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This chapter revisits the issue of professional “remaking” in China, by discussing the dynamics of how globalization and local forces work together in forming the academic lives of returned Chinese scholars. It concludes with the implications of the study and suggestions for further research.
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Chen, Q. (2017). Concluding Reflections. In: Globalization and Transnational Academic Mobility. East-West Crosscurrents in Higher Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-886-1_7
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