Vol. 1 No. 3 (2025)

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The Journal of Asia Social Science Practice (JASSP) is dedicated to advancing knowledge across the broad spectrum of social sciences, with a special emphasis on issues, challenges, and innovations relevant to Asia. The journal serves as a dynamic platform for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to exchange insights, debate ideas, and promote interdisciplinary approaches to address both regional and global transformations.

Published: 2025-09-25

Economics and Management

  • Is the Negative Correlation between Manufacturing Firms’ Performance and ESG Ratings an Isolated Case or Common? — Taking Listed Companies in Anhui Province as an Example

    1-13 Yunlei Yin (Author)
    Article
    Under China’s "dual-carbon" target, ESG ratings play an increasingly vital role in evaluating the sustainable development of manufacturing enterprises. This study investigates whether the negative correlation between ESG ratings and firm performance is a widespread phenomenon or a regional anomaly, using a sample of 127 listed manufacturing...
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.71411/jassp.2025.464

Literature and Journalism

  • The War of Words: A Discourse Study of the US-China Trade War

    14-35 Yongqi Wang (Author)
    Article
    The US-China trade war is not only an economic and political contest, but also a struggle for discourse power. Integrating multidisciplinary perspectives from discourse, communication and international relations, this study reveals the multidimensional characteristics and strategic implications of the US-China trade war discourse. Based on...
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.71411/jassp.2025.518

History and Philosophy

  • The Gongfu Theory in Liu Zhi’s Tianfang Xingli: With a Discussion on His Absorption and Transformation of Confucian Thought

    36-46 Wang Zhengqi (Author)
    Article
    This study explores the conception of gongfu theory in Liu Zhi’s Tianfang Xingli, with particular attention to its absorption and integration of Confucian thought. An analysis of Liu Zhi’s gongfu theory reveals that it is deeply influenced by the traditional Confucian discourse on self-cultivation, while also incorporating distinctive elements...
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.71411/jassp.2025.526