Organization Date Title Keywords
Congressional Research Service 09.30.11 China-U.S. Trade Issues
Wayne M. Morrison
U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past three decades. Total U.S.-China trade rose from $2 billion in 1979 to $457 billion in 2010. Because U.S. imports from China have risen much more rapidly than U.S. exports to China, the U.... 		Trade, U.S.-China Relations, Economic Policy
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 09.28.11 Hong Kong’s Recovery from the Global Financial Crisis
Hong Kong’s economy was severely affected by the global financial crisis (through both trade and financial channels). A recovery is now underway, fueled by growth on the Mainland, supportive policies, and accommodative monetary conditions imported from... 		Investment, Economic Policy, Global Financial Crisis
World Bank 09.28.11 Market Integration in China
Qingqing Chen, Chor-Ching Goh, Bo Sun, and Lixin Colin Xu
Over the last three decades, China's product, labor, and capital markets have become gradually more integrated within its borders, although integration has been significantly slower for capital markets. There remains a significant urban-rural divide, and... 		Economic Growth, Markets, Rural-Urban Divide
World Bank 09.28.11 Growth Poles and Multipolarity
Jonathon Adams-Kane and James Jerome Lim
This paper develops an empirical measure of growth poles and uses it to examine the phenomenon of multipolarity. The authors formally define several alternative measures, provide theoretical justifications for these measures, and compute polarity values... 		Economic Growth
Congressional Research Service 09.26.11 China’s Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
Wayne M. Morrison, Marc Labonte
Given its relatively low savings rate, the U.S. economy depends heavily on foreign capital inflows from countries with high savings rates (such as China) to meet its domestic investment needs and to fund the federal budget deficit. The willingness of... 		Monetary Policy, Renminbi, Debt, Currency, Economic Crisis
China Leadership Monitor 09.21.11 China’s Assertive Behavior
Michael D. Swaine and M. Taylor Fravel
The authors of this essay examine Chinese assertiveness concerning U.S. political and military behavior along China’s maritime periphery. This topic inevitably also concerns Chinese behavior toward Japan, South Korea, and some ASEAN nations, given their... 		Military Policy, South China Sea, U.S.-China Relations, Regional Stability
Council on Foreign Relations 09.1.11 Managing Instability on China’s Periphery
Paul B. Stares, Scott A. Snyder, Joshua Kurlantzick, Daniel Markey, Evan A. Feigenbaum
China’s growing global engagement and presence has increased the number of conceivable places and issues over which it could find itself at odds with the United States, but potential developments in the territories immediately adjacent to China remain... 		Security, Foreign Policy, Border Conflict, Regional Stability
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 08.30.11 Asian Alliances in the 21st Century
Dan Blumenthal, Michael Mazza, Randall Schriver, Mark Stokes, L.C. Russell Hsiao
Asia will become the epicenter of geopolitical activity in the 21st century and the budding U.S.-China security rivalry, conditioned by deep economic interdependence, will shape the region’s future. Perhaps the greatest benefactor of American policy over... 		U.S.-China Relations, Regional Stability, Geopolitical Order, National Security
Congressional Research Service 08.4.11 U.S.-Taiwan Relationship: Overview of Policy Issues
Shirley A. Kan, Wayne M. Morrison
Taiwan today calls itself the sovereign Republic of China (ROC), tracing its political lineage to the ROC set up in 1911 on mainland China and commemorating in 2011 the 100th anniversary of its founding. The ROC government retreated to Taipei in 1949.... 		Taiwan, U.S.-Taiwan Relations
World Bank 08.1.11 Measuring the Economic Gain of Investing in Girls
Jad Chaaban and Wendy Cunningham
This report discusses the economic impact of the exclusion of girls from productive employment in developing countries. The paper explores the linkages between investing in girls and potential increases in national income by examining three widely... 		Economic Growth, Women