Notes
1
"Research Report on China’s Taobao Villages," Ali Research (2015), ➝.
2
The creation of “models” is one China’s most effective, and desired, ways for describing prototypes to be replicated.
3
"Xi wants big data to make lives better," People's Daily English (December 11, 2017), ➝.
4
One clear and recent example of the tax-break economy is the recent Amazon HQ2 competition, with regions begging for investment into their rural areas and surrendering their public interest in exchange for creating a few cheap jobs.
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