Organization Date Title Keywords
Cato Institute 09.1.08 Creating Financial Harmony: Lessons for China 
James A. Dorn
The current turmoil in global financial markets, which began with the American subprime crisis in 2007, has put market liberalism in a bad light. But it was the socialization of risk—not private free markets—that precipitated the crisis. This article... 		Credit, Finance, Economy
Council on Foreign Relations 09.1.08 China, Space Weapons, and U.S. Security
Bruce W. MacDonald
China’s successful test of an anti-satellite weapon in 2007, followed by the US destruction earlier this year of an out-of-control American satellite, demonstrated that space may soon no longer remain a sanctuary from military conflict. As the United... 		Security, Military Technology
EastWest Institute 08.24.08 Energy Interests and Alliances: China, America and Africa
Angelica Austin, Danila Bochkarev, and Willem van der Geest
According to conventional wisdom, the United States and China are locked in a high-stakes competition for energy resources around the world, particularly in Africa. Against the backdrop of highly volatile oil prices, mounting concerns about global... 		China-Africa Relations, Africa, U.S.-China Relations, International Relations, Energy, Oil, Global Economy, Trade
Congressional Research Service 08.5.08 Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices
Kerry Dumbaugh
In a large turnout on March 22, 2008, voters in Taiwan elected as president Mr. Ma Ying-jeou of the Nationalist (KMT) Party. Mr. Ma out-polled rival candidate Frank Hsieh, of the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), by a 2.2 million vote... 		Taiwan, Democratization, Ma Ying-jeou, U.S.-Taiwan Relations
Amnesty International 07.29.08 People’s Republic of China: The Olympics Countdown—Broken Promises
Written less than two weeks before the 2008 Beijing Olympics, this papers assesses progress made by the Chinese authorities to improve human rights in line with their own commitments made in 2001. This report provides a final summary and updates... 		Beijing Olympics, Human Rights, Law
Congressional Research Service 07.21.08 China’s “Hot Money” Problems
Michael F. Martin, Wayne M. Morrison
China has experienced a sharp rise in the inflow of so-called “hot money,” foreign capital entering the country supposedly seeking short-term profits, especially in 2008. Chinese estimates of the amount of “hot money” in China vary from $500 billion to $... 		Foreign Capital, Inflation
Human Rights Watch 07.1.08 Appeasing China: Restricting the Rights of Tibetans in Nepal
This report concerns human rights issues surrounding the suppression of Tibetan protesters in Nepal. Following a Chinese governmental crackdown in Tibet in 2008, many Tibetans in Nepal began to protest. Nepali authorities have harshly suppressed the... 		Nepal, Protests, Tibet
Human Rights Watch 07.1.08 China’s Forbidden Zones: Shutting the Media out of Tibet and Other “Sensitive” Stories
This report focuses on the treatment of foreign journalists by the Chinese government. In the buildup to the Beijing 2008 Olympics, the authors contend, the Chinese government has tried to force foreign journalists to avoid sensitive issues. As a... 		Beijing Olympics, Journalism, Media, Tibet
Congressional Research Service 06.30.08 Tibet: Problems, Prospects, and U.S. Policy
Kerry Dumbaugh
On March 10, 2008, a series of demonstrations began in Lhasa and other Tibetan regions of China to mark the 49th anniversary of an unsuccessful Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule in 1959. The demonstrations appeared to begin peacefully with small... 		Tibet, Protests, Dalai Lama, U.S.-China Relations
International Monetary Fund (IMF) 06.1.08 Why Are Saving Rates of Urban Households in China Rising?
Marcos Chamon and Eswar Prasad
From 1995 to 2005, the average urban household saving rate in China rose by 7 percentage points, to ¼ of disposable income. The authors use household-level data to explain the postponing of consumption despite rapid income growth. Saving rates have... 		Consumption, Expenditure, Savings