| Description |
viii, 189 pages : map ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
The reference shelf ; v. 74, no. 5
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Reference shelf ; v. 74, no. 5.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-164) and index. |
| Contents |
I. Is China Liberalizing? -- 1) Playing by the Rules. Dorinda Elliott. -- 2) Chinas Coming Transformation. George Gilboy and Eric Heginbotham. -- 3) Chinas Challenges. Peter Hadekel. -- 4) Its a Fascist Regime. Michael A. Ledeen. -- 5) China Looks to the Future. David R. Sands. -- -- II. The State of the Peoples Republic -- 1) China Maintains Steady, Rapid Economic Growth in 2001. -- 2) Chinas Angry Workers. Dexter Roberts, Bruce Einhorn, and Frederik Balfour. -- 3) Growing Rich-Poor Gap, Economic Growth, Spur Crime in China. Michael Dorgan. -- 4) In China, Student Loans May Be Expanding Societal Gaps They Were Supposed to Close. Jiang Xueqin. Chronicle of Higher Education 48 5) The Sickness Trap. Susan V. Lawrence. -- 6) From China, with Love. Christen Pears. -- 7) Many Unhappy with Chinese Rule. Karl Schoenberger. -- -- III. Human Rights -- 1) Why Did a Nation Go Mad? Jonathan Manthorpe. -- 2) China's Crackdown on Christians. Nina Shea -- 3) Cultural Clash in Land on the Roof of the World. John Gittings. -- 4) Forbidden Practice. Juliet Rowan -- 5) Academic Freedom in China. Qinglian He -- 6) SAR Must Stand True to Its Words. Jasper Becker. -- -- IV. U.S.-Chinese -- 1) Bush Scraps China Policy of Six Presidents. Jay Taylor. -- 2) Emperors' New Closeness. Simon Pritchard -- 3) U.S. Strains to Understand China. Dean Calbreath. -- 4) Rumsfeld Demands China Reciprocity. Kenneth R. Timmerman. -- 5) China Wary of U.S. Plan for Missile-Defense Shield. Gregg Jones. -- 6) In Jiang's Words: "I Hope the Western World Can Understand China Better." Arthur Sulzberger Jr -- -- V. China's Relations with Other States -- 1) China, Taiwan Dance a Mysterious Tango. Michael A. Lev -- 2) Pope Seeks to Pursue Diplomatic Ties But Beijing Shows No Interest -- 3) Russia, China Ink Friendship Pact in Moscow. Nicholas Kralev. -- 4) China's Leader Visits India to Urge Peace Without Taking Sides. Frank Langfitt -- 5) Why the Past Still Separates China and Japan. Robert Marquand -- 6) Israel's Arms Ties with China Haunting U.S. Harvey Morris. |
| Subject |
China -- Politics and government -- 1976-2002.
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China. |
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1976-2002 |
| Added Author |
Cavalli, Dimitri.
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| ISBN |
082421014X paperback alkaline paper |
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