Organization Date Title Keywords
Council on Foreign Relations 05.1.09 China’s $1.5 Trillion Bet: Understanding China’s External Portfolio
Brad W. Setser
China is now by far the United States’ largest creditor. Its treasury portfolio recently surpassed that of Japan’s, and it has long held more agency (Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac) bonds than any other country. Never before has a nation as poor as China... 		Geoeconomics, Foreign Direct Investment
Congressional Research Service 04.2.09 Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications
Kerry Dumbaugh
Policy toward and support for Taiwan are a key element in U.S. relations with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and an important component of U.S. policy in Asia. Recently, pessimistic observers see growing PRC-Taiwan ties eroding U.S. influence,... 		Taiwan, International Relations
Congressional Research Service 03.31.09 Asia Pacfic Economic Cooperation (APEC) and the 2008 Meetings in Lima, Peru
Michael F. Martin
Congress and the Executive Branch have historically identified the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) as an important organization to help promote the U.S. goal of liberalizing international trade and investment in Asia, and possibly the rest of... 		Economic Policy, Trade
Congressional Research Service 03.17.09 The Tibetan Policy Act of 2002: Background and Implementation
Kerry Dumbaugh
U.S. policy on Tibet is governed by the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002 (TPA), enacted as part of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act of FY2003 (P.L. 107-228). In addition to establishing a number of U.S. principles with respect to human rights, religious... 		Tibet, Development, Freedom, Human Rights, Political Prisoners
Congressional Research Service 02.25.09 China’s Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
Thomas Lum, Hannah Fischer, Julissa Gomez Granger, Anne Leland
In the past several years, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has bolstered its diplomatic presence and garnered international goodwill through its financing of infrastructure and natural resource development projects, assistance in the carrying out of... 		Africa, Foreign Aid, Latin America, Southeast Asia
EastWest Institute 02.13.09 The Pivotal Relationship: How Obama Should Engage China
Liu Xuecheng Robert Oxnam
Providing their respective hopes and expectations on what they would like to see in the Obama administration’s China policy are Liu Xuecheng and Robert Oxnam, who both envision opportunities for reframing the China-U.S. relationship in a way that will... 		U.S.-China Relations, Environment, International Relations, Barack Obama
Congressional Research Service 01.7.09 Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Recent Developments and Their Policy Implications
Kerry Dumbaugh
U.S.-Taiwan relations have undergone important changes, sparked in part by the increasing complexity of Taiwan’s democratic political environment and the continued insistence of Beijing that the separately ruled Taiwan is a part of the People’s Republic... 		Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, One-China Policy
World Bank 01.1.09 Building Bridges: China’s Growing Role as Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan Africa
Vivien Foster, William Butterfield, Chuan Chen, and Nataliya Pushak
Over the last decade Chinese investment in Africa has grown considerably. This includes the financing of large infrastructural projects in many African countries. Although Chinese finance of African infrastructure is important, there is not much known... 		Investment, Sub-Saharan Africa
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 01.1.09 Yen Bloc or Yuan Bloc: An Analysis of Currency Arrangements in East Asia
Kazuko Shirono
This paper examines the role of Japan against that of China in the exchange rate regime in East Asia in light of growing interest in forming a currency union in the region. The analysis suggests that currency unions with China tend to generate higher... 		Currency, Japan
Congressional Research Service 12.19.08 Sino-Japanese Relations: Issues for U.S. Policy
Emma Chanlett-Avery, Kerry Dumbaugh, William H. Cooper
After a period of diplomatic rancor earlier this decade, Japan and China have demonstrably improved their bilateral relationship. The emerging detente includes breakthrough agreements on territorial disputes, various high-level exchanges, and reciprocal... 		Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, Regional Politics