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Can China’s boom continue indefinitely? Which concepts and principles shape Chinese foreign policy? How can China’s avoid a looming demographic nightmare? Will China seek hegemony in Asia, or will it participate in shaping a balanced regional order?
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China’s Syrian Folly
Steve Tsang Series: China World 2012-02-08In vetoing the UN Security Council’s draft resolution on Syria, China claims that it has acted in the interests of the Syrian people. In fact, the Chinese stance has effectively ensured that atrocities in Syria will continue and increase in intensity – and that China's soft power will diminish throughout the Middle East.... read Comments: 6 Recommended: 0 Read: 3631
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Why Capital Flows Uphill
Keyu Jin Series: China World 2012-01-26
One would expect fast growing, capital-scarce (and young) developing countries to be importing capital from the rest of world to finance consumption and investment. So, why are they sending capital to richer countries, instead?... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 9320
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The Power of China’s Powerless
Ma Jian Series: China World 2011-12-23Whereas Kim Jong-il’s demise reminds us that all people are equal before death, Vaclav Havel’s passing reminds us that the value of life will eventually gain respect. Indeed, for Chinese concerned about how to live in truth under a post-totalitarian system, he remains the exemplar.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 11737
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Demystifying the Chinese Economy
Justin Yifu Lin Series: China World 2011-12-22
Some may think that the performance of a country as unique as China, with more than 1.3 billion people, cannot be replicated. But every developing country can sustain rapid growth for several decades and reduce poverty dramatically if it exploits the benefits of backwardness, imports technology, and upgrades its industries.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 17554
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China, Inc. Goes Global
Karl P. Sauvant Series: China World 2011-11-30China’s economy is now taking its next great leap forward: with labor costs rising and the renminbi appreciating, parts of its manufacturing sector are now moving up the value-added chain and out of the country. The China challenge is now a global one.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 11559
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China’s Trouble with the Neighbors
Zhu Feng Series: China World 2011-10-31
China’s “good neighbor” policy is under unprecedented pressure; indeed, it is at its nadir since the Cold War’s end. And China’s neighbors will not be reliably good until China begins to provide essential public goods – particularly full-fledged regional governance based on the rule of law, respect for human rights, and regional economic growth.... read Comments: 6 Recommended: 0 Read: 15272
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Can China Rescue Europe?
Minxin Pei Series: China World 2011-09-29Some have called upon major emerging countries, and on China in particular, to step up and use their huge foreign-exchange reserves to purchase the debt of crisis-ravaged countries, such as Greece, Italy, and Spain. China can't rescue Europe by itself, but it certainly has the means – and the incentive – to help.... read Comments: 3 Recommended: 0 Read: 13025
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A Long March with China
Wenran Jiang Series: China World 2011-08-30
US Vice President Joe Biden’s recent four-day visit to China ended on a high note. But, behind all the smiles and toasts at such events, serious issues and perception gaps continue to divide the world’s two great powers.... read Comments: 2 Recommended: 1 Read: 12548
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China and the Afghan Endgame
Zhu Feng Series: China World 2011-07-31If China proves itself willing to help shore up Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s administration, it will not seek an immediate advantage from the withdrawal of US forces. But, despite the billions of dollars China has invested in developing Afghanistan’s natural resources, it is hard to see the Chinese undertaking a policy of broader and more proactive engagement there.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 1 Read: 13229
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