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Between 1848 – 1870 Dickens’s novels became increasingly outward looking towards transnational spaces. Dickens’s growing interest in China and Chinese commodities such as tea can be seen in his novels where contemporary anxieties about a close association with China and the Chin…

I analyse smallholder tea producer experiences of dual-certification to Fairtrade and Organic Voluntary Private Standards (VPSs). Dual-certification represented a gold-standard in pro-development certifications, implying alignment between the standards and producer priorities. Y…

China is the hometown of tea, and tea industry is a traditional industry with a long history of China. It has a certain importance in China's import and export. However, the competitiveness and position of Chinese tea industry in the international market is continuing to decline…