This article focuses on the housing issues of rural migrants arising from urbanization, with particular reference to "chengzhongcun", a topic with considerable impact on policymaking. An attempt is made to understand the underlying rationale of self-help in housing and the important role of chengzhongcun in sheltering rural migrants in the context of China's rural-urban dichotomy. As demonstrated in this study, chengzhongcun accommodate, with little in the way of government resources and assistance, millions of rural migrants because of their social accessibility and affordability. While not denying their social problems, we argue that chengzhongcun in fact act as an innovative and positive agent to promote urbanization in present day China by housing massive numbers of rural migrants and assimilating them into cities. Current government policies towards chengzhongcun have generated a wide range of interest conflicts and confrontations. The consequences of such conflicts show that the government policies were problematic and unworkable, as they violated basic market principles as well as citizen rights. Policy strategy towards the redevelopment of chengzhongcun must acknowledge their credibility in the Chinese road to urbanization and requires more thoughtful and prudent consideration of migrants' demands for affordable housing. Copyright (c) Joint Editors and Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2003.

Purpose“Idol pilgrimage tour” is a popular trend among young Chinese fans who travel for idol-related purposes, engage in interactive events and have co-created experiences at destinations. With the growing market size of fan economy, fan tourists generate significant revenue for the local. However, many destinations have not fully utilised this opportunity, and there is a lack of research on this niche form of tourism. This research was undertaken to address this research gap.Design/methodology/approachThis study adopted an idol worship–motivation–co-created experience–tour satisfaction–destination loyalty framework in the context of idol pilgrimage tours. In addition, this study investigated the direct influence of idol worship on the other four constructs. Data were collected from 354 Chinese fans who had such experience through online questionnaires. The partial least squares–structural equation modelling technique was used to examine the research model.FindingsIt was demonstrated that idol worship has a direct influence on motivation, co-created experience, satisfaction and loyalty and that there is a positive relationship between motivation, co-created experience, satisfaction and loyalty. The results advance the brand sacralisation literature by studying worship in a tourism context and contribute to interactive marketing literature by clarifying the interactive mechanism between relationships among the idol, fans and destinations. The study suggests some practical implications for destination management organisations attempting to target tourist fans.Originality/valueThis is the first study introducing the concept of the idol pilgrimage tour. Empirical results of this study reveal the underlying mechanism of how idols influence fans' travel-related psychology and behaviour.

In early 2020, a new outbreak of coronavirus pneumonia broke out and quickly swept the world. In mid-2020, after the epidemic had been brought under control, China tried to gradually resume production to innovate and boost its economy. However, the epidemic soon returned. As it rebounded, China had to resume its embargo policy and its already fragile economy was hit hard again. As the epidemic continues, China is realizing that the epidemic will continue and that the economy will need new policies to support the normalization of the epidemic. New tax policy adjustments will naturally need attention. The Chinese government has already provided tax incentives to taxpayers affected by the epidemic, and these policies have effectively contributed to the socio-economic recovery. It should be noted, however, that China has not made timely adjustments to its tax system in the face of health emergencies and that even the current tax incentives, which have been marginally effective, are temporary rather than permanent measures. This paper sets out to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of China's current taxation system in the face of public emergencies, such as health emergencies. Using a normative analysis, it is concluded that the reason why taxation schemes are difficult to implement in the current legislative context is that the description of taxation in both higher law and local regulations is rarely relevant to public events and needs to be supplemented. At the same time, a study of actual cases suggests that the reasons for the difficulty in implementing tax measures are also related to the legislation. Finally, after taking into account the existing effective measures both at home and abroad, the author believes that the tax law should be improved, starting with the improvement of the relevant constitutional provisions and the establishment of a complete response system for similar public security incidents.