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Online teaching in China during the COVID-19 pandemic
Starting in February after the start of COVID-19, China has successively issued notices of "closed classes" in universities, middle schools and primary schools. Subsequently, schools at all levels adopted multiple modes to carry out online teaching work to ensure that students can complete the course at home. But how effective is online teaching?
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China brief
Overview of MIDEQ's work in China.
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Business only - why are most African businessmen in Yiwu young men?
About 95,000 African businessmen visit Yiwu every year. The MIDEQ team in China interviewed African businessmen in Yiwu and found that young businessmen often stay in Yiwu while older businessmen often choose to return home. This is a reflection of the intergenerational division of labour in the family.
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Mediated migration: a literature review of migration intermediaries
Who and what are migrant intermediaries? This review first addresses how they have been conceptualised in the literature(s) according to who they are and what they do. We also review the arguments as to why intermediaries have come to feature so strongly in contemporary international migration patterns. We conclude by sketching the future agenda for research on intermediaries within MIDEQ.
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