Springer, an international leading academic publisher, hasrecentlyreleased the English monograph authored byEdmund LiSheng,distinguishedprofessorattheSchool of Political Science and Public AdministrationofShandong Universityandexecutivedirector oftheInstitute ofShanghai Cooperation OrganizationStudies .

Titled "A Tale of Three Cities: Urban Governance of Shanghai, Hong Kong, and Singapore During COVID-19," this book examines the commonalities and differences in urban governance in these three widely recognized and well-developed Asian cities with outward-oriented economies through the lens of world-systems theory. In the context of globalization, the cities are competing on a more even playing field, theyare increasingly pursuing growth, land markets, urban regeneration, and large-scale public projects. This book discusses the efforts of these governments to address and reduce the spread of COVID-19 as well as how national responses to the pandemic outbreak were influenced by global dynamics, geopolitics, and each nation’s particular historical context. This monograph is part of Springer's prestigious "Sustainable Development Goals Series," which not only discusses urban governance policies and strategic changes but also analyzes crisis management and international cooperation in the context of globalization.