Organization Date Title Keywords
Asia Society 01.1.09 A Roadmap for US-China Cooperation on Energy and Climate Change
The world faces no greater challenge in the 21st century than arresting the rapidly increasing accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere that cause climate change. The two largest producers of these gases are the United States and China. Their... 		Climate Change, U.S.-China Relations, Greenhouse Gases, Fossil Fuels, Carbon, Energy
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
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 12.1.08 The Macroeconomic Impact of Healthcare Financing Alternatives: Reform Options for Hong Kong SAR
Dennis Botman and Nathan Porter
With much healthcare publicly funded, Hong Kong's rapidly aging population will significantly raise fiscal pressure over coming decades. The authors ask what the implications are of meeting these costs by public funding, or private funding voluntarily or... 		Aging Population, Health Care, Hong Kong
Human Rights Watch 12.1.08 An Unbreakable Cycle: Drug Dependency, Mandatory Confinement, and HIV/AIDS in China's Guangxi Province
This paper focuses on issues of drug rehabilitation practices in China. Chinese law dictates mandatory rehabilitation for drug users. Every year tens of thousands of drug users are sent—without trial or due process of law—to mandatory drug treatment... 		Drug Treatment, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 12.1.08 The Impact of Introducing a Minimum Wage on Business Cycle Volatility: A Structural Analysis for Hong Kong SAR
Nathan Porter and Francis Vitek
We study the impact of a minimum wage on business cycle volatility, depending upon its coverage and adjustment mechanism. As with other small open economies, Hong Kong SAR is vulnerable to external shocks, with its exchange rate regime precluding active... 		Labor, Wages
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 12.1.08 Hong Kong SAR Economic Integration With the Pearl River Delta
Hongyi Chen and Olaf Unteroberdoerster
Hong Kong SAR's economic integration with the Mainland has primarily taken place in the Pearl River Delta (PRD). Taking stock of integration trends, this paper discusses key implications for ensuring economic benefits of further integration are sustained... 		Economic Integration, Pearl River Delta
Congressional Research Service 10.8.08 U.S. Foreign Aid to East and South Asia: Selected Recipients
Thomas Lum
Since the war on terrorism began in 2001 and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) and Global HIV/AIDS Initiative (GHAI) were launched in 2004, the United States has increased foreign aid spending dramatically in some regions, including East and South... 		Foreign Aid, Southeast Asia, East Asia
Congressional Research Service 09.17.08 Taiwan: Overall Developments and Policy Issues in the 109th Congress
Kerry Dumbaugh
U.S. officials saw relations with Taiwan as especially troubled during the 109th Congress in 2005-2006, beset by the increasing complexity and unpredictability of Taiwan’s democratic political environment as well as by PRC actions underscoring Beijing’s... 		Taiwan, U.S.-Taiwan Relations