Organization Date Title Keywords
Natural Resources Defense Council 01.1.03 Fuel Cell Vehicle Development in China
Jingjing Qian, Barbara Finamore, and Tina Clegg
Hydrogen fuel cells (FCs) are one of the most promising new technologies of the twenty-first century for electricity generation. Because a fuel cell directly converts the chemical energy of hydrogen fuel to electrical energy without burning the fuel, the... 		Fuel, Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Congressional Research Service 10.17.02 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), FreeTrade, and the 2002 Summit in Mexico
Dick K. Nanto
On October 26-27, 2002, the Tenth APEC Leaders’ Meeting (summit) is to be hosted by Mexico in Las Cabos, Mexico. APEC 2002 is intended to send a clear message to the world that APEC has the ability to implement its initiatives while responding and... 		Economic Policy, Trade
World Health Organization 12.31.01 Economics of Malaria Control in China
Sukhan Jackson, Adrian C. Sleigh, Xi-Li Liu
Government finance for healthcare in China declined during the 1990s. This coincided with the entry of Henan Province (population 90 million) into the consolidation phase of malaria control (in 1993), after a successful effort over the previous 25 years... 		Health, Health Care, Malaria
Congressional Research Service 12.17.01 China’s Relations with Central Asian States and Problems with Terrorism
Dewardric L. McNeal
Over a number of years, the United States has been actively engaged in efforts to improve human rights conditions in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). However, some analysts suggest that the events of September 11, 2001, may make it more difficult to... 		Central Asia, Human Rights, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Terrorism, Uighur, Xinjiang
Congressional Research Service 10.26.01 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), Free Trade, and the 2001 Summit in Shanghai
Dick K. Nanto
On October 20-21, 2001, the Ninth APEC Leaders’ Meeting (summit) was hosted by China in Shanghai. The theme for APEC 2001 was “Meeting New Challenges in the New Century: Achieving Common Prosperity through Participation and Cooperation” with the sub-... 		Economic Policy, Trade
Council on Foreign Relations 10.1.01 Beginning the Journey: China, the United States, and the WTO
Chair: Robert D. Hormats Director: Elizabeth C. Economy
The main finding of this report is that both the United States and China will run risks as Beijing moves ahead with membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO), but the potential payoffs for both countries are well worth it. It also points out that... 		Historiography, Economic Reform, Human Rights, Security
Landesa 04.1.01 Women and Land Tenure in China: A Study of Women’s Land Rights in Dongfang County, Hainan Province
Jennifer Duncan, Li Ping
This report discusses women’s rights to land in China. The report is based on field research conducted in January 2000 in the city of Dongfang in the Hainan Province. It finds that granting women in China legal rights to land is unlikely to translate... 		Hainan, Land Rights, Women’s Rights
Congressional Research Service 03.12.01 Evolution of the “One China” Policy
Shirley A. Kan
On July 9, 1999, questions about the “one China” policy arose again after Lee Teng-hui, then-President of Taiwan, characterized cross-strait relations as “special state-to-state ties.” The Clinton Administration responded that Lee’s statement was not... 		Taiwan, One-China Policy
Council on Foreign Relations 05.1.00 Sustainable Development and the Open-Door Policy in China
James K. Galbraith and Jaiqing Lu
This paper argues that political discourse in China reflects the larger intellectual conflicts familiar in the West. Most decisions of policy are rooted in conditions and struggles inside China, and reflect both continuity and change in internal...
Cato Institute 04.24.00 China’s Long March to a Market Economy
Mark A. Groombridge
The U.S. Congress is in the historic position of being able to help pro-reform leaders in China move their country in a market-oriented direction. A vote to grant China permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status will bolster the position of those... 		Trade, U.S.-China Relations, World Trade Organization