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Taiwan’s 2008
Presidential Election By
Kerry Dumbaugh
(CRS Report, Apr. 2008) In a large turnout on March 22, 2008, voters in
Taiwan elected as president Mr. Ma Ying-jeou. Ma has promised to improve
Taiwan’s economic performance, to improve Taiwan’s damaged relations with the
PRC, and to address any annoyances in Taiwan-U.S. relations arising from the
Chen Administration.
Breaking the
Suicide Pact: U.S.–China Cooperation on Climate Change (Carnegie Endowment, Policy Brief No. 57, March 2008) The United
States and China must make accommodations to curb greenhouse gas emissions if
both countries are to break their “suicide pact” of self-destructive,
energy-using behavior. Together they produce 40 percent of global greenhouse
gas emissions, yet both countries demand that the other take responsibility
for climate change, meanwhile the threat of environmental disaster grows.
Contemporary China: A Book List and Websites about China and Southeast
Asia (Prof. Lynn White, Princeton University) Categorized by subjects
and has been updated. This list is long, but you can use the subject
categories at the left of your screen to find items you need. Websites about China and Southeast
Asia is a clickable list of websites, giving access to thousands of articles
about China and Southeast Asia.
China’s Economic
Fluctuations and Their Implications for Its Rural Economy By Albert
Keidel (Carnegie Endowment Report, January
2008) China’s recent inflation surge is the product of domestic rural
structural problems, not excessive monetary growth linked to trade surpluses
or foreign reserves. The fundamental response to China’s inflation risk
should be to raise bank deposit and lending rates to match inflation; failure
to do so in the past has caused damaging swings in inflation, output growth,
and social unrest.
The Rise of China
and the Future of the West: Can the Liberal System Survive? By G. John
Ikenberry (Foreign Affairs, January/February
2008) China's rise will inevitably bring the United States' unipolar moment
to an end. But that does not necessarily mean a violent power struggle or the
overthrow of the Western system. The U.S.-led international order can remain
dominant even while integrating a more powerful China -- but only if
Washington sets about strengthening that liberal order now.
Cross-Strait
Relations: In Search of Peace By Alan
D. Romberg
(China Leadership Monitor, 23, Winter, 2007) The presidential and legislative
election campaigns in Taiwan continue to move along with all of the surprise
twists and turns one might have predicted. In terms of longer-term
cross-Strait relations, however, the recent development of greatest interest
was General Secretary Hu Jintao's moderate handling of Taiwan in his
political report to the 17th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party, and
particularly his mention of a possible cross-Strait "peace agreement."
Applying to the
UN “in the name of ‘Taiwan’” By Alan D. Romberg
(China Leadership Monitor, No. 22, Fall 2007) The UN
referendum issue, already a matter of some controversy by early summer, came
to occupy center stage not only in the election campaign, but also among all
three actors in the triangular relationship.
U.S.-China
Relations After Resolution of Taiwan’s Status By
Roger Cliff and David A. Shlapak
(RAND, 2007) The consequences of
peaceful outcome –including peaceful irresolution- are more predictable and
generally better for relations between Washington and Beijing. In contrast,
nonpeaceful resolutions of Taiwan’s
status could cause U.S.-China relations to fall anywhere from reasonable
amity to a Cold War-like confrontation.
Military Power of
the People’s Republic of China, 2007
(Department of Defense, U.S.A.) China’s near-term focus on preparing for
military contingencies in the Taiwan Strait, including the possibility of
U.S. intervention, appears to be an important driver of its modernization
plans. However, analysis of China’s military acquisitions and strategic
thinking suggests Beijing is also generating capabilities of other regional
contingencies, such as conflict over resources or territory.
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