At a time of heightened global political tensions coinciding with global pandemic, this collection of papers from UK and Chinese academics and policy-makers gives significant insight into culturally distinctive ways of responding to social governance challenges. Researchers from all disciplines and career stages address topics including ageing population demography, alleviation of poverty and inequality, educational progress and promise , revitalisation of rural localities and strengthening of economic performance alongside human welfare. The scope is both global and local, with consideration of both macro-trends and micro-interventions, and contributors looking deeply into historic patterns and developing forward-looking paradigms . The diversity of subject matter and ideological perspective coheres within a framework of cross-cultural dialogue and reciprocal respect, making each contribution reflective of the others.
