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Shizhi Zhang

Shizhi Zhang

Dr. Shizhi Zhang is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Urban Institute, University of Sheffield, researching Chinese politics, environmental justice, and global political economy.

Jun 11, 2026

9:12
Thanks so much.
9:16
Thank you very much.
9:17
I think the theme of our roundtable is the second China shock.
9:21
I found this is a very useful stop point, although I also think the concept raises important and interesting historical and conceptual questions, which I will return to this point later.
9:36
If we think about China's economic rise since the 1980s, It was largely associated with the integration into the global economy following the reform of opening, particularly after the WTO accession in 2001.
9:50
China then became the world manufacturing hub, attracting the global production through the vast labor force, infrastructure investment, and export-oriented growth model.
10:02
Then the Marshall from IPE debate focused on trying to explain China's economic rights in the global economy and its potential on the global economy structure and play up international politics.

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45:23
So I would suggest we have to look into these intermediary actors, their agency, their power, their influence, and That means making jurisdiction not just a background, but a contested site.

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