The Qing opening to the ocean Chinese maritime policies, 1684-1757 by Zhao, Gang

Table of Contents: “…The Chinese private maritime trade and global integration -- Reconsidering overseas trade : the Chinese intellectual response to the emerging global economy -- The northeast Asian trade network, the Manchu, pro-commerce tradition, and the 1684 open-door trade policy -- Enriching the state by cherishing private trade : the Kangxi emperor and the 1684 open trade policy -- Separating trade from tribute : Kangxi ends the tribute trade system -- The establishment of the Qing maritime customs system and the growth of private trade -- Economic interest, security concern, and the tribute system : Kangxi's response to Tokugawa Japan's license system -- The Kangxi emperor bans trade with Southeast Asia -- Western merchants, local interests, and Christian penetration : a new interpretation of the Canton system…”

Frontiers in applied mechanics

Table of Contents: “…Wang -- Mechanics of confined semiflexible polymers / Jizeng Wang -- Plasticity and structural analysis of lightweight sandwich structures / Tie Jun Wang -- First- principles studies of formaldehyde and lithium interaction with silicon carbide nanotubes / Xiao Wang -- Trans-scale mechanics of solids and structures / Yueguang Wei -- Dynamics and control in biology system / Ying Wu -- Research advances of eigenelement method for periodical composite structures / Y.F. …”