Organization Date Title Keywords
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.1.07 Explaining China's Low Consumption: The Neglected Role of Household Income
Jahangir Aziz and Li Cui
The Chinese government has recently focused on the need to increase consumption to rebalance the economy. A widely held view is that despite China's remarkably high growth, the share of consumption in total expenditure has been low and declining due to... 		Consumption, Expenditure, Savings
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 06.30.07 China, the Philippines, and U.S. Influence in Asia
Renato Cruz De Castro
During his January 2007 visit to Manila, Chinese premier Wen Jiabao and Philippine president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo declared that Sino-Philippine relations are experiencing a “golden age of partnership” as the two countries upgrade bilateral cooperation... 		East Asia, Philippines, International Relations, Wen Jiabao
Amnesty International 06.29.07 Hong Kong’s Return to Chinese Sovereignty: Ten Years On
Hong Kong returned to Chinese sovereignty on 1 July 1997 after more than one hundred years as a British colony. This report looks at how certain basic human rights have fared since the handover and assesses how far the HKSAR government has taken the... 		Freedom, Handover, Hong Kong, Human Rights
Human Rights in China 06.12.07 State Secrets: China's Legal Labyrinth
This report describes and examines the PRC state secrets system and shows how it allows and even promotes human rights violations by undermining the rights to freedom of expression and information, and by maintaining a culture of secrecy that has a... 		Governmental Structure, Human Rights, Law
Human Rights Watch 06.1.07 No One Has the Liberty to Refuse: Tibetan Herders Forcibly Relocated in Gansu, Qinghai, Sichuan, and the TAR
Sophie Richardson
This report describes the effects on Tibetan herders of Chinese government policies of resettlement, land confiscation, and fencing. The author draws on interviews with about 150 Tibetans from the areas directly affected, including Gansu, Qinghai,... 		Ethnic Minorities, Forced Relocation, Tibet
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 05.1.07 Pension Reform in China: The Need for a New Approach
Steven Dunaway and Vivek Arora
The rapid aging of China's population over the next few decades makes it important for a new pension system with broad and adequate coverage to be put in place quickly. Pension reforms, first initiated in 1997, have become bogged down in difficulties... 		Pension Reform, Rural, Urban
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 04.30.07 Dissident Dissonance
Ellen Bork
The United States has applied a different standard on human rights and dissent to China than it did to the Soviet Union. Several things explain this. First, beginning in 1972, relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were intended to serve U.S... 		Activism, Human Rights, Soviet Union
Congressional Research Service 04.23.07 China’s Anti-Satellite Weapon Test
Shirley Kan
On January 11, 2007, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) conducted its first successful direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) weapons test in destroying one of its own satellites in space. The test raised international concerns about more space debris.... 		People’s Liberation Army, Space Program
Congressional Research Service 04.20.07 Underlying Strains in Taiwan-U.S. Political Relations
Kerry Dumbaugh
The U.S. policy framework for Taiwan was laid down in 1979 when Washington severed official relations with the Republic of China (ROC) on Taiwan and instead recognized the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as the legitimate Chinese government. The basics... 		Taiwan, Democracy, International Relations, One-China Policy
Natural Resources Defense Council 04.1.07 NRDC Strives to Minimize the Toll From Coal in China
NRDC is working with China to reduce this reliance on coal—and cut down on coal's accompanying health and safety hazards—by aggressively targeting energy efficiency and renewable energy goals, and promoting coal gasification with carbon capture and... 		Coal, Natural Resources Defense Council, Energy Efficiency