Organization Date Title Keywords
China Leadership Monitor 04.30.12 After the Taiwan Elections: Planning for the Future
Alan D. Romberg
President Ma Ying-jeou’s solid re-election victory on January 14 and the Kuomintang’s respectable showing in the Legislative Yuan (LY) contests not only eased anxiety in Beijing and Washington, but laid a foundation for yet further progress along all... 		Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou
China Leadership Monitor 04.30.12 The Only Honest Man?—General Liu Yuan Calls Out PLA Corruption
James Mulvenon and Leigh Ann Ragland
On 18 January 2012, General Logistics Department Deputy Director Liu Yuan reportedly gave a Chinese New Year speech in which he directly attacked military corruption in the ranks and promised a “do-or-die” fight against it. Within days, General Logistics... 		Corruption, Leadership Transition, People’s Liberation Army
China Leadership Monitor 04.30.12 Leadership Transition and the “Top-Level Design” of Economic Reform
Barry Naughton
As China’s 18th Party Congress looms, it is clear that we are now in the thick of transition. The impending transition creates uncertainty about China’s future, but it also opens up new possibilities. Already, the discussion of economic policies in China... 		Leadership Transition, 18th Party Congress, Xi Jinping, Economic Reform
China Leadership Monitor 04.30.12 Guangdong Leads Calls to Break up “Vested Interests” and Revive Reform
Joseph Fewsmith
In September 2011, a protest in a Guangdong village threatened to embarrass the province and its party secretary, Wang Yang, who is a candidate for membership on the powerful Politburo Standing Committee when the 18th Party Congress meets later in 2012.... 		Wukan, Guangdong, Wang Yang, Leadership Transition, 18th Party Congress, Reform
China Leadership Monitor 04.30.12 Prospects for Solidarity in the Xi Jinping Leadership
Alice L. Miller
It may be true, as is often observed, that if all the world’s economists were laid end to end, they would never reach a conclusion. It is all the more notable, therefore, that an increasing number of observers of China’s economy are skeptical that the... 		Xi Jinping, 18th Party Congress, Leadership Transition, Chinese Communist Party
China Leadership Monitor 04.30.12 China’s Top Future Leaders to Watch
Cheng Li
The composition of the new Politburo that will take power in late 2012, including generational attributes and individual idiosyncratic characteristics, group dynamics, and the factional balance of power, will have profound implications for China’s... 		18th Party Congress, Leadership Transition, Politburo, Chinese Communist Party
International Crisis Group 04.23.12 Stirring up the South China Sea (I)
The conflicting mandates and lack of coordination among Chinese government agencies, many of which strive to increase their power and budget, have stoked tensions in the South China Sea. Any future solution to the South China Sea disputes will require a... 		South China Sea, Vietnam, Philippines
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 04.1.12 Is China Slowing Down?
John H. Makin
With problems in the manufacturing, housing, and export sectors in China, we will likely see slower gross domestic product growth for the world’s second largest economy in 2012. China’s leadership is changing for the first time in a decade, and its new... 		GDP, Trade, Investment, Economic Growth
Amnesty International 03.7.12 Bringing China’s Criminal Procedure Law in Line With International Standards
In August 2011, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress issued the Criminal Procedure Law Draft Revisions, which were then submitted for approval at the March 2012 meeting of the National People’s Congress. This Amnesty International... 		Civil Rights
Congressional Research Service 02.20.12 China’s Banking System: Issues for Congress
Michael F. Martin
China’s banking system has been gradually transformed from a centralized, government-owned, and government-controlled provider of loans into an increasingly competitive market in which different types of banks, including several U.S. banks, strive to... 		Banking, Finance, Foreign Exchange, People’s Bank of China, Regulatory System