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Barry Naughton Gives Lecture on China’s Rapid Growth

Posted on April 22, 2013 by

04/22/2013 Sydney Davison, The Telescope Palomar’s Political Economy Days lectures were held April 17-18, covering a wide range of speakers and topics. Below are summaries of select lectures from Wednesday’s sessions. “China: The End of Hyper Growth” – University of … Continue reading →

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Susan Shirk Cited on China’s Part in North Korea

Posted on April 12, 2013 by

04/12/2013 Ian Bond, Public Service Europe From London or Brussels, the situation on the Korean Peninsula can appear – in the words of former British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain – a “quarrel in a far-away country between people of whom … Continue reading →

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Joint Fudan-UC Conference 2013: China’s Domestic Challenges

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

03/28/2013 Victoria Calaguian, IR/PS The unprecedented first joint conference on China’s Domestic Challenges by Fudan University and the UC Center on Contemporary China successfully concluded on March 25, 2013, paving the way for the first of an annual conference series focused on … Continue reading →

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Barry Naughton on China’s Appointment of New Vice Chairman for NDRC

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

03/27/2013 Bloomberg Liu He was appointed as a vice chairman of China’s top economic-planning agency, a sign that President Xi Jinping’s government may be preparing to quicken market-driven policy changes to sustain growth. The National Development and Reform Commission’s website … Continue reading →

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Junjie Zhang on China’s Environmental Plan

Posted on March 19, 2013 by

03/19/2013 Sarah Carlson, The International As China undergoes rapid industrialization, several months of record pollution, chemical spillage, and the Chinese government’s recognition of “cancer villages” have exacerbated China’s deteriorating environment. Over the last several decades, China has moved from a … Continue reading →

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Lei Guang on Chinese State-Owned Businesses

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

03/16/2013 Angelo Young, International Business Times China’s Guangzhou Automobile Group Co. Ltd., aka GAC Group, rolled into the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this January with three of its latest creations: a four-wheel drive hybrid sedan, an all-electric … Continue reading →

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Susan Shirk Quoted on China’s Policy Toward North Korea

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

03/07/2013 Natasha Lennard, Salon This week was not the first time Pyongyang has threatened to engulf its enemies in a “sea of fire.” South Korea was promised such treatment in November 2011, but yet still stands, unsinged. So, when Pyongyang … Continue reading →

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Tai Ming Cheung Cited on China’s Defense Budget

Posted on March 5, 2013 by

03/05/2013 Bloomberg China will boost defense spending 10.7 percent this year as the government modernizes its military arsenal and adopts a more assertive stance in territorial disputes with its neighbors. Military spending is set to rise this year to 740.6 … Continue reading →

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Tai Ming Cheung Responds to Chinese Cyber-Attack Analysis

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

02/20/2013 Jonathan Landreth, James Fallows, Xiao Qiang, Bill Bishop, Tai Ming Cheung, China File With regular ChinaFile Conversation contributor Elizabeth Economy on the road, I turned to her colleague Adam Segal, Maurice R. Greenberg Senior Fellow for China Studies at … Continue reading →

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New Report by Tai Ming Cheung on China’s Military Progress

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

02/18/2013 Defense News 2012 was a exceptional year for the Chinese defense economy as it produced a series of headline-grabbing technological accomplishments. A new free report, edited by Tai Ming Cheung, The Chinese Defense Economy Takes Off; Sector-By-Sector Assessments and … Continue reading →

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