Organization Date Title Keywords
Amnesty International 09.20.06 People’s Republic of China: The Olympics Countdown—Failing to Keep Human Rights Promises
This report summarizes a number of Amnesty International's human rights concerns in China—concerns which the organization is continuing to highlight as key areas for reform in the run-up to the Olympics. They are: the continuing use of the death penalty... 		Beijing Olympics, Human Rights, Law
Human Rights Watch 08.1.06 Race to the Bottom: Corporate Complicity in Chinese Internet Censorship
Rebecca MacKinnon
China’s system of Internet censorship and surveillance, popularly known as the “Great Firewall,” is the most advanced in the world. In this report, Human Rights Watch documents how extensive corporate and private sector cooperation—including by some of... 		Censorship, Corporations, Internet
Cato Institute 07.11.06 Who’s Manipulating Whom? China’s Currency and the U.S. Economy
Daniel Griswold
Congress and the Bush administration continue to pressure China to allow its currency to appreciate against the U.S. dollar under threat of trade sanctions. Critics contend “currency manipulation” gives Chinese producers an unfair advantage against their... 		Renminbi, Trade
Cato Institute 05.1.06 Do Financing Biases Matter for the Chinese Economy?
Yasheng Huang
It is widely acknowledged that China’s financial system is deeply troubled. Its banks have very high nonperforming loan ratios and its stock market has lost 50 percent of its value since 2001 amidst a GDP growth rate averaging some 9 percent a year. This... 		Finance, Banking, Economy
Cato Institute 05.1.06 Does China Save and Invest too Much?
John H. Makin
China’s much-praised tendency to save and invest over 40 percent of its GDP has become dangerous and destabilizing, both for China and the global economy. China’s avid savers expect to increase their wealth by forgoing current consumption. There are good... 		Investment
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 05.1.06 A Framework for Independent Monetary Policy in China
Marvin Goodfriend and Eswar Prasad
As China's economy becomes more market-based and continues its rapid integration into the global economy, having an independent and effective monetary policy regime oriented to domestic objectives will become increasingly important. Specifically, the... 		Banking, Inflation, Monetary Policy
Cato Institute 04.1.06 Capital Flows, Overheating, and the Nominal Exchange Rate Regime in China
Fred Hu
The evidence of “hot money” clearly shows that China’s cumbersome system of capital controls is not as effective as officials claim. There is no doubt that the greater openness of China’s economy will certainly generate growing tensions with the country’... 		Economy, Fiscal Policy
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 03.27.06 Taiwan’s Security: Beyond the Special Budget
Mark A. Stokes
Dr. Chang Ya-chung is a professor of political science at the prestigious National Taiwan University who carries a powerful message: America has lost touch with popular sentiment on Taiwan. Professor Chang leads a growing movement called the Democratic... 		Taiwan, Weapons
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 03.1.06 Progress in China's Banking Sector Reform: Has China's Bank Behavior Changed?
Richard Podpiera
Substantial effort has been devoted to reforming China's banking system in recent years. The authorities recapitalized three large state-owned banks, introduced new governance structures, and brought in foreign strategic investors. However, it remains... 		Banking, Credit, Lending
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 02.1.06 Does Inflation in China Affect the United States and Japan?
Tarhan Feyzioglu and Luke Willard
With China's share in global trade increasing rapidly, some argued in 2002-03 that China was exporting deflation to other countries as it was dumping cheap goods in mature markets. Later, others argued that China was sucking in commodities and thus... 		Deflation, Inflation, U.S. and Japan