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Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Perspectives -- 1 Introduction: China and Chinese Migrant Scholarship -- Abstract -- Historical Contexts of China and Chinese Studies -- References -- 2 Pursuing Chinese Studies Amidst Identity Politics in Malaysia -- Abstract -- Chinese Studies: Civilizational, National, and Ethnic Levels -- Chinese Studies in Malaysia -- Sinology at the Department of Chinese Studies, University of Malaya -- Studies of Malaysian Chinese Community -- China Studies -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 A Local History of Vietnamese Sinology in Early-Twentieth Century Annam-The Case of the Bulletin Du Học Báo 學報 -- Abstract -- Introductory Remarks -- The Birth of the "Society for the Encouragement of Western Studies" -- The Society and Its Bulletin -- Reappraisals of Confucian Moral Values in the BOS -- Reintroducing Confucian Ethics in Early Twentieth Century Protectorate Annam -- Japanese Thought and Chinese Intermediaries -- SEWS Students Who Returned Home: Turning Over a New Leaf? -- Conclusion -- References -- 4 Understanding Chinese Economy Accurately-John Wong and His China Research -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Assessing Chinese Economic Development -- John Wong's Conceptual Model -- John Wong's Anatomy of the Chinese Economy -- John Wong's Research Methodology and Practice -- Pragmatism -- Identity Positionality -- Social Belonging -- Power Relations -- Self-perception -- EAI as Research Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 5 Two Intellectual Paths that Cross the Borders: Nguyen Huy Quy, Phan van Coc, and Humanities in Vietnam's Chinese Studies -- Abstract -- The Context -- Vietnamese Sinology in a Comparative Perspective -- The Intellectual Paths of Nguyen and Phan -- Nguyen's and Phan's Identity Strategy -- Connecting Humanities with International Relations -- Nguyen's and Phan's Perspectives on Chinese Studies in Vietnam

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