Organization Date Title Keywords
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.27.11 China’s Macroeconomic Rebalancing
In May and June 2011, an International Monetary Fund staff team held discussions in Chengdu, Shanghai, and Beijing, which this report documents. The consultation examined China’s macroeconomic outlook, the potential for a property price bubble, the risks... 		Economic Policy, Inflation, Real Estate, Macroeconomic Policy
World Bank 07.26.11 Toward a Healthy and Harmonious Life in China
Shiyong Wang, Patricio Marquez, and John Langenbrunner
China’s 12th five-year plan (2011-2015) aims to promote inclusive, equitable growth and development by placing an increased emphasis on human development. Good health is an important component of human development, not only because it makes people’s... 		Disease, Disease Control, Non-Communicable Diseases
Congressional Research Service 07.18.11 China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Mitigation Policies
Jane A. Leggett
The 112th Congress continues to debate whether and how the United States should address climate change. Most often, this debate includes concerns about the effects of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions controls if China and other major countries were... 		Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases
International Crisis Group 07.14.11 Strangers at Home: North Koreans in the South
As the number of defectors from North Korea arriving in the South has surged in the past decade, there is a growing understanding of how difficult it would be to absorb a massive flow of refugees. South Korea is prosperous and generous, with a committed... 		North Korean Migrants, South Korea, Military, Education, Foreign Policy
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.1.11 People’s Republic of China: Spillover Report for the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Selected Issues
This report discusses the outward effects of China’s economic policies on the rest of the world. The report does not try to capture the full extent and historical significance of China’s new influence on the world economy. Rather, it focuses on a few... 		Currency, Imports and Exports
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 07.1.11 The External Impact of China’s Exchange Rate Policy: Evidence from Firm Level Data
Barry Eichengreen and Hui Tong
The authors examine the impact of renminbi revaluation on foreign firm valuations, considering two surprise announcements of changes in China’s exchange rate policy in 2005 and 2010 and employing data on some 6,000 firms in forty-four economies. Stock... 		Currency, Renminbi Revaluation
American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 06.28.11 The United States and China: Macroeconomic Imbalances and Economic Diplomacy
Philip I. Levy
The United States and China are now the two largest economies in the world. The relationship between the two countries is multifaceted and goes well beyond economic relations, but questions of macroeconomic imbalances have remained at the heart of... 		Economic Diplomacy, U.S.-China Relations, Macroeconomic Policy
World Bank 06.1.11 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines: Mapping and Gap Analysis for Shanghai Stock Exchange
In recent years the number of companies releasing sustainability reports has continued to increase on a global level as well as in China specifically. In China, the number of sustainability reports reached over 700 in 2010. There is a widely established... 		Sustainability, Shanghai Stock Exchange, Transparency
Human Rights Watch 06.1.11 “My Children Have Been Poisoned”: A Public Health Crisis in Four Chinese Provinces
Over the past decade, numerous mass lead poisoning incidents have been reported across China. In response, Environmental Protection Ministry officials have become more outspoken, directing local officials to increase supervision of factories and enforce... 		Lead Poisoning, Pollution, Children
EastWest Institute 05.27.11 Fighting Spam to Build Trust
Karl Frederick Rauscher and Zhou Yonglin
The EastWest Institute and the Internet Society of China convened a team of China-U.S. experts for an ongoing bilateral dialogue on cybersecurity issues. This report, the first from the team, represents the first effort by Chinese and U.S. experts to... 		U.S.-China Relations, Cybersecurity, Internet Security