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Shanzhai Knockoff Culture Might Kill ‘Innovation’. Long Live Invention!
L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25 L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25

Shanzhai Knockoff Culture Might Kill ‘Innovation’. Long Live Invention!

Talk of innovation has risen in recent decades. The internet age produces clashes between neoliberal big claims, big egos, and big rewards, and the tangible practice of innovation. But innovation is not the same as invention.

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Xi Reforms Underline Tech's Role in China's 'Common Prosperity'
L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25 L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25

Xi Reforms Underline Tech's Role in China's 'Common Prosperity'

Recent reforms instituted by Chinese president Xi Jinping.

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Emotion Recognition and the New Socialist Human
L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25 L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25

Emotion Recognition and the New Socialist Human

Chinese modernisation has been described by generations of CCP leaders and civilians as both an intellectual and moral project.

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Contemporary China Negotiates With Economies Real and Imagined
L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25 L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25

Contemporary China Negotiates With Economies Real and Imagined

The first time I was asked to pay for something with my face, I was in the China-small city of Xuzhou (population: 8.577.225) in early 2019.

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History, Politics, Relentless Adaptation: China’s Approach to Innovation
L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25 L'Atelier Johanna Costigan 10/2/25

History, Politics, Relentless Adaptation: China’s Approach to Innovation

People define an economy. That does not change when the economy goes online, and ordinary people shape China’s rapidly-expanding digital economy in ways that suit their lifestyles and locations.

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