Human Security in China. A Post-Pandemic State: Chi Zhang (ed.), Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2022, xvii + 200pp., £71.50/€85.89 ebook

ABSTRACT

This volume, edited by Chi Zhang, is a timely contribution to the understanding of China's distinctive approach to human security in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Jia Liu's article discusses public health emergency management in China during COVID-19 through the lens of health security. By examining the legal and institutional structure of China's public health emergency management system, Liu offers a detailed explanation of the conditions under which "a-securitisation" and "hyper-securitisation" occurred. [Extracted from the article]