Statecraft in Symbols

Paul Cheung is a sociolinguist based in Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University. His research is centred upon the uses of public-domain communication in dealing with problems of feeding, healing and housing the population. His work has appeared in periodicals such as The Lancet Infectious Diseases, Medical Journal of Australia and Territory, Politics, Governance. He is also a co-editor of the volume Suzhou in Transition (Routledge, 2020).

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Urban-urban Disparities.- 3. Classes Among Urbanites.- 4. Common Tongue and Urban Membership.- 5. Displaced Towards the Urban?.- 6. Postscript.