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2. Queer Migration, Heteronormativity and the 'Ethnic Closet': Chinese Queer International Students' Intersectional Experience in New Zealand
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Le Cui and Lin Song
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Drawing on semi-structured in-depth interviews with 15 Chinese queer international students from New Zealand's tertiary institutions, this paper explores their motivations to pursue higher education transnationally and unpacks the interconnected power structures underpinning their experiences. We find that despite the imagination and initial perception of New Zealand as one of the most queer-friendly higher education destinations, Chinese queer international students are confronted by the 'ethnic closet'--a heteronormative power structure simultaneously disciplining racial/ethnic and sexual identities. The interplay between these two key aspects of students' identity has meant that Chinese queer international students, as migrants who occupy disadvantaged positions in local racial power relations, frequently experience heteronormative microaggressions on campus. These students' ethnic identity, which lies in the heart of their social support system, has also become a hindrance in their queer identity development. Our findings challenge the perceived dichotomy between China as homophobic and 'the West' as queer-friendly, and reveal the need for a more nuanced understanding of queer international students' experiences, in order to better support them in a higher education setting. more...
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- 2024
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3. A Comparison of Teacher Induction Systems in Türkiye, China, New Zealand, and Germany
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Baran Kaya, Tugba and Baki, Adnan
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The purpose of this study is to compare Turkish novice teacher induction system with China, New Zealand, and Germany in terms of assignment to teaching, duration of induction, and opportunities provided in programs. Those countries selected are known to have the best practices for induction training. Despite their differing policies regarding novice teacher training, they provide novice teachers with many exemplary aspects of support. The comparison shows that collaboration activities are formalized in three countries, except Türkiye. While novice teachers in Türkiye have the same workload as experienced teachers, novices in the other three countries have a reduced workload and have more free time for education. A mentoring program is being conducted in all countries, including Türkiye. Türkiye has weekly seminars on liberal education topics, while the other three countries have mostly branch-specific seminars. The paper concludes with a discussion of the educational implications of the induction programs. more...
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- 2023
4. Listen to the Voices of Gifted Chinese Students in New Zealand: A Culturally Responsive Framework
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Yao, Zhu, Rawlinson, Catherine, and Hamilton, Richard
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New Zealand is known as a nation of immigrants with increasing cultural diversity. Currently, in Auckland, almost a quarter of residents identify with an Asian ethnicity, the largest subgroup of which is Chinese. In the field of gifted and talented education, providing access to a culturally diverse environment is an important aspect of meeting gifted students' special needs. Although the New Zealand educational context has placed added emphasis on culturally differentiated instruction for Maori and Pasifika gifted students, New Zealand primary schools' implementation of approaches to address the learning needs of Chinese students has been largely unexplored. In this article, we present a summary of research which explored the beliefs and perceptions of Chinese gifted and talented students, their parents, and teachers of gifted and talented students within New Zealand using interviews and Q methodology. Our Q methodology consisted of 48 statements which were sorted by 10 Chinese students, their parents, and 10 New Zealand teachers. The data were analyzed using factor analysis. By drawing on the voice of the participants and on the results of the Q methodology, a culturally responsive theoretical framework was developed. This framework aims to contribute to our understanding of the learning needs of gifted Chinese students in New Zealand and to promote an ongoing partnership between Chinese families and the school. We also explain how these elements can be translated into partnership practices within the school context. The importance of listening to voices of minority groups and immigrant families is emphasized. more...
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- 2024
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5. A Comparative Study of Female Chinese STEM PhD Students in China and New Zealand: Gendered Experiences at Academic Conferences
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Yang, Liuning, Smith, Jo, and Meyer, Frauke
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Attending and presenting at academic conferences is an essential aspect of the doctoral journey. Academic conferences offer opportunities for PhD students to present their research, network with other researchers, and learn about the newest developments in their field. This small-scale, qualitative study explored conference experiences of nine female Chinese PhD students, four studying in China and five in New Zealand. Comparing their experiences -- both at conferences and in their doctoral programs generally -- provides a comparative glimpse into the ongoing gender bias faced by women in academia. Findings from semi-structured interviews indicated that domestic Chinese students faced more obstacles of a 'glass ceiling', gender-biased behaviors, and more limited support from their supervisors than their counterparts studying in New Zealand. Chinese students studying in New Zealand still faced similar gendered expectations in regard to family responsibilities, however they reported stronger support systems from supervisors and universities. Future research is needed as universities in both countries work to mitigate gender inequities in STEM fields. more...
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- 2022
6. Hydrophobia, dis/connection, and difference: Understanding Chinese immigrants' fear of coastal swimming in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Wheaton B and Liu L
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- Humans, New Zealand, Male, Female, China ethnology, Adult, Qualitative Research, Middle Aged, Drowning, East Asian People, Emigrants and Immigrants psychology, Fear psychology, Swimming psychology
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New Zealand's coastal blue spaces, from harbours to beaches, provide diverse wellbeing benefits but can also be sites of danger, fear, and cultural contestation. This qualitative research focuses on Chinese migrants in Auckland, a community who are underrepresented in coastal recreation and overrepresented in drowning statistics. Findings show Chinese migrants dis/connection with coastal blue space and fear of coastal swimming, derived from their homeland habitus and lack of coastal 'blue space' cultural capital. Our research contributes to the growing recognition of 'hydrophobia', and how the racialisation of leisure space impacts the potential for blue spaces and practices to be therapeutic., (Copyright © 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.) more...
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- 2024
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7. Exploring the Support Needs of Chinese Family Carers of People Living with Dementia in New Zealand during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Resilience Resources Framework Perspective.
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Li F, Parsons J, and Cheung G
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- Humans, New Zealand, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Aged, SARS-CoV-2, Adult, China, Social Isolation psychology, Social Support, Loneliness psychology, Pandemics, East Asian People, COVID-19 psychology, Dementia psychology, Caregivers psychology, Resilience, Psychological
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Caring for people living with dementia during the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic significantly impacted the emotional, physical, and social well-being of carers. However, no study has focused on the well-being of Chinese carers of people living with dementia in New Zealand during the pandemic. This study aimed to explore the support needs of Chinese carers of people living with dementia in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted by two bilingual and bicultural researchers. Thematic analysis was used to explore the resilience resources for Chinese carers. Twelve Chinese carers were recruited from four community organizations in New Zealand. Four themes were identified: (1) social isolation, (2) emotional loneliness, (3) ambivalent feelings of being a carer, and (4) a variety of unmet needs. The findings of our study provide new insights into the multiple support needs of Chinese carers of people living with dementia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Implications for practice include the establishment of culturally appropriate care support services and the development of tailored resilience-building interventions to address the unmet needs of Chinese carers of people living with dementia. more...
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- 2024
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8. Opening the Fan: Chinese Postgraduate Dance Student's Experience in New Zealand
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Buck, Ralph, Snook, Barbara, and Qu, Hongmei
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Since 2015 many postgraduate dance students from the Beijing Dance Academy China, have completed a one-year Masters in Community Dance at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. This paper reflects on eight student's experience of their year of international study. Data gathered through semi structured interviews were examined through the threshold concept theory and we found that these students were challenged by teacher/learner relationships, academic research in dance studies, and classroom communications. The article makes recommendations to both the Beijing Dance Academy and the University of Auckland as this academic partnership matures. While this study is specific only to the two institutions involved in the research, it may provide insights that are common across other tertiary dance programmes for international dance students. more...
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- 2023
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9. Well-Being in Schools: Chinese and New Zealand Approaches
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McNaughton, Stuart and Li, Jiacheng
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Educational authorities across countries are concerned to promote the well-being of their children. We discuss the approach that two systems, China and New Zealand, have adopted to support the development of well-being. The Chinese system has roots in the Confucian education tradition, Westernization Movement, and Soviet education lessons. It is characterised by a specialist role, the Banzhuren. The contemporary New Zealand system includes the explicit identification of values and competencies for well-being in curricula and system data about development during the school years. Both systems for promoting have weaknesses and strengths and we argue can learn from each other. more...
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- 2022
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10. Neoliberalism and Sociocultural Specificities: A Discourse Analysis of Early Childhood Curriculum Policies in Australia, China, New Zealand, and Singapore
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Yang, Weipeng, Xu, Peng, Liu, Haidan, and Li, Hui
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Many governments have launched the top-down early childhood curriculum (ECC) reforms to enhance the accountability of early childhood education and care (ECEC) services. The present discourse analysis of latest ECC policies across four diverse but representative countries -- Australia, China, New Zealand, and Singapore -- aims to examine the effects of neoliberalism and contextualization through within- and cross-case analyses. Our findings revealed that despite the mutual interactions and similarities, neoliberal ECC policies had been developed in context-specific ways across countries. Children's agency had been commonly valued to recognize its essential role in effective learning, which was constructed in play, social interaction, and community participation. Moreover, Australia and New Zealand emphasized the development of the culturally competent child on top of children's holistic development, without segregating children's learning into domains. These findings demonstrate the confounding effect produced by the diverse shaping forces in terms of defining the ideal ECC across countries -- 'curriculum hybridization'. more...
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- 2022
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11. It's a family affair: Confucian familist philosophy's potential to improve mental health care for ethnic Chinese in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Chung DW, Nie JB, Hall K, and Jaye C
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- Humans, New Zealand epidemiology, Philosophy, China ethnology, Cross-Cultural Comparison, Mental Health Services, East Asian People psychology, Maori People, Mental Health, Confucianism psychology, Family ethnology, Family psychology
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Many ethnic groups traditionally value familism, which emphasises interdependence and the extended family unit. However, Aotearoa New Zealand's health system remains largely individual-oriented, with the implementation of family-centred care remaining inconsistent. This is known to have negative effects on Māori healthcare experiences and outcomes. Our research, exploring the experiences of ethnic Chinese using mental health services in Aotearoa New Zealand, indicated that this could also be a barrier for ethnic Chinese, who have similarly strong cultural links to familism, accessing mental health care. To balance the cultural importance of family involvement with the protection of individual patient autonomy, we propose a moderate Confucian familist approach, encouraging family involvement and participation in individual patients' care, with patients' consent. The approach acknowledges individual patients as interconnected members of a wider family unit, emphasising their reciprocal, mutual responsibility in maintaining a well-functioning, harmonious family. We highlight Whānau Ora as a potential exemplar for a culturally grounded, family-centred approach to mental health care which could be feasibly implemented and deliver positive outcomes. Parallels between Māori and ethnic Chinese cultural views around whānau, community, and collectivism suggest a Kaupapa Māori approach could also be beneficial to Aotearoa New Zealand's ethnic Chinese populations. However, ethnic Chinese lack the specific legal obligations empowering the implementation of interventions such as Whānau Ora. This is an obstacle which remains to be addressed before mental health services which are sensitive to the needs of ethnic Chinese or of other ethnicities can be effectively implemented., Competing Interests: Nil, (© PMA.) more...
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- 2023
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12. Understanding Chinese International Doctoral Students in New Zealand: A Literature Review of Contemporary Writings about Chinese Overseas Research Students
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Ding, Qun
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The number of Chinese students studying abroad has increased. Chinese international students have constituted the largest proportion of overseas students in New Zealand (Zhang, 2013). Little research has been done concerning those undertaking doctoral study. The study I have proposed to do thus intends to explore the experiences of Chinese doctoral students studying full-time at New Zealand universities. In this article I review literature on the Chinese international research student experience, in terms of their motives for studying abroad, and their university lives. Much research on the intercultural learning experience has adopted an adaptation perspective and has been more focused on negative experiences, thus strengthening the usual stereotype of students with learning and social deficits. In contrast, using a self-formation paradigm, this proposed study will perceive them as active agents and spotlights how they deal with challenges and difficulties and how they develop themselves in the process. more...
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- 2016
13. Cultural Adaptation Challenges and Strategies during Study Abroad: New Zealand Students in China
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Gong, Yang, Gao, Xuesong, Li, Michael, and Lai, Chun
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The rising popularity of the Chinese language as a subject for study has motivated research on international students' cultural adaptation and language learning during periods of study abroad in China. This inquiry examined the challenges that a group of New Zealand students encountered and the strategic responses they adopted in relation to cultural adaptation in China. In the inquiry, we encouraged 15 participants to write reflective journals and conducted group interviews to explore their experiences. The analysis revealed the variety of challenges that the participants faced, including language-based, lifestyle, and academic challenges as well as sociocultural and psychological ones. In response to these challenges, the participants adopted diverse strategic efforts to achieve cognitive, affective, and skill development in facilitating their communication practices with local Chinese people. These findings suggest that language educators need to revise traditional pedagogical approaches so that new pedagogical activities can be developed to promote study abroad students' communication competence, and counselling services should be provided to support their cultural adaptation and language learning. more...
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- 2021
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14. Walking a Tightrope: The Balancing Act of Learning Advising. Refereed Proceedings of the 2007 Annual International Conference of the Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa New Zealand. Volume 3
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Manalo, Emmanuel, Bartlett-Trafford, Julie, and Crozier, Susan
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This volume comprises the refereed proceedings of the 2007 ATLAANZ (Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa/New Zealand) conference. The first three chapters set the scene well for the breadth and depth of issues addressed by the authors. In Chapter 1, Andy Begg refers to his own educational journey in discussing the inseparability of educational experiences and outcomes from day-to-day life. In Chapter 2, Owen Ormsby stresses the importance of integrating the cultural attributes of indigenous people within education to achieve meaningful forms of success. Justin Heke, in Chapter 3, addresses the question of how to incorporate Maori (the indigenous people of New Zealand) perspectives and experiences into the content of national curricula. Chapters 4 to 6 address issues about the broader sense of identity of tertiary learning advisors. Susan Carter and Julie Trafford report in Chapter 4 on learning advisors' views about themselves and their work. Susan Carter in Chapter 5 then discuss how tertiary learning advisors consider it best to define their identity, practice, and profession. Barbara Morris in Chapter 6 examines the critical question of how the instruction and support provided by learning centres produce tangible benefits for institutes of technology and their students. The next three chapters describe initiatives in response to the ever-changing needs of students. In Chapter 7, Jude Robinson and Liz Kerry discuss methods for overcoming some of the social problems that online delivery of student support presents. In Chapter 8, Nishani Singh examines the appropriateness and practical implications of developing reflective skills in a postgraduate preparatory programme delivered offshore. And in Chapter 9, Caroline Malthus discusses issues arising from workshops to promote the development of students' spoken "literacy". In Chapters 10 to 12, the core tertiary learning advisor work of providing one-to-one support for students is examined. Margaret Wilson, in Chapter 10, investigates her own practice when working one-to-one with students on their writing. In Chapter 11, Catherine Mitchell looks into the facilitative role of emotions in one-to-one consultations. Then Lois Wilkinson, Natilene Bowker, Judith Deane-Freeman, and Sam Rullan discuss in Chapter 12 useful lessons learnt from an online pre-reading service they provide to distance students. The final two chapters in this volume deal with research. In Chapter 13, Emmanuel Manalo examines the role of research in the work of tertiary learning advisors. Then, in Chapter 14, Barry White describes an approach to teaching research methodology and interdisciplinarity workshops for postgraduate students. (Individual papers contain references.) [This report was produced by the Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors of Aotearoa New Zealand (ATLAANZ).] more...
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- 2008
15. Dialogic Action in Climate Change Discussions: An International Study of High School Students in China, New Zealand, Norway and the United States
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Arya, Diana J. and Parker, Jessica K.
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Global efforts to prepare young developing minds for solving current and future challenges of climate change have advocated interdisciplinary, issues-based instructional approaches in order to transform traditional models of science education as delivering conceptual facts (UNESCO, 2014). This study is an exploration of the online interactions in an international social network of high school students residing in Norway, China, New Zealand and the United States (N=141). Students participated in classroom-based and asynchronous online discussions about adapted versions of seminal scientific studies with facilitative support from seven scientists across various fields. Grounded in a language-in-use frame for investigating facilitation and demonstrations of problem-based and evidence-based reasoning (Kelly & Chen, 1999), we traced the varied questions, assertions, and evidentiary sources within student-led online discussions. We found that questions from scientific experts in the form of unconstrained, open-ended invitations for exploration were followed by students' acknowledgement and consideration of complex and, at times, conflicting sociopolitical and economic positions about climate change issues. These findings suggest that broadening science classroom discussions to include socially relevant, unsolved issues like climate change could open potential entry points for a dialogic approach that fosters a scientific community in the classroom. more...
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- 2015
16. The Making of an Ethnoburb: Studying Sub-ethnicities of the China-born New Immigrants in Albany, New Zealand.
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Liu LS, Didham R, Wu X, and Wang Z
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- China, Demography, Humans, New Zealand, Population Dynamics, Emigrants and Immigrants, Ethnicity
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Over more than three decades New Zealand (NZ) has abolished its racially-biased immigration policy and changed to select immigrants based on personal merits, since 1997 new Chinese immigrants from China have become the second-largest immigrant group in NZ. Reflecting the rapid changes in Mainland Chinese society, different waves of Chinese immigrants have arrived in NZ during the past three decades, each carrying distinctive characteristics. Despite the magnitude of this immigrant population both globally and in NZ, the subethnicities of these immigrants have never been conceptualised theoretically. Based on the digitally- enhanced research techniques together with ethnographically-based study, the paper aims to remedy this research gap in Chinese diaspora studies. Two theoretical concepts are used in this research. The first is the concept of sub-ethnicity which refers to finer boundaries drawn within an ethnic group by nationality, language, region of origin, class, or other distinctions. The second is the concept of ethnoburb - a model of ethnic settlement where the suburban ethnic communities and clusters of associated residential areas and business districts in large metropolitan cities are highly concentrated. This research considers these two concepts are correlated to each other since certain ethnoburb has particular attraction to certain sub-ethnic group; and vice versa, certain subethnic group intends to gather in same ethnoburb unintentionally or unconsciously. Applying these concepts, the research considers Albany as an example of a distinctive Chinese ethnoburb for the China-born new immigrants, especially for the most recent arrivals. The paper makes theoretical contribution to understand the complementarity between these two concepts and their methodological implementation towards studying new Chinese migration., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.) more...
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- 2022
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17. Food safety risk-assessment systems utilized by China, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, and the United States.
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Ng S, Shao S, and Ling N
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- United States, New Zealand, Internationality, Food Safety, China, Risk Assessment, Canada, Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, Commerce
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Ensuring the chemical, physical, and microbial safety of food and ingredients underpins the international trade of food items and is integral to building consumer confidence. Achieving this requires effective systems to support the safety of food across the supply chain. Differing risk-assessment approaches are utilized globally for establishing food safety systems, and bench marking these approaches against international food safety standards can assist in the development of country-specific systems. This China-Australia collaborative review examined similarities and differences in the food safety risk-assessment systems of China, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, and the United States, with the view to identify areas that could support improvements to the Chinese system. Key differences include the level of cohesiveness among stakeholders and the level to which each country promotes the international harmonization of standards. The evidence highlights a need for greater capacity-building in risk assessment in China that may support greater stakeholders' cohesion, improve hazard identification, and allow regulators to more readily keep abreast of changes to international standards. This review may help the Chinese food industry to replicate the same level of food safety risk assessment currently applied by other key countries, and reflects the determination, government prioritization, and active strengthening of China's National Centre for Food Safety Risk Assessment currently underway., (© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Food Science published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of Institute of Food Technologists.) more...
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- 2022
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18. Involvement in Preschools: Comparing Chinese Immigrant and Non-Chinese Parents in New Zealand
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Zhang, Qilong, Keown, Louise, and Farruggia, Susan
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This study compared 120 Chinese immigrant parents and 127 non-Chinese parents from New Zealand preschools on their level of involvement in preschool-based activities, as well as key predictors of parental involvement. Results showed that Chinese immigrant parents had a lower level of involvement than non-Chinese parents across three forms of involvement including communication with teachers, volunteering to help at the preschool, and participation in the preschool's decision making. For the entire sample, parental role construction and parenting self-efficacy were predictors of all three forms of involvement, and perceived opportunity for involvement was predictor of communication with teachers. For the Chinese immigrant sample, perceived opportunity for involvement predicted communication with teachers and participation in the preschool's decision making, and educational qualification predicted communication with teachers. The findings highlight the role of parents' motivational beliefs in parental involvement, in particular, the importance of teacher invitations for parental involvement among Chinese immigrant parents. more...
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- 2014
19. 'A Kind of "Middleman" Between the Foreigner and his Chinese Brethren': THE NEW ZEALAND CHINESE MINER DIASPORA IN THE HISTORY OF KO TONG HOSPITAL, SOUTH CHINA, 1898-1917.
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STEVENSON, LOUISE A.
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CHINESE diaspora ,NONCITIZENS ,DISTRIBUTORS (Commerce) ,NEW Zealand history ,PRESBYTERIAN missions ,FATHER-son relationship ,MINDFULNESS - Published
- 2021
20. 'A lesson from China' : soil menace stories in New Zealand conservation, 1910s-1940s
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Sveding, Anton and Beattie, James
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- 2023
21. Recueil des legislations linguistiques dans le monde. Tome V: l'Algerie, l'Autriche, la Chine, le Danemark, la Finlande, la Hongrie, l'ile de Malte, le Maroc, la Norvege, la Nouvelle-Zelande, les Pays-Bas, le Royaume-Uni, la Tunisie, la Turquie, l'ex-URSS (Record of World Language-Related Legislation. Volume V: Algeria, Austria, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Malta, Morocco, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Turkey, the former USSR).
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Laval Univ., Quebec (Quebec). International Center for Research on Language Planning., Leclerc, Jacques, and Maurais, Jacques
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The volume is one of a series of six listing language-related legislation around the world. It contains the texts, in French, of laws of Algeria, Austria, China, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Malta, Morocco, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Tunisia, Turkey, and the former Soviet Union. The laws concern official languages, ethnic or minority languages, language maintenance, and language use in education, educational administration, public administration, the justice system, and the armed forces. A subject index is included. (MSE) more...
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- 1994
22. Feeling a deep sense of loneliness: Chinese late-life immigrants in New Zealand.
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Zhao IY, Holroyd E, Wright-St Clair VA, Wang SS, Garrett N, and Neville S
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, China, Family Conflict, Humans, New Zealand, Social Support, Emigrants and Immigrants, Loneliness
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Objectives: To explore Chinese late-life immigrants' perceptions of loneliness and social isolation., Methods: A qualitative descriptive methodology underpinned this study. In-depth individual interviews were conducted in Mandarin with purposively recruited participants. The twenty-three participants in the study had all emigrated from China, were 65-80 years old on arrival and had lived in New Zealand for between 2.5 and 16 years. An inductive thematic analytic process was undertaken. The COREQ checklist was followed to ensure study rigour., Results: Three themes, 'high value placed on meeting family obligations', 'feeling a deep sense of imbalanced intergenerational reciprocity' and 'moving away from filial expectations', were identified. Confucianist values of 'women's domestic duty of caring for grandchildren', 'filial piety', and 'saving face' to be accepted and respected by others negatively attributed to participants' understandings and experiences of loneliness. To plan for increasing frailty and to avoid family conflict while ameliorating potential loneliness, some participants reluctantly discarded prior customary filial piety expectations in favour of formal aged care options., Conclusions: Participants' profound sense of loneliness was seen to be attributed to their deeply rooted cultural values and backgrounds from having lived for a significant period of time in China. Loneliness occurred as a result of the resettlement process in later life. These experiences highlight the importance of using cultural framing that takes into account beliefs and adaptations to host societies anticipated during the process of late-life immigration., (© 2022 The Authors. Australasian Journal on Ageing published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of AJA Inc’.) more...
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- 2022
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23. Association of metabolomic and lipidomic data with Chinese and New Zealand consumer clusters showing preferential likings for lamb meat from three production systems.
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Pavan E, Subbaraj AK, Eyres GT, Silcock P, and Realini CE
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- Amino Acids, Animals, Anserine, China, Diphosphates, Fatty Acids, Fatty Acids, Unsaturated, New Zealand, Poaceae, Sheep, Domestic, Lipidomics, Red Meat analysis
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Relationships between overall liking scores for cooked lamb from Chinese (n = 158) and New Zealand (n = 156) consumers, and metabolite and lipid profiles were evaluated. Consumers assessed meat from 6 to 8-month-old lambs of composite genetics fed chicory (CHIC) or grass (GRASS), and from 12 month-old Merino lambs fed a mixed pasture (PMER). On average, Chinese consumers rated the overall liking of all types of lamb similarly, while New Zealand consumers preferred meat from CHIC over PMER. However, three clusters with similar preferences were obtained for both Chinese and New Zealand consumers based on their overall liking scores. In Cluster-1 with a preference for GRASS, overall liking for Chinese and NZ consumers was positively associated with umami compounds, ortho- and pyrophosphates (related to water holding capacity of meat), triglycerides (TG) with<50 carbons (C50) and phospholipids with polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA); but negatively associated with amino acids and TG with > C50 with saturated (SFA) and monounsaturated (MUFA) fatty acids. In Cluster-2 with a preference for CHIC, overall liking for both types of consumers was positively associated with TG with > C50 with PUFA, and phospholipids with PUFA, but negatively associated with umami compounds, ortho- and pyrophosphates and L-anserine. In Cluster-3 with a preference for PMER, overall liking for Chinese and NZ consumers was positively associated with amino acids, ortho- and pyrophosphates, L-anserine, umami compounds, TG with > C50 with SFA and MUFA and phospholipids that contain C16:0, C16:1, C18:0 and C18:1; but negatively associated with phospholipids with PUFA and TG with < C50 that contain PUFA. Overall, the liking of lamb meat between Chinese and New Zealand consumers differed, but similar clusters were generated based on their overall liking scores. The clusters were characterized by different associations of the consumer overall liking scores with cooked meat metabolome and lipidome profiles., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.) more...
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24. "There is a huge need, and it's growing endlessly": perspectives of mental health service providers to ethnic Chinese in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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Chung DWK, Hall KH, Nie JB, and Jaye C
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- China, Ethnicity, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, New Zealand, Qualitative Research, Language, Mental Health Services
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Aim: Little is known about the experiences of ethnic Chinese accessing mental health services in Aotearoa New Zealand, resulting in uncertainty around their service preferences, and facilitators or barriers to their mental health help-seeking. This paper investigated the experiences of providers of specific mental health services for ethnic Chinese in Aotearoa, their opinions regarding their patients' experience, and their suggestions to improve the system., Method: Sixteen health professionals with experience and expertise delivering mental health services for ethnic Chinese were interviewed at 12 organisations across Aotearoa. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using general inductive methods and thematic analysis., Results: Practitioners' experiences revolved heavily around cultural brokerage, which is vital for culturally appropriate care, but this is time-consuming and receives little formal support. Practitioners thought the patient experience was inadequate, with a lack of language- and culturally appropriate services leading to delays in help-seeking. Practitioners' suggestions for system improvement included increasing resourcing for research, and for expanding the availability of language and culturally appropriate services., Conclusion: Current mental health service provision is inadequate for ethnic Chinese seeking help in Aotearoa, and is causing harm by delaying mental health help-seeking. Decisive Government leadership and deeper collaboration between non-Government organisations (NGOs) will be key to improving mental health service accessibility and outcomes., Competing Interests: Nil. more...
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- 2022
25. Investigating the Determinants of Big Data Analytics Adoption in Decision Making: An Empirical Study in New Zealand, China, and Vietnam.
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Ji Yu, Taskin, Nazim, Canh Phuc Nguyen, Jingbo Li, and Pauleen, David J.
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DECISION making ,BIG data ,TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,EMPIRICAL research ,DEMOGRAPHIC characteristics ,BUSINESS enterprises ,DETERMINANTS (Mathematics) - Abstract
Background: As a breakthrough technology, big data provides an opportunity for organizations to acquire business value and enhance competitiveness. Many companies have listed big data analytics (BDA) as one of their top priorities. However, research shows that managers are still reluctant to change their work patterns to utilize this new technology. In addition, the empirical evidence on what determines their adoption of BDA in management decision making is still rare. Method: To more broadly understand the determinants affecting managers' actual use of BDA in decision making, a survey was conducted on a sample of 363 respondents from New Zealand, China, and Vietnam who work in different managerial roles. The dual process theory, the technology--organization--environment framework, and the key associated demographic characteristics are integrated to form the theoretical foundation to study the internal and external factors influencing the adoption. Results: The findings illustrate that the common essential factors across countries linking BDA in decision making are technology readiness, data quality, managers' and organizational knowledge related to BDA, and organizational expectations. The factors that are more situation-dependent and evident in one or two countries' results are managers' predilection toward valuing intuition and experience over analytics and organizational size. Conclusion: The findings enrich the current literature and provide implications for practitioners on how they can improve the adoption process of this new technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2022
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26. Parenting Practices and Parenting Program Preferences of Chinese Immigrant Parents in New Zealand.
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Wei, Yun, Keown, Louise J., Franke, Nike, and Sanders, Matthew R.
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IMMIGRANTS , *PARENT attitudes , *STATISTICS , *SOCIAL support , *RESEARCH methodology , *INTERVIEWING , *PARENTING , *SELF-efficacy , *RESEARCH funding , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *NEEDS assessment , *STATISTICAL sampling , *DATA analysis software , *DATA analysis , *PARENTS - Abstract
Participation in evidence-based parenting programs benefits parents and children, but these programs have limited reach. This study utilized a mixed-method design to investigate the parenting concerns and parenting program needs of Chinese immigrant parents in New Zealand. Parents (n = 159) were surveyed about their perceived levels of child adjustment problems, parenting confidence, and parenting risk and protective factors. Parents' knowledge and experience with parenting programs, and their program preferences were also examined. Eight Chinese parenting practitioners were interviewed about parenting challenges, parental concerns, and barriers to program participation of Chinese immigrant parents. Survey results showed that parents who gave their child higher ratings on behavior problems reported less parental self-efficacy, and more parental adjustment, family relationship, teamwork, and parenting difficulties. Parents' knowledge and experience of available parenting programs was low. Barriers to program participation included time constraints, lack of program awareness, cultural and language barriers, and no childcare provision. Parents indicated a preference for a range of delivery options including group-based, seminar, and individually tailored programs. Program features most likely to influence attendance were content that addresses personally relevant issues and children's self-development (such as coping with failure, managing negative emotions, and increasing confidence), and convenient location of program. Practitioners indicated that managing difficult child behavior and maintaining positive parent-child relationships were key parenting challenges. These concerns were linked to cultural expectations about child obedience, academic performance, and parent/grandparent relationships. Findings highlight program preferences that could be offered to meet Chinese immigrant parenting support needs and increase program participation. Highlights: Parents and practitioners highlighted challenges, concerns, and needs of Chinese immigrant parents. Parents who gave higher child behavior problems ratings reported more parenting and family relationship difficulties. Identified parenting program, delivery, and content options that could meet Chinese immigrant parenting support needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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27. How will a self-absorbed New Zealand deal with a rising China?
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Hensley, G. C.
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28. Differences in the physicochemical properties of drinkable yoghurts from New Zealand and China
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Nguyen, Hanh and Day, Li
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29. Transnational Parenting Practices of Chinese Immigrant Families in New Zealand
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Chan, Angel
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This article advocates for fluid pedagogies that align with the transnational parenting practices of immigrant families. New Zealand is now considered to be a superdiverse country with a large population of immigrants. This superdiversity phenomenon can therefore also be found in its early childhood education settings. Research has indicated that many contemporary immigrants are transnationals who maintain close connections with their home countries and frequently engage in border-crossing activities. Transnational immigrants are mobile, and their parenting strategies may be similarly fluid. This article uses findings from a research project which involved Chinese immigrant families to illustrate transnational perspectives of early childhood education and parenting practices. Narrative excerpts are presented and analysed using key theoretical constructs of transnationalism to illustrate the participants' cultural dilemmas in their parenting, their preparedness to adapt their heritage practices and to adopt early childhood education discourses of the host country, and their agency in choosing parenting strategies that they believed best support their children's learning. It highlights the importance of parent--teacher dialogue and of enacting a curriculum with fluid pedagogies that are responsive to heterogeneous parental aspirations. more...
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30. Rationale, design and population description of the CREDENCE study: cardiovascular risk equations for diabetes patients from New Zealand and Chinese electronic health records.
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Liang J, Pylypchuk R, Tang X, Shen P, Liu X, Chen Y, Tan J, Wu J, Zhang J, Lu P, Lin H, Gao P, and Jackson R
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- Albuminuria urine, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, China epidemiology, Cohort Studies, Creatinine urine, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 epidemiology, Electronic Health Records, Female, Glycated Hemoglobin analysis, Humans, Male, New Zealand epidemiology, Risk Factors, Sensitivity and Specificity, Cardiovascular Diseases etiology, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 complications, Risk Assessment methods
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The cardiovascular risk equations for diabetes patients from New Zealand and Chinese electronic health records (CREDENCE) study is a unique prospectively designed investigation of cardiovascular risk in two large contemporary cohorts of people with type 2 diabetes from New Zealand (NZ) and China. The study was designed to derive equivalent cardiovascular risk prediction equations in a developed and a developing country, using the same epidemiological and statistical methodology. Two similar cohorts of people with type 2 diabetes were identified from large general population studies in China and New Zealand, which had been generated from longitudinal electronic health record systems. The CREDENCE study aims to determine whether cardiovascular risk prediction equations derived in patients with type 2 diabetes in a developed country are applicable in a developing country, and vice versa, by deriving and validating equivalent diabetes-specific cardiovascular risk prediction models from the two countries. Baseline data in CREDENCE was collected from October 2004 in New Zealand and from January 2010 in China. In the first stage of CREDENCE, a total of 93,207 patients (46,649 from NZ and 46,558 from China) were followed until December 31st 2018. Median follow-up was 7.0 years (New Zealand) and 5.7 years (China). There were 5926 (7.7% fatal) CVD events in the New Zealand cohort and 3650 (8.8% fatal) in the Chinese cohort. The research results have implications for policy makers, clinicians and the public and will facilitate personalised management of cardiovascular risk in people with type 2 diabetes worldwide., (© 2021. The Author(s).) more...
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31. New Zealand's 'Maori foreign policy' and China: a case of instrumental relationality?
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Smith, Nicholas Ross and Holster, Bonnie
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MAORI (New Zealand people) ,INTERNATIONAL relations ,WORLDVIEW ,GREAT powers (International relations) ,TRADITIONAL knowledge ,WELL-being - Abstract
In 2021, Aotearoa New Zealand's Foreign Minister, Nanaia Mahuta, sketched out a kaupapa Māori (collective Māori vision) foreign policy for New Zealand based on four tikanga Māori (Māori customary practices and behaviours): manaakitanga (hospitality), whanaungatanga (connectedness), mahi tahi and kotahitanga (unity through collaboration), and kaitiakitanga (guardianship and the protection of intergenerational wellbeing). This article makes a novel contribution to the global International Relations body of literature by questioning to what extent New Zealand's 'Māori foreign policy' has been applied to its relationship with China. Through assessing the communications of Mahuta and other officials, it is found that New Zealand is utilizing a kaupapa Māori framework towards China: 'the taniwha and the dragon'. It is argued that New Zealand is attempting to consolidate the maturity of the Sino-New Zealand relationship, as well as differentiate itself from the other Anglosphere countries that have recently pushed back on China. In doing so, not only is New Zealand something of an outlier, it is demonstrating how eschewing a western-centric understanding of foreign policy for a more relational view based on indigenous knowledge and perspectives (in this case, from te ao Māori : the Māori worldview) can be applied at a time of increasing great power competition. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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32. What lies ahead for Sino-New Zealand relations?
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Jacobi, Stephen
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- 2020
33. Phenological acclimatisation of translocated white-red deer (Cervus elaphus) from New Zealand to China.
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Han, Ruobing, Zhang, Yu, Zhao, Xunwu, and Li, Heping
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Adaptation of translocated species to new habitats can be evaluated by comparing their behaviour and physiology with resident species. Twenty-eight white-red deer (Cervus elaphus) were translocated successfully from New Zealand to China in 2015, including 16 males and 12 females (7 pregnant and 5 non-pregnant). We assumed that the seasonal behaviour and reproductive physiology of the translocated white-red deer would gradually converge toward the seasonal patterns exhibited by resident red deer (Cervus elaphus songaricus). Thus, we monitored the behaviours of translocated white-red deer and compared these behaviours with that of resident red deer living in the same environment. The results showed that the white-red deer, translocated during the oestrus and breeding season, was different in various behaviours with the resident red deer. The resting and feeding behaviour of translocated white-red deer were significantly less than that of resident red deer (p < 0.05), while the standing and movement behaviour were significantly more than that of resident red deer (p < 0.05). Compared with non-pregnant translocated individuals, the pregnant translocated white-red deer need more time to adapt to seasonal and environmental changes. Regular monitoring of translocated white-red deer should be implemented to maintain the sustainable development of the white-red deer population. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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34. Australia and New Zealand recalibrate their China policies: convergence and divergence.
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Köllner, Patrick
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Australia and New Zealand (NZ) have in recent years been at the forefront of the growing confrontation between the 'West' and China. Despite very close economic ties with China, both countries have substantially changed their approaches to dealing with the People's Republic. In this article, I take stock of and compare the Australian and NZ recalibrations of their respective China policies, highlighting similarities as well as differences across the two country contexts and over time. It was Australian federal state actors who first embarked on a major 'reset' of China policy, culminating in legislation on espionage and foreign interference in 2018. After a change in government, state authorities in NZ appeared to follow Australia's lead. However, NZ's adjustment of its China policy has been less straightforward, more contested and overall more ambiguous. Small-state theories partly explain NZ's more ambivalent approach. A more comprehensive understanding can be gained by reference to how NZ differs from its Tasman neighbour in terms of strategic outlook, including the paramount importance accorded to trade in its foreign affairs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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35. Learning Strategic Planning from Australian and New Zealand University Experience
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Zhang, Anfu
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Initiating a strategic development plan is necessary for universities to be managed scientifically; a university's strategic development plan includes both the educational philosophy and development orientation as determined by the university, including the future reallocation of resources and measures for their integration. The development experience of Australian and New Zealand universities tells us that a scientific and rational university plan can promote the rapid development of the university; on the contrary, with an unscientific and irrational development plan, a plan that cannot be put into practice, or a plan that results in waste of resources, opportunities for development are missed. This article analyzes how Australian and New Zealand universities formulate their strategic development plans and presents the formulation and implementation of a strategic development plan by Wuhan University of Technology. more...
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36. What Is Frailty? Perspectives from Chinese Clinicians and Older Immigrants in New Zealand.
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Cheung G, Gee S, Jamieson H, and Berger U
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, China, Comorbidity, Female, Focus Groups, Humans, Male, New Zealand, Qualitative Research, Asian People psychology, Emigrants and Immigrants psychology, Frail Elderly psychology, Frailty, Health Personnel psychology
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This qualitative study explores the meanings of frailty held by Chinese New Zealanders and Chinese health care professionals with the aim of identifying commonalities as well as potential differences. Two guided focus groups with Mandarin and Cantonese speaking older adults (n = 10), one individual interview with a English speaking older Chinese, and one focus group with Chinese New Zealand health care professionals (n = 7) were held to obtain views on frailty in older adults, followed by transcribing and a thematic qualitative analysis. Three main themes emerged: (1) Frailty is marked by ill-health, multiple chronic and unstable medical comorbidities, and is a linked with polypharmacy; (2) Frailty can involve physical weakness, decline in physical function such as reduced mobility or poor balance, and declining cognitive function; and (3) Frailty is associated with psychological and social health including depression, reduced motivation, social isolation, and loss of confidence. The perspectives of frailty that emerged are congruent with a multi-dimensional concept of frailty that has been described in both Chinese and non-Chinese medical research literature. more...
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37. The Politics and Construction of Identity and Childhood: Chinese Immigrant Families in New Zealand
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Chan, Angel and Spoonley, Paul
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Diverse immigrants have significantly transformed the ethnic make-up of New Zealand, and they have brought with them diverse identities to this country. Findings from a doctoral research project which involved exploring Chinese immigrant parents' identity choices for themselves and their children highlight the complex politics of identity. Within the field of education, children's acquisition of a positive identity is closely related to valued self-worth, and a sense of shared identity is further believed to promote beneficial relationships, sense of belonging and social cohesion. Identity theories, nonetheless, argue that contemporary individual identities are fluid and hybrid, and an over-emphasis on collective identity creates boundaries, exclusion and tension. This article applies some of these theoretical frames to critically examine the identity choices of Chinese immigrant parent participants and argues for the need to re-examine the notion of identity. The implications of these identity choices on their children's childhood and social and education practices are also analysed. more...
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38. Experiences of New Zealand registered nurses of Chinese ethnicity during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Song J and McDonald C
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- China ethnology, Humans, New Zealand epidemiology, Asian People psychology, Asian People statistics & numerical data, COVID-19 nursing, Minority Groups psychology, Minority Groups statistics & numerical data, Nurses psychology, Nurses statistics & numerical data
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Aims: This study aimed to investigate the experiences and challenges of New Zealand registered nurses of Chinese ethnicity who have been working during the COVID-19 pandemic., Background: New Zealand's nursing workforce is becoming increasingly multicultural as foreign nurses make up an essential part of the New Zealand health workforce. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the contributions that nurses have made in providing front-line services to the public. However, little has been documented about challenges and experiences of this minority ethnic group-Chinese nurses-who have been working as registered nurses in New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic., Methods: This study used an anonymous online questionnaire and a thematic approach to establishing understandings of the experiences of New Zealand registered nurses of Chinese ethnicity in working through the COVID-19 pandemic. A total of 51 Chinese nurses completed this survey. A self-explanatory checklist for reporting results of Internet e-surveys (CHERRIES) was used for the purpose of the quality of this online survey., Results: The result showed that 47.06% participants (n = 24) reported negative experiences including racial discrimination, workplace bullying and judgement, while 52.94% (n = 27) participants reported positive working experiences including supports received in the workplace and positive recognition by the pubic in New Zealand., Conclusion: Ethnic minority nurses are key assets to the New Zealand health system. It is important to understand their experiences and challenges, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic to make sure they are supported and protected from any physical and emotional injury., Relevance to Clinical Practice: COVID-19 has brought additional challenges and concerns to nurses who are working on the front line of health services. Having knowledge of nurses' working experiences will help with their job satisfaction and has potential implications for the sustainability of the New Zealand nursing workforce and retention strategies to address nursing workforce shortages which is foreseeable in New Zealand., (© 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) more...
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39. Fencing or balancing? An exploratory study of Australian and New Zealand exporters' strategic responses during the US-China trade war.
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Ren, Monica, Chugh, Richa, and Gao, Hongzhi
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EXPORTERS ,INTERNATIONAL trade disputes ,INTERNATIONAL markets ,INSTITUTIONAL environment ,FENCES ,INSTITUTIONAL logic ,EXPORT trading companies ,INTERNATIONAL relations - Abstract
Purpose: A key challenge for exporters and international marketing/purchasing managers is formulating strategic responses to deal with geopolitical disruptions during a trade war between superpowers. While past studies provide insightful analysis of the influence of changes in the institutional environment (regulatory pressures) on national and firm-level trade activities, they tend to ignore the association between inward (sourcing) or outward (export) international activities of firms during a trade war. In this study, we aim to explore various strategic options employed by third-party SME exporters in response to geopolitical disruptions, institutional pressures and constraints during a trade war. Design/methodology/approach: We adopted a qualitative methodology and applied a hermeneutical approach in collecting, analysing and theorising interview findings. We conducted interviews with 15 owners or senior managers from 12 Australian and New Zealand exporters that exported or sourced significantly from at least one party of the trade war, the USA or China, between 2018 and 2020. Findings: Our study developed a typology of fencing vs. balancing for explaining third-party SME exporters' response strategies in terms of export market and international sourcing locations during a trade war. Fencing strategy centres on location choice decisions based on a fence or a secure buffer zone. Balancing strategy focuses on leveraging opportunities outside the conflict zone, i.e. third-party countries. Our study finds that exporters' location choice decisions are influenced by a number of institutional factors during the trade war. Research limitations/implications: Firstly, our study examined only the early phase of the trade war under the "Trump" era. Future research may consider a longitudinal study design that examines exporters' responses to global political uncertainty over a longer term. Secondly, we chose Australia and New Zealand as the focal context of this study. Future research could investigate exporters from other third-party countries that have different institutional conditions during the US-China trade war. Practical implications: Firstly, an exporting firm should monitor and assess closely the wider changes in international relations between their home country's major security partner and major trading partner, and the impact of these changes on the political risks of operating in international locations. Secondly, as the trade war intensifies, the fencing option needs to be given a greater weight than the balancing option in the strategic decision making of an exporter from a third-party country. Lastly, we encourage marketers and managers to reflect on and differentiate short-term and long-term benefits in strategic market-sourcing location decisions. Originality/value: Our study makes a pioneering effort to theorise the linkages between institutional factors and the combined evaluation of export market selection and sourcing location selection choices under global political uncertainty based on the institution-based view. We present a conceptual framework highlighting the importance of institutional avoidance, embeddedness, comparative institutional advantages and multiple institutional logics for SME exporters' international location selections during the trade war. Furthermore, we combine these institutional factors into two overarching constructs namely institutional buffer and institutional pluralism. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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40. Universal definition and classification of heart failure: a report of the Heart Failure Society of America, Heart Failure Association of the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Heart Failure Society and Writing Committee of the Universal Definition of Heart Failure: Endorsed by the Canadian Heart Failure Society, Heart Failure Association of India, Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and Chinese Heart Failure Association.
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Bozkurt B, Coats AJS, Tsutsui H, Abdelhamid CM, Adamopoulos S, Albert N, Anker SD, Atherton J, Böhm M, Butler J, Drazner MH, Michael Felker G, Filippatos G, Fiuzat M, Fonarow GC, Gomez-Mesa JE, Heidenreich P, Imamura T, Jankowska EA, Januzzi J, Khazanie P, Kinugawa K, Lam CSP, Matsue Y, Metra M, Ohtani T, Francesco Piepoli M, Ponikowski P, Rosano GMC, Sakata Y, Seferović P, Starling RC, Teerlink JR, Vardeny O, Yamamoto K, Yancy C, Zhang J, and Zieroth S more...
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- Australia, Canada, China, Humans, India, Japan, New Zealand, Prognosis, Stroke Volume, Ventricular Function, Left, Writing, Cardiology, Heart Failure
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In this document, we propose a universal definition of heart failure (HF) as a clinical syndrome with symptoms and/or signs caused by a structural and/or functional cardiac abnormality and corroborated by elevated natriuretic peptide levels and/or objective evidence of pulmonary or systemic congestion. We also propose revised stages of HF as: At risk for HF (Stage A), Pre-HF (Stage B), Symptomatic HF (Stage C) and Advanced HF (Stage D). Finally, we propose a new and revised classification of HF according to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). This includes HF with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF): symptomatic HF with LVEF ≤40%; HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF): symptomatic HF with LVEF 41-49%; HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): symptomatic HF with LVEF ≥50%; and HF with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF): symptomatic HF with a baseline LVEF ≤40%, a ≥10 point increase from baseline LVEF, and a second measurement of LVEF > 40%., (© 2021 European Society of Cardiology and Elsevier, Inc.) more...
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41. Caregiving burnout of community-dwelling people with dementia in Hong Kong and New Zealand: a cross-sectional study.
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Chan CY, Cheung G, Martinez-Ruiz A, Chau PYK, Wang K, Yeoh EK, and Wong ELY
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Burnout, Psychological epidemiology, China, Cross-Sectional Studies, Hong Kong epidemiology, Humans, New Zealand, Caregivers, Independent Living
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Background: Informal caregiving for people with dementia can negatively impact caregivers' health. In Asia-Pacific regions, growing dementia incidence has made caregiver burnout a pressing public health issue. A cross-sectional study with a representative sample helps to understand how caregivers experience burnout throughout this region. We explored the prevalence and contributing factors of burnout of caregivers of community-dwelling older people with dementia in Hong Kong (HK), China, and New Zealand (NZ) in this study., Methods: Analysis of interRAI Home Care Assessment data for care-recipients (aged ≥65 with Alzheimer's disease/other dementia) who had applied for government-funded community services and their caregivers was conducted. The sample comprised 9976 predominately Chinese in HK and 16,725 predominantly European in NZ from 2013 to 2016. Caregiver burnout rates for HK and NZ were calculated. Logistic regression was used to determine the adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of the significant factors associated with caregiver burnout in both regions., Results: Caregiver burnout was present in 15.5 and 13.9% of the sample in HK and NZ respectively. Cross-regional differences in contributing factors to burnout were found. Care-recipients' ADL dependency, fall history, and cohabitation with primary caregiver were significant contributing factors in NZ, while primary caregiver being child was found to be significant in HK. Some common contributing factors were observed in both regions, including care-recipients having behavioural problem, primary caregiver being spouse, providing activities-of-daily-living (ADL) care, and delivering more than 21 h of care every week. In HK, allied-health services (physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy) protected caregiver from burnout. Interaction analysis showed that allied-health service attenuates the risk of burnout contributed by care-recipient's older age (85+), cohabitation with child, ADL dependency, mood problem, and ADL care provision by caregivers., Conclusions: This study highlights differences in service delivery models, family structures and cultural values that may explain the cross-regional differences in dementia caregiving experience in NZ and HK. Characteristics of caregiving dyads and their allied-health service utilization are important contributing factors to caregiver burnout. A standardized needs assessment for caregivers could help policymakers and healthcare practitioners to identify caregiving dyads who are at risk of burnout and provide early intervention. more...
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42. Community Engagement for Health Promotion: Reducing Injuries among Chinese People in New Zealand
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Tse, Samson, Laverack, Glenn, Nayar, Shoba, and Foroughian, Shirin
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Objectives and Settings: A growing Asian population currently resides in New Zealand, yet under half of this population claim the support they are entitled to in the face of an accident and injury. This research is focused on identifying ways of effectively engaging the Chinese community in health-promotion programmes to prevent and/or reduce injuries. Methods: Research field work was conducted based on a qualitative approach. Interviews were carried out with 32 members of the Chinese community and six experts from six different organizations working with the Chinese community in Auckland, New Zealand. Results: Interviews revealed that issues of resettlement and relocation, lack of communication, community readiness and community capacity all impacted on the delivery of health-promotion activities within the Chinese community. Conclusion: The findings led to a series of seven steps as guidelines to engage the Chinese community to prevent and/or reduce injuries towards improving the quality of their lives. The underlying principles of the guidelines helped in the development of a community engagement approach for Chinese communities in Auckland, New Zealand. more...
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43. Defending New Zealand: A new emphasis
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Mapp, Wayne
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44. Micro language planning in Mandarin-dominated Chinese language education: voices from dialect-background heritage learners in New Zealand.
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Chen, Lin and Wang, Danping
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LANGUAGE planning ,MANDARIN dialects ,LANGUAGE ability ,LANGUAGE policy ,CHINESE language - Abstract
The field of language policy and planning has seen increasing scholarly attention that explores social actors' micro language planning towards a given language policy situation at the grassroots level. In educational contexts, teachers and educators are often considered pivotal locals whose agency, when enacted in micro language planning, can contribute to educational language policymaking. However, little attention has been given to learners – those on the receiving end of educational language policy. Situated in the current discourse concerning Mandarin-dominated Chinese language education, within the context of China's promotion of Mandarin language learning, this study examines dialect-background heritage learners in a tertiary-level Mandarin Chinese language programme in New Zealand. By adopting the concept of micro language planning, this study explores how dialect-background heritage learners perceive and react in a Mandarin-dominated Chinese programme. The findings show that dialect-background learners exercise agency to interpret, implement, reject, and negotiate language policy according to their self-identified language needs. However, their ability to enact agency is also constrained by a series of social realities including socio-economic discourse, language ideology, language proficiency, and technology development. This study offers implications for language policy makers involved with different levels of Chinese language policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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45. New Zealand and Chinese Managers' Reflections on Language Use in Business Settings: Implications for Intercultural Communication
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Zhu, Yunxia
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Culture, persuasion and language are closely intertwined in intercultural business communication. Hence it is important to study language and persuasion and solicit professional members' views about how effective communication is situated in different cultural contexts. This paper aims to report findings on differences in expectations for good writing between New Zealand and Chinese business cultures. A reflective model based on genre knowledge and Pan, Scollon and Scollon's (2002) reflective intercultural training method is developed as a major approach for soliciting managers' views. Specifically New Zealand and Chinese managers' views on their own culture as well as on their counterparts' were compared. It has been found that persuasive orientations underpin the criteria for good writing in each of the target cultures. However, what is insightful for both groups is that "pathos" or "qing" and "logos" or "li" should be seen as a continuum that can be adjusted appropriately when communicating with their counterparts. (Contains 2 notes.) more...
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46. Differences in Living and Learning: Chinese International Students in New Zealand
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Zhang, Zhiheng and Brunton, Margaret
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The international education market has developed rapidly throughout the Western world. Accordingly, Chinese students have become the largest group of international students studying in New Zealand. However, despite an increasing role that the Chinese market plays in sustaining the New Zealand education export industry, the education experience of Chinese students has not always been reported positively. The importance of this market to the educational sector gave rise to questions about the way in which Chinese international students perceived their New Zealand education and how satisfied they were with both their sociocultural and educational experiences. A study of 140 Chinese international students enrolled at a range of educational institutions in Auckland was undertaken. The results show that recognition of the influence of sociocultural factors beyond the learning experience itself is vital in facilitating mutually beneficial outcomes for Chinese international students and the international education industry in New Zealand. (Contains 1 table.) more...
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47. Cultural Mediation of Children's Cosmologies: A Longitudinal Study of the Astronomy Concepts of Chinese and New Zealand Children
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Bryce, T. G. K. and Blown, E. J.
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These longitudinal studies investigated the cultural mediation of children's thinking about the Earth using an interview technique designed to elicit responses from children from all "levels" of their conceptual organization (intuitive, cultural, and scientific). Close scrutiny of the research literature in this field reveals that some strategies used in the past to probe children's ideas have been influenced by the background of the interviewer, either in the design of their questions or in the use made of concrete props (e.g., of the Earth's shape). This has tended to obscure the degree of cultural influence in those interviewed. Central to the current research was the development of an interview method ("instrument attunement") that was flexible, culturally adaptable, and could be tuned to the response level of the child. The participants included 129 boys and 113 girls from China, and 217 boys and 227 girls from New Zealand. The methodology utilizing observational astronomy led into discussion of the motion and shape of the Earth, Sun and Moon. Surprisingly, the development of children's concepts was found to be remarkably similar within the three main ethnic groups (Han, New Zealand European and New Zealand Maori) in the two cultures (China and New Zealand). Cases of cultural mediation were detected using the new methodology but these could be assimilated into a common taxonomy of cosmological concepts for all participants. (Contains 6 tables and 2 figures.) more...
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48. Problematising Intercultural Communication Competence in the Pluricultural Classroom: Chinese Students in a New Zealand University
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Holmes, Prue
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This study juxtaposes current approaches to intercultural communication competence (ICC) with Chinese students' learning and communication experiences in a New Zealand pluricultural classroom. Fifteen first-year Chinese university students were interviewed and participated in focus groups. The findings indicated that the Chinese students' rules for communication--face negotiation, and maintaining roles, harmony and relationships--were not compatible with the New Zealand rules for competent classroom communication. Therefore, there is a need for a critical turn that is culture- and context-specific, and exposes power relations when theorising and investigating ICC. more...
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49. Negotiating Differences in Learning and Intercultural Communication: Ethnic Chinese Students in a New Zealand University
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Holmes, Prue
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Research on ethnic Chinese students studying in a Western (New Zealand) learning environment exposed differences in communication and learning between their first culture and the host culture. Thirteen ethnic Chinese students in a New Zealand university business school participated in an 18-month ethnographic study. The findings indicate that these students were not prepared for the dialogic nature of classroom communication, which created difficulties in listening, understanding, and interacting. Written assignments embodied different expectations of writing styles, and understandings of critical analysis and plagiarism. The findings raise challenges for teachers in responding to difference rather than deficit approaches to teaching and learning, for ethnic Chinese students to be better prepared for the new learning environment, and for host institutions and local students to find ways of developing diversity awareness and appreciation. more...
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50. It's from New Zealand ... and?
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McGregor, Hunter
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- 2022
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