Organization Date Title Keywords
The Heritage Foundation 09.4.13 How to Make China More Honest
Derek Scissors
Official Chinese economic statistics, from unemployment to arable land, are controlled by the Communist Party and therefore cannot be trusted. The prevailing American and global view of China as a rising, if presently troubled, economic superpower is... 		Foreign Policy, U.S.-China Relations, International Relations
United Nations 08.27.13 China National Human Development Report 2013
China had more urban than rural residents for the first time in 2011. The urbanization rate reached 52.6 percent in 2012, a major milestone with significant implications. In the midst of this urban transformation, China’s leaders have increasingly... 		Environment, Rural-Urban Migration, Urban Development, Urbanization, Environmental Protection
Carnegie-Tsinghua Center for Global Policy 08.1.13 Recharging China’s Electric Vehicle Policy
Wang Tao
Electric vehicles offer China an opportunity to reduce its reliance on foreign oil, improve air quality by curbing emissions from the burgeoning transportation sector, and enjoy the future economic benefits of being a global pioneer in an emerging... 		Electric Vehicles, Clean Energy, Climate Change
Freedom House 07.24.13 Throttling Dissent: China’’s New Leaders Refine Internet Control
Madeline Earp
This special report is based on the 2013 China chapter of Freedom House’’s annual Freedom on the Net survey. As the home of one of the most systematically controlled and monitored online environments in the world, China will no doubt retain its place... 		Internet Censorship, Freedom of Expression, Leadership Transition, Internet
Greenpeace 07.23.13 Thirsty Coal 2: Shenhua’s Water Grab
This investigation report is a follow-up to the 2012 Greenpeace and the China Academy of Sciences joint study: “Thirsty Coal: A Water Crisis Exacerbated By China’s New Mega Coal Bases.” In this report, we focus on the most controversial part of China’s... 		Coal, Water Pollution, Environmental Degradation, Environmental Policy
Human Rights Watch 07.15.13 ‘As Long as They Let Us Stay in Class’
According to official statistics, over 40 percent of people with disabilities are illiterate and 15 million live on less than one dollar a day in the countryside. The Chinese government has an impressive record in providing primary education for children... 		Primary Education, Education
Paulson Institute 07.9.13 Prospects for U.S.-China Trade in Meat Products and Associated Investment Opportunities
Dermot Hayes
The rapid growth rate in per capita disposable income in China, coupled with a continued migration of hundreds of millions of new consumers to urban areas, has created challenges for the Chinese crop and livestock sectors. Faced with an increase in... 		U.S.-China Relations, Trade, Global Economy, Farming, Agriculture, Livestock
China Leadership Monitor 06.6.13 Chinese Views Regarding the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands Dispute
Michael D. Swaine
China’s behavior and rhetoric toward Japan regarding a range of controversial events occurring in the East China Sea from resource claims to naval transits and island territories constitutes a major component of an arguably escalating pattern of... 		China-Japan Relations, Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands, Maritime Disputes, Territorial Disputes
The Heritage Foundation 06.3.13 Obama’s Meeting with China’s Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping
Dean Cheng, Derek Scissors
President Obama and the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, will meet June 7–8 in California. The meeting has been characterized as a way for the two to establish a personal relationship and build trust. This would all be well... 		Sunnylands Talks, Xi Jinping, Barack Obama, U.S.-China Relations, Foreign Policy
World Bank 06.1.13 Expanding Social Insurance Coverage in Urban China
John Giles, Dewen Wang, Albert Park
This paper first reviews the history of social insurance policy and coverage in urban China, documenting the evolution in the coverage of pensions and medical and unemployment insurance for both local residents and migrants, and highlighting obstacles to... 		Labor, Migrant Labor, Insurance