Organization Date Title Keywords
Council on Foreign Relations 02.1.12 Fostering Greater Chinese Investment in the United States
David M. Marchick
China’s outward investment has substantial room to grow, and the United States has the potential to capture a larger share of it—an outcome that would benefit the U.S. and Chinese economies and strengthen the bilateral economic relationship. China could... 		Trade, U.S. Strategy and Politics
Economic Policy Institute 01.31.12 Putting the Pedal to the Metal
Usha C.V. Haley
China is currently the largest car market in the world. It is also one of the largest auto-parts producers and exporters in the world, with exports, primarily to the United States, constituting about a third of its production. The Chinese ... 		Manufacturing, Government Subsidies
China Leadership Monitor 01.6.12 China’s Assertive Behavior
Michael D. Swaine
In examining the origins, characteristics, and likely future course of a “more assertive” China, many analysts point to the supposedly growing role of the Chinese military (or People’s Liberation Army—PLA) in Beijing’s overall foreign and foreign-related... 		Military Policy
China Leadership Monitor 01.6.12 Taiwan Elections Head to the Finish: Concerns, Cautions, and Challenges
Alan D. Romberg
Two major political developments in recent weeks have played an important role in Taiwan’s presidential election: Tsai Ing-wen’s visit to Washington and the problems she encountered convincing American officials she has a workable formula to manage cross... 		Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, Tsai Ing-wen
China Leadership Monitor 01.6.12 Liu Yuan: Archetype of a “Xi Jinping Man” in the PLA?
James Mulvenon and Leigh Ann Ragland
Liu Yuan and Xi Jinping clearly share a great deal in common. Both were born to senior CCP cadres, and are members of the elite “princelings” cohort. Yet both men’s fathers were subjected to purge and mistreatment during the late Mao era, and both... 		Xi Jinping, Leadership Transition, Liu Yuan, 18th Party Congress
China Leadership Monitor 01.6.12 Macroeconomic Policy to the Forefront: The Changing of the Guard
Barry Naughton
Worries continue to swirl around the Chinese and global economies, and China’s growth is slowing at the end of 2011. However, the news from China in the third quarter of 2011 was basically positive: inflationary pressures eased while growth slowed only... 		Macroeconomic Policy, Economic Growth, Global Financial Crisis
China Leadership Monitor 01.6.12 “Social Management” as a Way of Coping With Heightened Social Tensions
Joseph Fewsmith
Over the last year there has been an increasing emphasis on “social management” as a way of managing increasing social tensions in Chinese society. Indeed, the effort the CCP is putting into publicizing this concept underscores high-level concerns.... 		Social Management, Social Tensions, Internet, Arab Spring, Protests
China Leadership Monitor 01.6.12 The Road to the 18th Party Congress
Alice L. Miller
The recent scheduling of the Chinese Communist Party’s 18th National Congress kicks off the long process of preparations for what will bring about a turnover in leadership generations next year. National party congresses are the most important public... 		18th Party Congress, Chinese Communist Party, Leadership Transition
China Leadership Monitor 01.6.12 Preparing for the 18th Party Congress: Procedures and Mechanisms
Cheng Li
By now, just about every China observer knows that the Chinese leadership will undergo a major generational change at the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in the fall of 2012. Knowledge of the leadership transition’s actual... 		18th Party Congress, Chinese Communist Party, Leadership Transition
The Social Science Research Council 01.1.12 A Preliminary Mapping of China-Africa Knowledge Networks
Tatiana Carayannis and Nathaniel Olin
Given the growing importance of Chinese engagement in Africa, over the past year, the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) of the SSRC has expanded its research engagement and policy outreach on China-Africa. The origins of this preliminary mapping... 		China-Africa Relations, Education, Global Production Networks