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  1. Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong

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  2. Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia

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Smith, W., Cabrera, L. The morality of border crossing. Contemp Polit Theory 14, 90–99 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1057/cpt.2014.42

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