Organization Date Title Keywords
The Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard 02.1.14 The State of Journalism in China
Paul Mooney, Anne Henochowicz, Yu Gao, Qian Gang, Luo Changping, Hu Yong, David Barboza, Hu Shuli, Yang Xiao, Evan Osnos,
The Communist Party has long striven to control freedom of speech in China. Websites from around the world are blocked. Major social media cannot be accessed, and advanced software is used to delete “sensitive” entries from the Internet. Domestic... 		Journalism, Freedom of Expression, Censorship, Internet Censorship
The Social Science Research Council 02.1.14 Food Safety in China: A Mapping of Problems, Governance and Research
Jennifer Holdaway and Lewis Husain
Food safety has become an issue of great concern in China over the last few years. Media reporting has tended to focus on extreme cases of poisoning from food additives or contamination by heavy metals, but food safety encompasses a wide range of... 		Food Safety, Food, Contamination, Public Health
chinadialogue 11.11.13 Reimagining China’s Cities
Isabel Hilton, et. al.
After nearly three decades of rapid urbanisation, China’s official and unofficial city dwellers outnumber its farmers. China’s urbanisation counts as the biggest and fastest social movement in human history, a movement that has turned Chinese society on... 		Urban Development, Urban Planning, Urbanization, Sustainability
Center for International Media Assistance 10.22.13 The Long Shadow of Chinese Censorship
Sarah Cook
This report provides a survey of the phenomenon of censorship and its recent evolution as it pertains to the news media sector, though similar dynamics also affect the film, literature, and performing arts industries. Specifically, this report focuses on... 		Journalism, Censorship, Media Control, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom
Center for International Media Assistance 10.22.13 CCTV’s International Expansion: China’s Grand Strategy for Media?
Anne Nelson
China Central Television has come a long ways since its founding as a domestic party propaganda outlet in 1958. The domestic service has been supplemented by an international service, boasting three major global offices in Beijing, Washington, and... 		Journalism, Media Control, CCTV, Freedom of Expression, Press Freedom, Self-Censorship, International Relations
United States Congress 10.10.13 Congressional-Executive Commission on China: 2013 Annual Report
The Commission notes China’s lack of progress in guaranteeing Chinese citizens’ freedom of expression, assembly, and religion; restraining the power of the Chinese Communist Party; and establishing the rule of law under the new leadership of President Xi... 		U.S.-China Relations, U.S. Congress, Government Policy, Human Rights, Global Economy, Economic Development
Council on Foreign Relations 10.1.13 Oil Security and Conventional War: Lessons From a China-Taiwan Air Scenario
Rosemary A. Kelanic
In the past, conventional militaries were plagued by wartime oil shortages that severely undermined their battlefield effectiveness. But could oil shortages threaten military effectiveness in a large-scale conventional conflict today or in the future?... 		China-Taiwan Relations, Oil, Military
Nesta 10.1.13 China’s Absorptive State
Kirsten Bound, Tom Saunders, James Wilsdon, Jonathan Adams
A great deal of speculation surrounds China’s prospects in science and innovation, as with other aspects of China’s development and heightened visibility on the global stage. The same pitfalls—of hype, generalization, and only partial awareness of the... 		Innovation, British-Chinese Relations, United Kingdom, International Relations
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 09.30.13 Chinese Military Modernization and Force Development
Anthony H. Cordesman, Ashley Hess, and Nicholas S. Yarosh
China’s military development has become a key focus of U.S. security policy as well as that of virtually all Asia-Pacific states. This report from the CSIS Burke Chair in Strategy examines trends in Chinese strategy, military spending, and military... 		Military Policy, Department of Defense, U.S.-China Relations
EastWest Institute 09.10.13 Threading the Needle: Proposals for U.S. and Chinese Actions on Arms Sales to Taiwan
Piin-Fen Kok and David J. Firestein
The sale of U.S. arms to Taiwan has been an enduring source of friction between the United States and China. To China, Taiwan is a “core” interest. Though the United States publicly committed itself, through the August 17, 1982 Joint Communique with... 		Taiwan, China-Taiwan Relations, U.S.-Taiwan Relations, Military, Military Policy, International Relations