International Journal of Asian Social Science Research
The International Journal of Asian Social Science Research (IJASSR) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary academic journal that publishes high-quality research on various aspects of social sciences in Asia. The journal aims to provide a platform for scholars, researchers, and practitioners to share insights and findings that contribute to the understanding and development of Asian societies.
A Study on Cultural Default and Compensation Strategies —— A Comparative Analysis Based on the English Translation of Poems and Allusions in A Dream of Red Mansions
Cultural default is a pivotal issue in literary translation, particularly prominent in the translation of classic Chinese literary works. From the perspective of translation theory, this paper takes the English translation of poems and allusions in A Dream of Red Mansions as the research starting point to explore the causes of cultural default and its corresponding compensation strategies. The study finds that the absence of cultural elements at linguistic, cultural and aesthetic levels poses challenges to the accuracy and readability of translated texts. To this end, this paper proposes compensation strategies such as the combination of literal and free translation, the addition of annotations and interpretations, and cultural substitution and transformation, aiming to provide references for translation practice through theoretical construction. These strategies not only help improve the quality of translations but also promote the cross-cultural communication of culture. The study further points out that compensation strategies for cultural default should be flexibly adjusted according to cultural differences to achieve the dual goals of translation: faithfulness to the original text and adaptation to the target culture. Through theoretical analysis and case comparison, this paper offers a new perspective for translation research and emphasizes the importance of cultural elements in the translation process and the necessity of corresponding compensation strategies.
English translation of A Dream of Red Mansions, cultural default, compensation strategies, poems and allusions, translation quality
Copyright (c) 2026 Fanjing Lu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
An Analysis of China’s “Common Prosperity” Policy: Origins, Implementation, and Socioeconomic Outcomes
This article examines China’s post-2021 Common Prosperity agenda as a state-led response to inequality after four decades of high-speed growth. Rather than treating the policy as a slogan, it analyzes Common Prosperity as a mechanism bundle linking distributional adjustment, public-service equalization, and local governance reform. The article first traces the concept’s political genealogy from socialist teleology to its current role in Xi Jinping’s development strategy, then identifies the main national-level instruments: labor-income support, redistribution and social protection, tertiary distribution, and coordinated regional and rural development. Empirically, it uses two Zhejiang cases—Cuiyuan No.1 Community in Hangzhou and Dachen Town in Taizhou—to compare how a shared policy agenda is translated into distinct local pathways under different structural conditions. The findings suggest that early outcomes have been real but limited: some moderation of inequality, continued narrowing of the urban-rural income ratio, and broader policy attention to education, healthcare, pensions, and community-level welfare provision. At the same time, implementation remains constrained by fiscal pressures, dependence on land- and debt-based local finance, uneven local capacity, and the difficulty of converting campaign-style mobilization into stable institutions. The article argues that Common Prosperity is best understood not as an abrupt egalitarian turn, but as a gradual and politically managed recalibration of China’s developmental model.
common prosperity, inequality reduction, state-led redistribution, policy implementation, China development model
Copyright (c) 2026 Haozheng Jiang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
An Adolescent Murder Shaped by Toxic Masculinity:A Case Study of Adolescence (2025)
This paper examines how male adolescents are shaped by the culture of toxic masculinity embedded in family upbringing, peer culture, and social media, using the British television drama Adolescence (2025) as a case study. It centres on Jamie Miller, a thirteen-year-old boy accused of murdering a female classmate after she responds with contempt to his romantic confession. Rather than attributing Jamie’s crime solely to his personality flaws, the study interprets it as a product from the widespread culture of toxic masculinity in today’s society. Within the framework, the family serves as the root of the problem, reflected in the presence of an inadequate father figure, while distorted peer culture and social media act as powerful catalysts. At the same time, the failure of institutional oversight by the family, school, and wider society prevents the formation of an effective protective network that might otherwise have shielded thousands of “Jamies” from the influence of toxic masculine norms. By tracing these mechanisms, the paper contributes to ongoing debates about toxic masculinity in contemporary youth culture.
toxic masculinity, adolescent, British TV drama, parent-child relationship, peer culture, social media
Copyright (c) 2026 Yuhui Ying (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Development and Application of an Emotion Analysis Agent — A Prototype Study on Multi-Group Emotional State Assessment and Guidance
In the digital age, public emotional health has become a prominent concern, with significant differences across population groups, highlighting the need for scientifically grounded and adaptable intelligent support tools. This study developed an emotion analysis agent capable of assessing emotional states across multiple groups and providing preliminary guidance recommendations. Through systematic literature review integrating emotional psychology and affective computing, we proposed a theoretical framework for multi-group emotional state assessment and guidance. Based on this framework, we designed a questionnaire combining self-developed items on emotional factors with standardized clinical scales (GAD-7, BDI-II) and surveyed 79 respondents spanning adolescents, adults, and the elderly. Data analysis revealed two main findings: emotional resources increased with age, with older adults scoring highest across all dimensions; and although average scores fell within normal ranges, over half of respondents reported intermittent mild anxiety, indicating widespread subclinical distress. Guided by the framework and data, we implemented a rule-based agent prototype, demonstrating the technical feasibility of an assessment-guidance closed loop. This study bridges psychological theory and computational modeling, demonstrates a replicable undergraduate-level research path, and provides a prototype foundation for developing accessible, age-sensitive digital mental health tools.
emotion analysis agent, multi-group assessment, emotional state evaluation, questionnaire development, age differences, AI application
Copyright (c) 2025 Xiaoke Sun, Mingfei Zhao, Wanming Feng, Dejia Long, Fangqi Xu, Jiacan Ma, Ruoxi Liu, Shangyuan Ma (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
From Geographical to Bloodline: Clan Genealogy Research of New Village Records in Northwest Shanxi -Taking the Village Records of Hequ County in Shanxi Province as an Example
This study examines the newly compiled village annals of Hequ County in Northwest Shanxi Province through archival analysis and field research. The findings reveal a notable phenomenon: the incorporation of genealogical records into local chronicles. As both historical documentation and living records of family lineage, these genealogies serve dual purposes in Hequ County—functioning as residential records for specific villages or clan branches, while also documenting mixed populations of different families. Unlike traditional family histories, village annals specifically record the demographic and social conditions within defined administrative boundaries, reflecting geographical relationships. They provide a more comprehensive and systematic account of economic, political, cultural, and social developments. Through this scholarly analysis, the paper explores the distinctive features of newly compiled village annals in Northwest Shanxi, examines the integration of village chronicles with clan genealogies, and discusses their broader significance.
Northwest Shanxi, new village annals, genealogy
Copyright (c) 2026 Yuan Li (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Critical Analysis of Smartphone Use and Mental Health Problems among Adolescents
Excessive smartphone use by adolescents is raising concerns due to negative effects on adolescents’ mental health, even though smartphones, to some extent, bring advantages to their educational needs. Within this context, this study aims to analyze underlying reasons and potential risks of excess smartphone use, then propose appropriate interventions. Drawing on existing empirical and theoretical literature, this paper explored two reasons including rational adaptation for educational needs and the digital manipulation from platforms, and suggested potential interventions from family, school, and individual levels. This paper provides theoretical insights and practical implications for parents, educators, and mental health practitioners, and related stakeholders seeking to mitigate the negative psychological impacts of smartphone overuse among adolescents.
smartphone use, mental health, intervention, adolescents
Copyright (c) 2026 Zoe (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The “Meta-intermediary” of News Access: The Reconstruction of Journalistic Authority in the Age of Generative AI
Generative AI, through a four-fold mechanism of “query translation-cross-source retrieval-content integration-discursive reformulation,” packages multi-source information into coherent dialogues with itself as the narrative subject, thereby ascending to the position of a “meta-intermediary” situated above existing platforms. This process accomplishes the “re-intermediation” of already-mediated information. It not only reshapes the pathways of information access but, more profoundly, reconstructs journalistic authority. Beyond the traditional “institutional authority” and “platform authority,” a new “model authority” emerges, based on anthropomorphic interaction and cognitive outsourcing. These three form a dynamically contested triangular structure, leading to structural impacts such as the narrowing of public agendas (agenda circuit-breaking), the stripping of news brand value (white-labeling), and the blurring of accountability. Accordingly, this paper argues that the governance paradigm must evolve from content control to the holistic regulation of cognitive structures. It proposes collaborative governance pathways, including constructing an “auditable chain of meaning generation,” designing ecosystem-level accountability and value compensation mechanisms, and empowering news organizations to become dominant interpreters. This study seeks to move beyond the technical discourse of “channel substitution,” offering new theoretical perspectives and policy insights for understanding the reorganization of power within the news ecosystem and the safeguarding of publicness in the era of intelligent communication.
generative AI, meta-intermediation, journalistic authority, cognitive infrastructure, agenda circuit-breaking, collaborative governance
Copyright (c) 2026 Yujia Wu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Formation Mechanism of Spectator Sport Consumption Behavior: A Case Study of Dalian Football
Spectator sport consumption has emerged as a new growth area within the service economy and plays an important role in expanding domestic demand and empowering urban development. However, spectator sport consumption in China currently faces the dilemma of “aggregate expansion accompanied by structural imbalance.” Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, this study constructs an integrated analytical framework of “external stimuli–psychological responses–behavioral outcomes.” Taking the football market in Dalian as a representative case, this research employs both interviews and questionnaire surveys to systematically examine the formation mechanism of spectator sport consumption behavior. The findings indicate that spectators’ game-attending behavior results from the joint influence of antecedent variables-such as product attributes, personal interest, and opportunity availability-which operate through psychological mechanisms including perceived value, satisfaction of basic psychological needs, and behavioral intention, with situational perception serving a moderating role. At present, spectator consumption faces several challenges, including high enthusiasm but insufficient sustainability, significant differences in psychological need satisfaction, and multiple constraints hindering behavioral conversion. Accordingly, this study proposes guidance strategies from three dimensions-optimizing the experience structure, strengthening competence experience, and deepening emotional attachment-aiming to provide both theoretical and practical references for promoting the high-quality development of spectator sport consumption.
spectator sport consumption, self-determination theory, behavioral formation mechanism, Dalian football, guidance strategies
Copyright (c) 2026 Huaiyuan Chang, Zizhou Zhao, Zhenghui Qi, Yitong Zhu, Zelin Yang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Examination and Improvement Pathways of Civil Online Litigation Rules
In recent years, with the rapid development of Internet technology and the continuous advancement of judicial informatization, civil online litigation rules have gradually become an important topic in China’s judicial practice. On the basis of systematically reviewing the institutional value of civil online litigation rules, this paper selects two typical cases-the online hearing of a marriage dispute by the Jinxi County People’s Court and the video hearing of a financial loan dispute by the Wuzhishan City People’s Court-to analyze the application methods and practical effects of online litigation rules in specific judicial operations. The study finds that civil online litigation demonstrates clear advantages in improving litigation efficiency and reducing litigants’ costs; however, certain deficiencies remain. In response to these issues, this paper proposes corresponding improvement pathways from the following aspects: improving shared network infrastructure platforms, clarifying the scope of application of online litigation and standardizing procedural operations, strengthening the rule awareness of litigation participants and judicial personnel, reinforcing network technology and data security safeguards, and optimizing judicial procedures outside online court hearings. It is hoped that these suggestions will provide reference for promoting the standardized development and effective implementation of civil online litigation rules.
civil online litigation rules, pathway research, standardized procedures
Copyright (c) 2026 Songyang Sai (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Hearing ‘Her’ Voice - A Study of Female Music Narrative in the Film Her Story
In recent years, many excellent feminist films have emerged in China. This study takes the film Her Story directed by Shao Yihui as the object to analyze how it integrates musical narrative and feminism to build a unique female music narrative system. The film uses sound montage and distinctive music inserts. Music and other means present the life difficulties and emotional exploration processes faced by three women of different ages. Music has become a key medium for them to self-examine, realize emotional catharsis, establish connections with each other and even achieve empowerment. The study analyzes the dual metaphorical function of music in the film and how to help female characters achieve self-expression and growth. It also explores the setting of male characters as “voiceless people” in the film. The study believes that the musical narrative in Her Story expands the dimension of feminist films in Chinese films and provides a new model for the interpretation of contemporary women’s films.
Copyright (c) 2025 Xinyuan Yang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Influence of Parents ‘Language Scaffold Style on Adolescents’ Academic Resilience
Based on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory, this study systematically deconstructs the core dimension of parental language ‘scaffolding’ style, reveals its direct effect on adolescents’ academic resilience, as well as the chain mediating role of self-efficacy and learning motivation through empirical analysis, and further explores the moderating effect of group differences and academic stress situations. The results show that the parental language ‘scaffolding’ style has a significant positive predictive effect on adolescents’ academic resilience, and self-efficacy and learning motivation form a chain mediating path. There is heterogeneity in this influence relationship between adolescents with different individual characteristics, and the adaptability of interaction patterns in academic stress scenarios will moderate this effect. This study not only enriches the theoretical research on parental language intervention and adolescents’ academic development, but also provides an empirical basis and strategic reference for optimizing parental language interaction patterns and improving adolescents’ academic resilience in family education practice.
parental language scaffolding, academic resilience, self-efficacy, learning motivation, chain mediation
Copyright (c) 2025 Meilin Zhao (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Research on Social Work Intervention for Social Isolation of Urban Elderly at the Current Stage
In recent years, China’s aging population has become an increasingly serious issue, bringing profound impacts to society. Social isolation among urban elderly individuals has become more prominent, significantly affecting their quality of life and mental and physical health. In addressing population aging, a pressing challenge is to alleviate and ultimately eliminate social isolation among urban elderly, improving the situation where older adults feel isolated and excluded from society. Against this backdrop, this paper proposes innovative social work intervention approaches based on the latest elder care policy directions, aiming to promote healthy aging and the development of age-friendly societies.
urban elderly, social isolation, social work intervention
Copyright (c) 2025 Hangyuan Liang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Transmission Path of Tourists’ Perceived Crowding and Consumption Behavior: Evidence from Lijiang Ancient Town
Ancient towns designated as World Cultural Heritage sites attract large-scale tourist flows due to their unique landscape features, often resulting in severe crowding issues. However, the internal mechanisms through which perceived crowding influences tourists’ consumption decisions remain underexplored. This study conducts a questionnaire survey in Lijiang Ancient Town, collecting 323 valid samples, and constructs a structural equation model (SEM) of “perceived crowding-conformity psychology-tourist consumption behavior.” The findings indicate that perceived crowding has no direct significant impact on tourists’ immediate consumption behavior or sustained consumption intention. Perceived crowding significantly positively induces tourists’ conformity psychology, as individuals in high-density environments tend to seek group identification to mitigate decision-making risks. Conformity psychology plays a complete mediating role between perceived crowding and tourist consumption behavior, serving as the core transmission “bridge” linking spatial environmental perception to actual consumption actions. This study reveals the psychological mechanisms underlying the “the more crowded, the more they buy” phenomenon in tourism settings and provides practical implications for ancient town scenic areas to enhance commercial conversion efficiency through optimized crowd guidance and consumption atmosphere creation.
perceived crowding, conformity psychology, consumption intention, Lijiang ancient town
Copyright (c) 2025 Yirui Qian, Xinxin Guo (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
A Comparative Study of China’s Railway Diplomacy under the Background of the “Belt and Road” Initiative: Taking the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway and the China-Thailand Railway as Examples
High-speed railway diplomacy is an integral component of China’s Belt and Road Initiative and a major subject in the study of China’s diplomacy. The Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway and the China-Thailand Railway(which is also called the Sino Thai Railway) are important representatives of China’s railway diplomacy in Southeast Asia. Against the backdrop of the “Belt and Road” Initiative, this paper aims to explore the differences in the effectiveness of high-speed rail diplomacy between China and different countries as well as the underlying reasons by conducting an in-depth analysis of the cases of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway and the China-Thailand Railway, employing qualitative and comparative analysis research methods. It also dissects the characteristics of China’s high-speed rail diplomacy model and strategies. This analysis demonstrates that China’s high-speed railway diplomacy is not a uniform strategy; instead, the approaches adopted are contingent on the host country’s specific conditions, including its state capacity, political regime and negotiation strategies. This study summarizes a current railway diplomacy model in China based on existing data, which includes “Technology Export, Standard Export, and Diplomatic Maintenance”. The proposed model not only contributes to the theoretical framework of China’s infrastructure diplomacy but also offers valuable insights for the future trajectory of its railway diplomacy.
railway diplomacy, Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway, Sino Thai Railway, the China-Thailand Railway
Copyright (c) 2025 Shuyuan Wang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Research on the Sustainable Development of Huimin Insurance within the Multi-Level Health Security System: A Case Study of C City
The inclusive commercial health insurance model of Huimin Insurance plays an important role in improving the multi-level security pattern and reducing the economic burden of healthcare for the general public. This paper applies a mixed research method that involves questionnaires and interview methods to investigate the current situation and sustainable development paths for the Huimin Insurance model in City C from both supply-side and demand-side perspectives. The research shows that the gap between income levels and supply guarantees affects the scale and enthusiasm for insurance. Meanwhile, the phenomenon of asymmetric information between insurers and consumers has led to cognitive biases and trust gaps between insurers and consumers. Furthermore, the gap between consumer demands and service qualities affects the depth of insurance coverage and satisfaction rates. Based on the research findings, relevant recommendations are put forward in this paper, aiming to provide theoretical support for the sustainable development of inclusive insurance products in City C and similar areas.
multi-level health security system, Huimin Insurance, welfare triangle theory
Copyright (c) 2025 Ying Wan, Danni Xu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Exceptions to the Principle of Non-Extradition of Nationals: A Comparative Analysis of Extradition Practices between the European Union and China
Extradition, as a vital mechanism for international criminal judicial cooperation, faces practical challenges in upholding national jurisdiction over its own citizens while potentially shielding criminals and hindering international collaboration. This paper examines the legal frameworks, practical models, and underlying institutional logic governing exceptions to the principle of non-extradition of nationals in both the European Union and China. Employing comparative analysis, case studies, and literature review, it systematically investigates these approaches. Findings reveal that the EU has achieved a paradigm shift from ‘absolute non-extradition’ to ‘principle of surrender with exceptions’ through supranational legislation such as the European Arrest Warrant, reflecting a governance logic of sovereign concession and judicial integration. China, grounded in its Extradition Law and upholding the principle of absolute sovereignty, has instead established a cautious adaptation model of ‘principle of refusal with exceptions subject to negotiation’ through bilateral treaties and domestic procedures. These divergences stem from multiple factors including legal systems, conceptions of sovereignty, judicial traditions, and cultural values. Building upon this analysis, this paper proposes that China should systematically refine its extradition exception mechanisms while upholding national sovereignty. This refinement should encompass adding mandatory provisions to domestic law, standardising exception clauses in bilateral treaties, and strengthening judicial review procedures. Such measures would enable more effective participation in global criminal judicial cooperation, achieving a balance between safeguarding sovereignty and punishing crime.
principle of non-extradition, exceptions, comparative study
Copyright (c) 2025 Jinyu He (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
AI as a Medium: Exploring the Case of Chinese Women Establishing Virtual Intimacy with DeepSeek in Xiaohongshu
Establishing virtual intimacy with artificial intelligence (AI) has gradually become a popular topic in the era of human-computer interaction. This article aims to explore the intrinsic motives of human dependence on virtual intimacy through case analysis and investigation. Through random screening and interview of 10 deep users of AI partners on a Chinese social media platform, and the classification and comparative evaluation of the results, which includes their using motivations, feelings, influences and reflections, this study has found that the intrinsic motives for some young women to establish romantic intimacy with AI come from human’s pursuit of emotional stimulation. Combined with the theory of ‘The Medium is the message.’, AI can be regarded as a new-era tool for human beings to satisfy our improved threshold of intimacy needs. The formation process of this psychological phenomenon and the participation of influencing factors such as social and cultural background or gender need to be further studied and discussed.
artificial intelligence, virtual intimacy, The Medium is the message, psychology
Copyright (c) 2025 Xiaoyu Zhu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Impact of the Digital Economy on Income Inequality
This paper employs a univariate linear regression model to examine the impact of the digital economy on income inequality, using provincial panel data from 2010 to 2023 obtained from the National Bureau of Statistics of China. Robustness checks are conducted using the number of internet broadband access ports, and heterogeneity analyses are carried out from the perspectives of different time periods, regions, and the urban–rural dual structure. The main findings are as follows. First, the digital economy plays a mitigating role in income inequality. Second, following China’s proposal of the urban–rural integrated development strategy in 2017, the inequality-reducing effect of the digital economy has become more pronounced. Third, the mitigating effect of the digital economy is stronger in Northeast and Western China, while it is relatively weaker in Eastern and Central China. Fourth, the digital economy in urban areas has a stronger alleviating effect on income inequality. Based on these findings, this study further emphasizes that the government should strengthen digital economy infrastructure development, establish mechanisms for two-way data flows between urban and rural areas, leverage digital technologies to empower the transformation and upgrading of old industrial bases in Northeast China and the development of the green economy in Western China, and enhance digital awareness campaigns in rural areas as well as regulatory oversight of digital industries in urban areas.
digital economy, income inequality, regression analysis, heterogeneity analysis, robustness test
Copyright (c) 2025 Jingwen Zhang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Criminal Regulatory Approaches to Deepfake-Related Offenses: Focusing on the Crime of Fraud
As a representative form of AI-generated synthetic media, deepfake technology-characterized by its high degree of realism and increasing accessibility-has expanded the scope of legitimate technological applications while simultaneously providing novel tools and pathways for fraud-related crimes. Centered on the offense of fraud, this article systematically examines the role and functional mechanisms of deepfake technology within the criminal chain, identifying the associated criminal risks across key stages such as the illicit acquisition of personal information, content fabrication, and the execution of fraudulent schemes. The study finds that deepfake-enabled fraud exhibits distinctive features, including low technical barriers to entry, a modularized criminal chain, increasingly precise and multidimensional methods of deception, and the diffusion of harmful effects into the broader system of social trust. These characteristics pose significant challenges to existing criminal law frameworks, particularly with regard to the identification of criminal subjects, the classification of forms of accomplice liability, the allocation of platform responsibilities, and the legal characterization of relevant conduct. On this basis, the article proposes a systematic regulatory framework from three dimensions-legislative refinement, judicial response, and comprehensive governance. This includes promoting the interpretation and adaptation of the elements of fraud crimes, establishing an intelligent trial assistance system, implementing a dual-constraint mechanism for deepfake content labeling and informed consent, and the exploration of a collaborative “platform–government” regulatory model. These proposals aim to provide theoretical support and institutional reference points for the prevention and punishment of deepfake-enabled fraud.
artificial intelligence, deepfakes, deepfake technology, AI-enabled fraud, crime of fraud
Copyright (c) 2025 Songyang Sai, Zifan Wang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
AIGC’s Impact on 2D Animation Professionals: Disruption, Opportunity, and Governance in a Reconfigured Production Chain
Generative AI-often discussed in Chinese contexts as AIGC-has begun to reshape 2D animation work by lowering iteration costs in pre-production, accelerating parts of asset creation, and enabling rapid multi-variant marketing outputs. Yet these productivity gains come with uneven labor impacts and heightened governance constraints. Tasks that are modular, repetitive, and evaluable at the frame or asset level are more exposed to automation and price compression, while roles requiring narrative judgment, performance timing, and cross-shot consistency are more likely to be “augmented” rather than replaced. At the same time, legal and policy developments increasingly make provenance, authorship control, and training-data questions practical constraints on commercial deployment-especially for studios seeking copyright protection and low-risk distribution. Drawing on a production-chain (“task chain”) framework, this paper analyzes where AIGC substitutes, where it augments, why it can narrow entry-level pathways while increasing demand for supervisory and pipeline roles, and what new opportunity pathways are emerging. It argues that AIGC functions less as a single replacement technology than as a value reallocation engine: competitive advantage shifts toward professionals who can translate creative intent into controllable workflows, enforce consistency, and document compliant production.
AIGC, generative AI, 2D animation, creative labor, diffusion models, workflow governance, copyright, provenance
Copyright (c) 2025 Tingxi Yan (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Spatial Responses to the Polarization: Trickle-Down Effect in Hunan Based on Remote Sensing
How regional spatial patterns adjust to the shifting balance between economic polarization and trickle-down effects remains insufficiently understood, especially in rapidly developing regions such as Hunan Province. A Regional Economic Score (RES) system is established using the entropy-weight method to depict long-term development trends, while the coefficient of variation and Theil index reveal a shift from polarization to convergence. A provincial core–periphery interaction model incorporating economic linkage strength further captures the radiation and spillover roles of the Chang-Zhu-Tan metropolitan area. Nighttime light-derived indicators, including centroid shifts and standard deviation ellipses, provide intuitive spatial evidence that complements statistical results and reflects general patterns of built-up area evolution. The analysis shows that Hunan’s development trajectory moved from a strong center-driven agglomeration toward a more multi-nodal, spillover-enhanced structure, with core cities exerting sustained positive influence on surrounding regions and stronger linkages reinforcing collaborative dynamics. Overall, the convergence of temporal, spatial, and economic evidence reveals clear surface manifestations of the polarization-trickle-down effect and offers empirical insights for provincial planning and coordinated regional development.
remote sensing, urban built-up areas, polarization-trickling down effects, nighttime light data, Hunan province
Copyright (c) 2025 Zhengliang Wu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Mechanisms and Pathways for Digital Technology Empowering the Dissemination of Rural Intangible Cultural Heritage: A Perspective from Symbolic Consumption
Digital technology is reshaping the logic of cultural dissemination. As a living carrier of outstanding traditional Chinese culture, rural intangible cultural heritage (ICH) currently faces dilemmas such as generational transmission disruptions, narrow dissemination channels, and insufficient symbolic transformation. This paper employs Baudrillard’s theory of symbolic consumption as its theoretical core, integrating multiple research methods to explore the empowerment logic of digital technology. The findings reveal that digital technology activates the dissemination ecosystem through a three-dimensional mechanism of “symbolic reconstruction-immersive scenarios-user participation.” Implementation pathways manifest as the instrumentalization of technology, ecologization of platforms, and hybridization of talent. However, challenges persist, including the short-term efficacy of traffic generation, cultural distortion, and the digital divide. Based on these insights, the paper proposes recommendations such as delving deeply into symbolic connotations, constructing a tripartite co-governance model, and cultivating compound talent. These suggestions provide support for the living inheritance of rural ICH and high-quality industrial development, aligning with the requirements of rural revitalization and the construction of a culturally strong nation.
digital technology, rural intangible cultural heritage, symbolic consumption, dissemination mechanism
Copyright (c) 2025 Xingyu Lu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Double-edged Sword: Challenges and Opportunities for the Fairness of Female Athletes in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
The penetration of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the sports field is reshaping athletes’ training, evaluation, media presentation, and commercial value with unprecedented depth and breadth. However, this technological innovation is not value-neutral and may have divergent effects on athletes of different genders. This article explores the dual impact of AI on fairness for female athletes. By analyzing existing literature, this study identifies algorithmic discrimination from historical data bias, AI-driven media stereotypes, and ethical risks from biometric monitoring as primary challenges. Conversely, AI also presents significant opportunities to counteract bias through objective performance analysis, personalized training tailored to female physiology, and enhanced fan engagement. We conclude that to ensure AI promotes gender equality in sports, proactive interventions in algorithm design, data governance, and ethical standards are imperative.
artificial intelligence, gender equality, algorithmic bias, data ethics, women’s sports
Copyright (c) 2025 Yunhua He (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Process-Tracing the Shift in UK’s China Policy Post-2020
Over the past decade, Sino-British relations have shifted significantly - from the so-called “Golden Era” of 2015 to a period marked by growing strategic tensions. This paper employs a process-tracing method and a mid-level national security framework to investigate the causal mechanisms behind this policy transformation, following the logic that UK’s focus on China has gradually shifted from economic cooperation to national security concerns. This shift followed a sequential logic: it began with a series of triggering events in 2020 - including the COVID-19 pandemic, the Huawei ban, and the enactment of the Hong Kong National Security Law - which catalysed the development of a coherent policy framework as outlined in the Integrated Review 2021. This Review then laid the foundation for UK’s subsequent domestic legislative practices and enhanced multilateral security cooperation with other states, especially through the “Indo-Pacific Tilt” strategy, culminating in an overall transformation of its China policy. However, this process is not totally dominated by the UK itself, but driven by a combination of domestic political pressures, external influence - mainly from the US - and its rising anxieties over China’s growing global presence. These dynamics reflect the UK’s diminishing strategic autonomy in foreign policymaking and its relative decline in global power.
Sino-British relations, policy shift, national security, Indo-Pacific tilt, process tracing
Copyright (c) 2025 Yuhui Ying (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Innovative Path and Development of Integrating Red Culture into Daily Ideological and Political Education of College Students
As the spiritual crystallization of the Communist Party of China’s arduous yet glorious struggle, red culture contains abundant elements for ideological and political education. In the context of ideological and political education in universities during the new era, red culture remains constrained in integrating into daily education as a crucial resource for cultivating students’ ideals and beliefs and strengthening value recognition. Based on the practical case of a research team at Sichuan Agricultural University, this paper proposes innovative approaches through three dimensions: theoretical soul-casting, practical empowerment, and Party-building leadership. The aim is to promote systematic, regularized, and comprehensive educational functions of red culture in higher education institutions, providing theoretical support and practical experience for high-quality development of ideological and political work in the new era. This effort also aims to offer solid talent guarantees and spiritual impetus for realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
red culture, ideological and political education, social practice
Copyright (c) 2025 Yuandie Cheng (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Spaced Repetition and Retrieval Practice: Efficient Learning Mechanisms from a Cognitive Psychology Perspective and Their Empowerment by AI
This paper explores two efficient learning strategies-spaced repetition and retrieval practice-from the perspective of cognitive psychology, and examines their integration with artificial intelligence (AI) technology. It first establishes the theoretical foundation by elaborating on the human memory processes (encoding, storage, retrieval), Ebbinghaus’s forgetting curve, the spacing effect, and the retrieval practice effect, clarifying how these strategies align with the brain’s memory mechanisms. The paper then analyzes the scientific principles of spaced repetition, including its reliance on memory consolidation theory and desirable difficulty theory, as well as the evolution of interval arrangement algorithms from fixed-interval models, e.g., Leitner System, to modern data-driven and deep learning-based systems, e.g., SSP-MMC, LSTM-HLR. For retrieval practice, it compares the cognitive differences between active retrieval and passive review, evaluates the effectiveness of different retrieval forms (free recall, fill-in-the-blank, multiple-choice), and discusses its application in teaching. Furthermore, the study emphasizes the synergistic effect of combining spaced repetition and retrieval practice (forming “spaced retrieval”). And how AI enhances these strategies-adaptive learning systems use large-scale memory data and machine learning to personalize review plans, optimize retrieval difficulty, and improve learning efficiency. Finally, the paper identifies practical challenges, e.g., initial cognitive load, personalized calibration, and proposes optimization strategies, while outlining future directions for AI-integrated learning systems. Empirical evidence throughout the paper confirms that these strategies significantly boost long-term knowledge retention compared to traditional learning methods.
spaced repetition, cognitive psychology, adaptive learning systems
Copyright (c) 2025 Mengqi Huang (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Analysis of “Reality” and “Abstract” in Dunhuang Architectural Art and Its Modern Applications
As a pivotal node on the ancient Silk Road, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang preserve a millennium-long architectural heritage spanning from the 4th to the 14th century CE. This study establishes a dual-dimensional analytical framework of “Reality-Abstraction” to conduct a systematic investigation into Dunhuang’s architectural art: the “Reality” dimension focuses on physical cave structures (encompassing six primary types, namely meditation caves, pagoda-temple caves, hall caves, nirvana caves, giant Buddha caves, and tomb caves), wooden-eaves buildings, and rammed-earth buildings, exploring how architectural forms adapted to dynamically evolving religious and functional demands; the “Abstraction” dimension examines architectural images in murals, including structural components, building complexes, and pagodas, which can be regarded as visual documents recording eight centuries of historical architectural practices. Through in-depth analysis of 15 representative caves, more than 40 mural scenes depicting architecture, and 8 contemporary architectural projects, this study draws three core conclusions: first, Dunhuang architecture possesses dual-dimensional attributes-physical buildings exhibit functional adaptability and the integration of Chinese and Indian styles, while mural images provide crucial empirical evidence for reconstructing lost architectural traditions; second, the modern translation of Dunhuang elements (rammed-earth craftsmanship, dougong systems, and apsaras patterns) in projects such as the Dunhuang International Convention and Exhibition Center and the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Venues has realized the organic integration of traditional cultural connotations and modern architectural functions; third, both physical buildings and murals collectively reflect the cultural integration process along the Silk Road, providing material evidence for the exchange of architectural techniques between the East and the West. This integrated “Reality-Abstraction” framework not only expands the academic dimension of Dunhuang architectural research but also offers methodological references for the study of heritage site-based cultural heritage, while laying a theoretical foundation for the creative transformation of cultural heritage in contemporary architectural design.
Dunhuang, Mogao Caves, ancient buildings, mural element, architectural image, Dunhuang and modern architecture
Copyright (c) 2025 Tianyu Chen (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Resurgence of “All-Serbism” and the Intensification of European Integration Stagnation
Taking the resurgence of All-Serbism as a point of departure, this article examines how it systematically impedes the extension of European integration into the Western Balkans through three interrelated pathways: historical legacies, political mobilization, institutional decoupling, and external linkages. Combining historical narrative and policy analysis, the study traces key developments since the disintegration of Yugoslavia-including the 2024 All-Serb Assembly in Belgrade-and evaluates the limitations of the EU’s conditionality instruments in addressing the revival of nationalism. The findings indicate three main patterns. First, All-Serbism has evolved from a domestic political discourse into a transnational identity and geopolitical strategy, becoming a structural force in the region. Second, the EU’s traditional mode of normative projection has lost efficacy in the face of security anxieties and sovereignty-centered politics, while internal Euroscepticism and decision-making fragmentation have further exacerbated enlargement fatigue. Third, external powers-particularly Russia-have amplified this ideology through security cooperation and discursive support. In response, the article argues that the EU should reconstruct its accession mechanism around a dual security-governance framework, implementing flexible and phased compliance, differentiated diplomacy, and socially embedded public diplomacy to enhance institutional resilience and weaken the societal roots of nationalism. The conclusion contends that unless the EU achieves coordinated reforms across institutional, diplomatic, and identity dimensions, the prospect of integrating the Western Balkans will remain constrained by nationalism and geopolitical competition. Future research should further explore the interplay among All-Serbism, Pan-Slavic identity, Russo-European rivalry, and the EU’s internal political cycles.
All-Serbism, European integration, European Union, Western Balkans
Copyright (c) 2025 Xinhao Fu (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
The Relationship between Perceived Transparency and Trust in AIGC-Generated News Content among individuals with tertiary education or higher: A Case Study of Shandong Province
This study examines the relationship between perceived transparency and trust in AI-generated content (AIGC) news among tertiary-educated populations. Drawing on survey data from 408 respondents with tertiary education or higher in Shandong Province, China, we investigated perceptions of transparency in AIGC-generated news and trust levels toward such content. Statistical analysis using SPSS revealed two key findings: First, demographic characteristics, including age and educational attainment, significantly affect audiences' perceived transparency of AIGC-generated news and their trust in this content. Second, perceived transparency exhibits a positive correlation with trust, indicating that higher levels of perceived transparency correspond to increased trust among audiences. These findings advance quantitative understanding of the transparency-trust relationship in AIGC-generated news consumption and offer practical implications for enhancing the credibility and acceptance of AI-generated journalism.
AIGC; transparency, perceived news transparency, trust, college students
Copyright (c) 2025 Yixuan Wang, Meixuan Huo (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Britain’s South China Sea Policy in the Early 1990s: Evidence from Foreign and Commonwealth Office Archives
After the end of the Cold War, the geopolitical landscape of the South China Sea underwent significant changes. During this period, China preferred to resolve the disputes through negotiation and consultation, while Vietnam, the Philippines, and others continued to reinforce their so-called sovereignty claims over the Spratly Islands through various means. The United Kingdom maintained a generally low profile on the issue but showed internal caution toward China’s growing influence. As a signatory to the Five Power Defence Arrangements, Britain believed that any military friction in the South China Sea might implicate its own security interests. Consequently, it refrained from supporting any party’s territorial claims, yet frequently declared that it was “justified in urging all claimant states to settle their differences through negotiation and to cooperate in the fair and peaceful development of resources.” In assessing the regional security situation, British officials contended that China’s military buildup could provoke an arms race among neighboring states and worsen regional tensions. To preserve its influence in the Asia-Pacific, Britain thus remained watchful of China’s expanding presence in the South China Sea.
South China Sea, United Kingdom, island disputes, policy
Copyright (c) 2025 PhD Candidate, Professor (Author) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0