scholarly journals Construction of China’s National Image in the Fight against the Covid-19 Pandemic in the Post-Epidemic Era from the Perspective of Transitivity

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (11) ◽  
pp. 40-44
Author(s):  
Minyan Wu
Keyword(s):  
White Paper ◽  
National Image ◽  
The Future ◽  
National Images

In the Post Covid-19 Era, taking the advantage of shaping a true, active, and the positive national image is of strategic significance for China to transform the fake national image constructed by other countries, and also for its development in the future. Based on the corpus of a white paper Fighting Covid-19: China in Action, the paper is intended to focus on the transitivity system to examine how China constructs a positive national image in the fight against the pandemic. The findings show that China has constructed four kinds of national images in the fight, including; the persistent image of solidarity and bravery; the responsible image of duty-shouldering and challenge-facing; the humanism image of respecting human lives and rights; the diplomatic image of dedication and commitment. By virtue of self-constructing national image, it is conducive to telling Chinese stories, spreading Chinese image, and sharing Chinese experience in the battle of fighting the Covid-19 pandemic.

Can Bitcoin be the Future of Digital Payments?

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 489-500
Author(s):  
Andrea Valente ◽  
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David Atkinson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Price Volatility ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Future ◽  
Key Drivers ◽  
Digital Payments ◽  
Robust Regulation ◽  
Stakeholder Acceptance

This study aimed to investigate the conditions in which Bitcoin has developed as a leading cryptocurrency and, according to Nakamoto (2008), could become an instrument for everyday payments around the world. In comparison to other digital payment solutions, Bitcoin is based on a peer-to-peer electronic cash system using “the blockchain”. This innovative technology allows for decentralised storage and movement of currency in a fully anonymous way, introducing advantageous methods for encrypted security and faster transactions (Hagiu & Beach, 2014). Scepticism regards Bitcoin’s foundation, energy consumption and price volatility, however, did not take long to arise (Holthaus, 2017). Ten years from its white paper release, Bitcoin is further supported by the same drivers which could sustain its growth as the future of digital payments (Russo, 2018). In order to investigate the key drivers and feasibility of acceptance, a London based survey was used to understand the desirability of Bitcoin as a day-to-day tool for digital payments. Additionally, this research analysed Bitcoin’s stakeholders and forecast drivers of sustainability for its application to become the future of the payment industry. A space which relies on policies that involve multiple layers of society, governments, regulators and tech-firms, all on a global scale. The findings confirmed how the increasing lack of trust of political and financial institutions, coupled with the increasing cases of data-breaches by tech-firms, encouraged over 70% of respondents to consider more decentralised and anonymous methods for their day-to-day actions; like payments. Policy makers need to cope with societies increasingly separating politically but gathering together digitally (LBS, 2017). For Bitcoin to truly establish itself as a global digital payment solution, key stakeholder acceptance must converge alongside the introduction of more robust regulation.

scholarly journals Study on Cyber-Attacks Based on E-mails

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florian-Cosmin BUTOI
Keyword(s):  
Social Security ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Common Type ◽  
Cyber Attacks ◽  
Financial Information ◽  
Sensitive Data ◽  
Phishing Attacks ◽  
The Future ◽  
Banking Institutions ◽  
Account Information

A particularly dangerous and now common type of spam known as "Phishing” attempts to trick recipients into revealing personal and sensitive data, such as passwords, login ID’s, financial information or social security numbers. Recipients are directed to counterfeit and fraudulent websites that are exact duplicates of well-known and respected companies such as eBay, PayPal or large banking institutions and prompted to enter account information. This white paper addresses current issues associated with phishing scams and argues the most probable and likely direction phishing scams will follow in the future. Recommended safe user guidelines are included to help protect users from both current and future phishing attacks.

The Future of Aeronautical Research

1958 ◽  
Vol 62 (569) ◽  
pp. 355-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. J. Duncan
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Government Policy ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Fighter Aircraft ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Government

We are now, I believe, at a time of crisis in aeronautics and in Great Britain the sense of crisis is made more acute on account of the issue by the Government of the White Paper on Defence for 1957. This paper announces vitally important changes of Government policy which are intimately concerned with aeronautics. For example, the policy is to make the English Electric P.l Supersonic Fighter the last of the manned fighter aircraft in Britain and to concentrate effort in defensive aircraft upon the unmanned guided weapon.

Are There too Many Graduates in the UK?

2004 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 243-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamsin Bowers-Brown ◽  
Lee Harvey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Young People ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Ongoing Debate ◽  
Annual Increase ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Uk

The recent White Paper, The Future of Higher Education, and the annual increase in the number of young people achieving passes at A-level (the final secondary-school examinations) have fuelled an ongoing debate on whether too many people are now entering higher education in the UK. At the centre of the ‘too many graduates’ argument is the issue of employability: is the nation producing enough graduates to meet the needs of the knowledge economy or is there an abundance of graduates in the workplace who do not need degrees to do their jobs? This article identifies key arguments in the increasing participation and employability debate.

scholarly journals Open science and the future university researcher

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyle Evan Niemeyer
Keyword(s):  
Research Agenda ◽  
Open Science ◽  
White Paper ◽  
The Future ◽  
University Researcher ◽  
Institu Tions ◽  
University Leaders

This white paper was written as a contribution to the “Imagining Tomorrow’s University: Rethinking scholarship, education, and institu- tions for an open, networked era” workshop, a joint NIH/NSF-funded event held 8–9 March 2017 in Rosemont, IL. In this paper, I present an overview of what I consider open science, its importance, and how it plays a role in my research agenda. I also discuss challenges faced in pursuing research openness, and recommend changes to university leaders to address these barriers.

scholarly journals Legislative Review, New Directions and Refugee Resettlement

Refuge ◽  
1999 ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Michael Casasola
Keyword(s):  
21St Century ◽  
White Paper ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Refugee Resettlement ◽  
Refugee Policy ◽  
New Directions ◽  
The Future ◽  
Legislative Review

On the surface the proposals surrounding refugee resettlement in the 1999 "white paper" Building on a Strong Foundation for the 21st Century: New Directions for Immigration and Refugee Policy and Legislation appear to be watered down versions of Legislative Review Advisory Group (LRAG) 1998 report Not Just Numbers: ACanadian Framework for Future Immigration proposals. However, the "white paper" proposals are the "tip of the iceberg" of a series of recommendations Citizenship and Immigratiotn Canada (CIC) has developed on how Canada should resettle refugees in the future. This paper outlines and compares the LRAG report, the "white paper" and CIC's model for future resetlement. It argues that the proposals offer an opportunity to diminish long-standing barriers to the Canadian resettlement program, though the motivation for these . changes may be partially based on very practical operational needs. Yet in order to ensure such change takes place, NGOs will have to continue to pressure CIC and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration that Canada's resettlement program be truly humanitarian and that the number of refugees resettled eaçh year not be reduced.

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