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Regional Issues
U.S.-China
Engagement
People’s
Liberation Army (PLA)
Arms Sales & Military Balance
China’s Rise: China’s Economic and Social
Developments
‘One China,’
‘Status Quo,’ and ‘Taiwan Independence’
Taiwan’s Party
Politics
Chen’s Legacy
and Ma Era
Internationalization
of RMB
North Korea’s
Second Nuclear Test
Chiang-Chen
Talks
Gulf of Aden
and China’s Blue Water Navy
Economic
Cooperation Framework Agreement
Obama’s Asian Tour
[ News ] [ Papers ]

China Issues Warning to
Major Partners of Google
(New York Times, Mar. 15, 2010) The Chinese
authorities have warned major partners of Google’s China-based search engine
that they must comply with censorship laws even if Google does not, an
industry expert with knowledge of the notice said.
China’s Wen Says U.S. Responsible
for Bad Ties
(Reuters, Mar. 14, 2010) The United States is to
blame for strains between Beijing and Washington and should
take steps to repair ties, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said, indicating the two powers have not overcome
a recent rough patch.
DPP to Unveil ’10-year’
Political Platform in Aug.
(CNA, Mar. 14, 2010) The opposition DPP expects
to unveil a “10-year” political platform that will address the challenges
Taiwan faces in the coming decade when it holds its plenary assembly in
August.
Ex-president Questions
Impact of ECFA on FTAs
(CNA, Mar. 14, 2010) Former President Lee Teng-hui questioned whether Taiwan
will be able to sign free trade agreements (FTAs)
with other countries after it signs a trade pact with China, as the government has
argued.
Economy the Focus As China
Political Session Ends
(AP, Mar. 13, 2010) Mao Zedong's
grandson couldn't have put it more simply. China's biggest challenge?
Economic development and to help more Chinese enjoy it.
China Hits Back at U.S. on
Yuan, Rights
(Wall Street Journal, Mar. 13, 2010) China responded sharply to U.S. criticism of its currency
and human-rights practices, the newest indicator of testy relations between
the two powers.
Taiwan Approves Plans to Let
Chinese Banks Invest
(Bloomberg, Mar. 12, 2010) Taiwan’s Cabinet has
approved plans to allow mainland Chinese companies to invest in domestic
lenders, brokerages and insurers, paving the way for a broader economic
accord as cross-strait relations improve.
Google Says It’s in Talks
with China
(LA Times, Mar. 11, 2010)
Google Inc. broke a long silence in its clash with China as its chief
executive, Eric Schmidt, said that the Internet search giant was talking to
Chinese officials and that he expected "something will happen
soon."
China Warns U.S. against
Selling F-16s to Taiwan
(AP, Mar. 10, 2010) China
warned the United States
against any future arms sales to Taiwan, including F-16 fighter
jets the island has been pushing for in hopes of upgrading its air defense
capabilities.
China Trade Surplus Falls As
Import Surge Aids World
(Bloomberg, Mar. 10, 2010) China’s trade surplus
shrank to the lowest level in a year in February as a surge in imports
signaled the nation may start to outshine the U.S. as a destination for the
world’s goods.
Climate Goal Is Supported by
China and India
(New York Times, Mar. 10, 2010) China and India
formally agreed Tuesday to join the international climate change agreement
reached in December in Copenhagen,
the last two major economies to sign up.
Gov’t Still Studying Steps
to Woo Chinese Investment
(China Post, Mar. 9, 2010) The Ministry of
Economic Affairs is still assessing the feasibility of further easing curbs
on Chinese investment in Taiwan
while Beijing authorities are more aggressively
luring Taiwan
capital by increasing lending to investors from the island.

China Is Seriously
Miscalculating By Joseph Nye
(Project Syndicate, Mar. 16, 2010) The overconfidence
in foreign policy, combined with insecurity in domestic affairs, may combine
to explain the change in Chinese behavior in the latter part of last year. If
so, China
is making a serious miscalculation.
Asia-Pacific Security: Community, Concert or What? By
Amitav Acharya (PacNet #11, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Mar. 12,
2010) I argue that while a concert recognizes the de facto inequality of nations
and is useful in regulating relations among the great powers themselves, it
is likely to fail if it tries to manage the Asia-Pacific region as a great
power club.
Anticipating Obama’s Visit to Indonesia and
Australia By Andrew MacIntyre (PacNet #10, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Mar. 12, 2010) Along
with the surges of goodwill that will greet Obama in both Indonesia and
Australia, there will also be opportunities to advance common causes in the
region and globally.
Newly Powerful China Defies
Western Nations with Remarks, Policies By
John Pomfret
(Washington Post, Mar. 15, 2010) China's government has embraced an
increasingly anti-Western tone in recent months and is adopting policies
across a wide spectrum that reflect a heightened fear of foreign influence.
China Uses Rules on Global
Trade to Its Advantage By Keith Bradsher (New York Times,
Mar. 15, 2010) With China’s exports soaring, even as other major economies
struggle to recover from the recession, evidence is mounting that Beijing is
skillfully using inconsistencies in international trade rules to spur its own
economy at the expense of others.
Taking on China By
Paul Krugman
(New York Times, Mar. 15, 2010) Tensions are
rising over Chinese economic policy, and rightly so: China’s policy of
keeping its currency, the renminbi, undervalued has
become a significant drag on global economic recovery. Something must be done.
China Holds Firm against
Google, Says Firm Must Obey Its Law By
John Pomfret
(Washington Post, Mar. 13, 2010) China's top Internet regulator
warned Google that it must obey Chinese laws or "pay the
consequences."
China-US Ties Strained Like
Never Before By Benjamin A Shobert
(Asia Times, Mar. 12, 2010) What comes through clearly
after the hearing is that what America
hoped the China
model would come to represent - trade empowering liberalization and freedom -
may never happen.
Ma’s Puzzling Midterm
Malaise By Shelley Rigger
(Brookings Northeast Asia Commentary #37, Mar.
12, 2010) If the process of cross-Strait engagement slows too much, PRC
leaders may determine that no Taiwan leader, including Ma, is capable of
delivering any of what Beijing is seeking and so lose patience. That would
mean game over for the Ma Ying-jeou approach to
cross-Strait rapprochement.
China’s Midterm Jockeying: Gearing Up for 2012 By
Cheng Li
(China Leadership Monitor, Hoover Institution,
Winter 2010) China
is set to experience a major leadership turnover at the 18th National
Congress of the CCP in 2012. Who are the most promising candidates for these supreme
leadership bodies? This essay aims to shed light on the question
and others by studying the 62 provincial chiefs.
The Trouble with China’s
Economic Bubble By David Ignatius
(Washington Post, Mar. 11, 2010) For a country
addicted to export-led growth, transitioning to a sustainable economy won't
be easy. People who assume that an ever-expanding China
will inexorably replace America
as the world economic superpower should take a close look at the numbers.
The PLA Raises Its Voice By
Peter J Brown
(Asia Times, Mar. 9, 2010) A growing number of
senior officers in the different branches of the Chinese People's Liberation
Army (PLA) are becoming outspoken. But why they have chosen now to raise
their voices is subject to debate.
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