecting the fundamental development of identity culture. Understanding and helping Singaporean Chinese to form an identity and value system is conducive to promoting the positive development of China-Singapore relations under the background of globalization.

Analysis of ethics dumping and proposed solutions in the field of biomedical research in China.

As international academic exchanges and cooperation deepen, China has actively engaged in international biomedical research collaboration and achieved significant success. However, these accomplishments have been accompanied by ethical controversies and issues, with ethics dumping being a recurrently discussed focus among scholars. This paper reviews ethics dumping incidents in China's biomedical research field and analyzes the underlying causes to answer why China is often susceptible to ethics dumping. We argue that the primary reasons include weak ethical awareness among some researchers, an oversimplified research evaluation system, gaps in relevant ethics governance and oversight mechanisms, and limited capabilities of certain ethics committees. To address these issues, we propose five ethics governance recommendations: establishing refined ethics committees at various levels and types; advancing theoretical and practical research on science and technology ethics governance; strengthening legislation and regulation related to emerging science and technology; emphasizing self-regulation and capacity building of research institutions; and providing special protection and healthcare for victims of ethics dumping. The aim is to enhance China's research supervision system and prevent similar ethics dumping incidents from recurring.

Challenges and countermeasures of China's research on "sports promoting adolescent socialization"-data mining based on Weibo and CNKI.

Understand the public demand for Adolescent socialization, and compare the hot spots in the researches of "sports promoting Adolescent socialization," so as to clarify the high-quality development direction of sports promoting Adolescent socialization in the new era. Collected the Weibo texts about "Adolescent socialization" from April 13, 2017 to June 1, 2022 through python, and used LDA to understand the relevant hot spots. Used City space to collect CNKI studies related to "sports promote Adolescent socialization," and used keyword co-occurrence network to understand hot spots. A total of 77,900 original Weibo texts were captured. The theme model identified five potential themes: "School and Family Education," "Social Participation," "Community Education," "Ideological and Political Education" and "Media." The semantic network showed that the public concerns of each theme include "Adolescent socialization education content," "relevant policies and regulations," "Adolescent socialization environment," "traditional culture" and "publicity ways and examples"0.52 studies were finally retrieved. The keyword co-occurrence network showed that keywords such as "Adolescent," "Socialization," "Sports Games," "School Sports" and "Family Sports" appeared more frequently and had higher intermediary centrality. Researches focused on Socialization, Internet Addiction, Coupling, School Sports, Sports Socialization Media. The public's attention to "Adolescent socialization" has three characteristics: subject linkage, object susceptibility, and media diversity. The researches on "Sports Promoting the socialization of Adolescents" has some problems, such as the imbalance of subject supply and demand, the inconsistent way of object supply and demand, and the different content of media supply and demand. The reason is that there is an information island between people and scholars. Existing research results can not meet the demands of the public.

Comparative Analysis of Pharmaceutical Industry of Russia and China. Prospects for Cooperation

The purpose of the study is to determine the prospects for cooperation between Russia and China in the development of the pharmaceutical industry based on a comparative analysis of pharmaceutical markets, healthcare systems, regulations, as well as the specifics of the production of pharmaceuticals. Russia and China have similar pharmaceutical markets characterized by the dominance of local companies, low pricing, and high state intervention. However, China's pharmaceutical market is more developed, larger, and more diversified than Russia's. China has a better-funded healthcare system, more favorable regulations, and higher intellectual property protection. China's research and development capabilities are also more advanced, with a higher number of clinical trials, patents, and scientific publications. Russia and China have similar pharmaceutical markets characterized by dominance by local companies, low prices and high levels of government intervention. The Chinese market is much larger, more developed and diversified than the Russian one. And while it continues to face uncertainty amid drug pricing issues and low levels of intellectual property protection, China continues to be one of the most attractive investment destinations in the Asia-Pacific region. However, Russia has a more stable political environment, a well-developed scientific base and highly qualified personnel. The Russian Federation also has a favorable geographical position for logistics and exports. In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry in Russia and China has undergone significant changes, which has led to an increase in global competitiveness. The article analyzes the current state of the pharmaceutical industry of the two countries, highlights the key trends and prospects for cooperation in the future. While both countries have growth potential, there are notable differences in their strengths and weaknesses that may influence future market strategies. In general, the potential for cooperation between Russia and China is great, especially given the current opportunities for expanding international trade and investment.

Financial Problems and Suggestions of Colleges and Universities after the Reform of the Government Accounting System

With the transformation of China's governmental functions and the resume and improvement of the public finance system, the governmental accounting system has been fully implemented in the administrative institutions of universities since January 2019. At present, China's research on government accounting reform in colleges and universities is based on practical combined with theoretical research, and there are still more problems with the relatively short time of government accounting reform. This article briefly analyzes the difficulties and shortcomings in the specific implementation process of colleges and universities finance and gives the corresponding solutions.

Carbon Neutrality Transformation of Chinese Cities

In the context of carbon neutrality, countries around the world are studying how cities transform to them. In recent years, China's research in the field of environmental protection has also developed rapidly and is currently at a leading level worldwide. The transformation of cities to carbon neutrality is also increasingly valued by the Chinese government. This paper mainly discusses how Chinese cities transform to low-carbon and carbon neutrality. Firstly, it was pointed out that in order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to first address the issue of energy transformation, carry out an energy supply revolution, and increase one's own energy advantages. Then it pointed out the role that big cities play in the transformation process. Taking developed country metropolises London, New York, and Guangzhou, China as examples, this paper analyzes their respective development methods, characteristics, and results. Then it gives specific measures for other cities in China in terms of transportation and ecological development, and also points out the path to achieve carbon neutrality in China. Finally, it also mentioned a technology to achieve carbon neutrality - carbon sequestration technology, and explained the corresponding measures from two aspects of plants and buildings in detail.

Cultural reproduction or cultural mobility: The influence of individual characteristics and student engagement on academic achievement of the first generation college students in Chinese Research University

With the rapid development of higher education in China, the first-generation college students in China's research universities are gradually becoming the minority .Based on a sample of 5524 students at a research university in China, this study examines the impact of family institutional cultural capital on academic achievement of undergraduates, as well as the moderating effect of individual characteristics and student engagement. The study finds no significant difference between the first-generation college students and non-first-generation college students in grade point average but a significant difference in graduate education opportunities. Compared with non-first-generation college students, being a minority in college and student-student interaction have greater negative influence on first-generation students’ academic achievement, while academic activities participation has a positive impact. The analysis results show that the first-generation college students in Chinese research universities are still at a disadvantage in terms of academic achievement that requires comprehensive ability, but this cannot be simply be attributed to cultural reproduction. Student engagement still plays a role in promoting cultural mobility, and the importance of institutional cultural capital varies by the type and stage of achievement measured.

Research on the Working Capital Management of Scientific Research and Service Enterprises

As the development of China's research service enterprises gradually comes into the right track, the issue of enterprise working capital management has been paid more and more attention by company managers. By understanding the concept of working capital, the concept of working capital management and the specific classification of working capital management, the existing problems of working capital management of this type of enterprises are sorted out, and the relevant countermeasures are proposed according to the unique working capital management problems of this type to help the same type of enterprises to find out their own problems and correct them, so as to promote the stable and orderly development of enterprises. This will help enterprises of the same type to identify and correct their own problems and promote their stable and orderly development.

Investor attention, analysts coverage and idiosyncratic volatility puzzle: based on behavioral perspective

PurposeConsidering the role of analysts in disseminating information, the paper explains the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle of China's stock market. As the largest developing country, China's research can provide meaningful reference for the research of financial markets in other new countries.Design/methodology/approachFrom the perspective of behavior, establishing a direct link between individual investor attention and stock price overvaluation.FindingsThe authors find that there is a significant idiosyncratic volatility puzzle in China's stock market. Due to the role of mispricing, individual investor attention significantly enhances the idiosyncratic volatility effect, that is, as individual investor attention increases, the greater the idiosyncratic volatility, the lower the expected return. Attention can explain the idiosyncratic volatility puzzle in China's stock market. In addition, due to the role of information production and dissemination, securities analysts can reduce the degree of market information asymmetry and enhance the transparency of market information.Originality/valueChina is the second largest economy in the world, and few scholars analyze it from the perspective of investors' attention. The authors believe this paper has the potential in contributing to the academia.

A Novel Metric for Assessing National Strength in Scientific Research: Understanding China's Research Output in Quantum Technology through Collaboration

Abstract Purpose The 5th Plenary Session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee clearly states that developing science and technology through self-reliance and self-strengthening provides the strategic underpinning for China's development. Based on this background, this paper explores a metric model for assessing national scientific research strength through collaboration on research papers. Design/methodology/approach We propose a novel metric model for assessing national scientific research strength, which sets two indicators, national scientific self-reliance (SR) and national academic contribution (CT), to reflect “self-reliance” and “self-strengthening” respectively. Taking the research papers in quantum technology as an example, this study analyzes the scientific research strength of various countries around the world, especially China in quantum technology. Findings The results show that the research of quantum technology in China has always been relatively independent with fewer international collaboration papers and located in a more marginal position in cooperation networks. China's academic contribution (CT) to global quantum technology research is increasing and has been greater than that of the United States in 2020. Combining the two indicators, CT and SR, China's research strength in the quantum field closely follows the United States, and the United States is the most powerful with high research autonomy. Research limitations This paper only reflects China's scientific research strength in quantum technology from collaboration on research papers and doesn’t consider the segmentation of quantum technology and the industrial upstream and downstream aspects, which need further study. Practical implications The model is helpful to better understand the national scientific research strength in a certain field from “self-reliance” and “self-strengthening”. Originality/value We propose a novel metric model to measure the national scientific research strength from the perspective of “self-reliance” and “self-strengthening”, which provides a solid basis for the assessment of the strength level of scientific research in countries/regions and institutions.