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Bridging Theory on Global Corporate Hierarchy and City Diplomacy: The Case of China

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  • Hongyuan YU

    (Institute for Comparative Politics and Public Policy, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies (SIIS), Shanghai, China)

  • LEFFEL Benjamin

    (Department of Sociology, University of California, Merced, CA, USA)

  • Qianyuan LI

    (School of Foreign Studies, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, Shaanxi, China)

  • SIMON Craig

    (School of International Studies, University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China)

Abstract

This study tests the relationship between the hierarchical position of cities in the global economy and a typology of cultural, economic, political, and social external relations, namely city diplomacy. We conduct this test on a sample of 46 Chinese cities, seeking to bridge otherwise separate existing theories on the structure of the world city hierarchy and varied dimensions of city diplomacy. Contrary to expectations, we find that the aggregate of the typology of city diplomacy, rather than only the economic dimension, is most closely associated with position in the world city hierarchy. This tentatively suggests that the collective effect of internationally-oriented cultural, economic, political and social activities in Chinese cities reflect the global structure of the highest levels of globalized urban wealth.

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  • Hongyuan YU & LEFFEL Benjamin & Qianyuan LI & SIMON Craig, 2021. "Bridging Theory on Global Corporate Hierarchy and City Diplomacy: The Case of China," Chinese Journal of Urban and Environmental Studies (CJUES), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 9(02), pages 1-16, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:wsi:cjuesx:v:09:y:2021:i:02:n:s2345748121500111
    DOI: 10.1142/S2345748121500111
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