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China’s urban development in context: Variegated geographies of city-regionalism and managing the territorial politics of urban development

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China’s urban development is often regarded as exceptional in terms of both the pace of urbanisation and the size and territorial reach of the country’s constituent city-regions. This commentary examines the variegated role of city-regionalism in the internationalisation and domestic management of Chinese state territory, and considers how the rise of new city-regional urban forms inside China is transforming the politics of urban development. China urban development processes are neither exclusively unique nor are they resistant to general theorisation; instead they are essentially comparable and therefore amenable to further theoretical interpretation.

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  • Andrew EG Jonas, 2020. "China’s urban development in context: Variegated geographies of city-regionalism and managing the territorial politics of urban development," Urban Studies, Urban Studies Journal Limited, vol. 57(3), pages 701-708, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:urbstu:v:57:y:2020:i:3:p:701-708
    DOI: 10.1177/0042098019898143
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