List of EAI Background Briefs circulated from 2002 to 2005 No. 267 China Politics 2005: Promoting a Harmonious Society to Cope with Crisis of Governance ZHENG Yongnian, WANG Zhengxu & LYE Liang Fook, 21 December 2005 The Shanghai Residential Real Estate Market John WONG & Lionel HO, 6 December 2005 Can China's High Economic Performance be Sustained by Productivity Growth? WU Yanrui, 6 December 2005 Taiwan's Relations with Southeast Asia, Post 1997 Samuel KU, 18 November 2005 Taiwan's Southward Policy and its Changing Relations with Southeast Asia, 1990-1997 Samuel KU, 18 November 2005 Hu Jintao's Power Consolidation (II): Can a Stable and Viable Power Structure be Created WANG Zhengxu & LYE Liang Fook, 4 November 2005 Hu Jintao's Power Consolidation (I): Moving with Ease and Skill LI Cheng & LYE Liang Fook, 4 November 2005 Labour Shortage in a Labour Abundant Country? ZHAO Litao, 28 October 2005 The Role of France in Sino-European Relations: Central or Marginal? Jean-Pierre CABESTAN, 11 October 2005 The Relations between France and China: Towards a Paris-Beijing Axis? Jean-Pierre CABESTAN, 11 October 2005 Corporate China Goes Global Friedrich WU, 27 September 2005 Hong Kong's CEPA with China: Round Two John WONG & ZHANG Yang, 27 September 2005 Japan's Coming Election: Koizumi to remake the Ruling Party through Postal Reforms LAM Peng Er, 6 September 2005 Trade and Investment between China and Thailand: Trading with the Economic Powerhouse Busakorn CHANTASASAWAT, 5 September 2005 The Burgeoning Sino-Thai Relations: Seeking Sustained Economic Security Busakorn CHANTASASAWAT, 5 September 2005
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Towards a Harmonious Society for China: Hu-Wen's Social Policy Change GU Xin, 23 August 2005 Undervalued Yuan and Ineffective Monetary Sterilization in China WU Ying, 3 August 2005 US-China Trade Dispute in Textile and Clothing Sarah Y. TONG & LIANG Ruobing, 28 July 2005 China's Demographic Window: The Boom and Bust in Prime-age Workers Judith BANISTER & Calla WIEMER, 18 July 2005 US Taiwan Policy: Under Neocon Influence John F. COPPER, 30 June 2005 Neither Friends Nor Foes? China's Dilemmas in Managing its Japan Policy ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 15 June 2005 China's Oil Diplomacy Going Global (II): Reducing Reliance on the Middle East and the Malacca Strait LAI Hongyi, 6 June 2005 China's Regional Oil Diplomacy (I): Middle East and Africa LAI Hongyi, 6 June 2005 China Planning to become a Technological Superpower CAO Cong, 26 May 2005 China's Construction of Strategic Petroleum Reserves: How Urgent? Elspeth THOMSON, 11 May 2005 China's Current Oil Production and Consumption: The Facts Elspeth THOMSON, 11 May 2005 Japan's Deteriorating Ties with China: The Koizumi Factor LAM Peng Er, 5 May 2005 Is China Diverting FDI from Its Neighbouring Countries? Busakorn CHANTASASAWAT, 28 April 2005 The Role of Law and Foreign Investment in China: View from EU Investors SHAN Wenhua, 28 April 2005 Ningbo: A Regional City Leapfrog into Hi-tech Development Jon SIGURDSON, 21 April 2005 Cadre Exit in China's Economic Transition ZHAO Litao, 14 April 2005 China's Path to Exchange Rate Flexibility Calla WIEMER, 4 April 2005
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Can Donald Tsang End Hong Kong's Governance Crisis? ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 28 March 2005 The Chen-Soong Meeting: The Beginning of Inter-Party Rapprochement in Taiwan? Raymond R WU, 23 March 2005 China's Anti-Secession Law: A Legal Perspective ZOU Keyuan, 17 March 2005 The Anti-Secession Law and Beijing's Taiwan Policy YOU Ji, 17 March 2005 Putting Farmers First: An End to China's Agriculture Tax LU Mai & Calla WIEMER, 9 March 2005 What do Chinese Peasants Want? ZHONG Yang, 9 March 2005 Taiwan as US-Japan's 'Common Strategic Objective': A Web of Containment? ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 2 March 2005 Health Care Marketization in Urban China GU Xin, 16 February 2005 Growth with Rising Income Inequality: China's Response to the Problem LAI Hongyi, 16 February 2005 A Bird's Eye View of China's New National Defence Strategy YOU Ji, 2 February 2005 Central Leading Small Groups: China's Highest Policy Formulation Bodies SHAW Chong Hai & LYE Liang Fook, 2 February 2005 Governing Capacity in China: Creating a Contingent of Qualified Personnel Kjeld Erik BRODSGAARD, 26 January 2005 China's Currency Peg: Firm In The Eye Of The Storm Calla WIEMER, 19 January 2005 China's Economy In 2004: Stability Takes Precedence Over Growth John WONG, 10 January 2005 China's Politics In 2004: Dawn Of The Hu Jintao Era ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 28 December 2004 China's Peaceful Rise (II): Rhetoric Versus Reality ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 9 December 2004 China's Peaceful Rise (I): HU-Wen's Core Foreign Policy Strategy ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 9 December 2004
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Strengthening Corporate Governance: China's Strategy For Completing Its Unfinished Business of State-Owned Enterprise Reform Sarah Y. TONG & LIANG Ruobing, 23 November 2004 China's And The EU: Trade, Capital Flows, Strategic Issues Wolfgang KLENNER, 10 November 2004 China's Efforts At Turning "Brain Drain" Into "Brain Gain" CAO Cong, 1 November 2004 The Brain Drain Problem In China CAO Cong, 1 November 2004 Has Corruption Peaked In China? YANG Dali, 21 October 2004 Reforming The Chinese Communist Party: Strengthening Internal Supervision TAN Qingshan, 14 October 2004 The Politics Of Cooling China's Overheated Economy BO Zhiyue, 7 October 2004 Tracking Hot Money Flows Into China Calla WIEMER & ZHANG JIkang, 30 September 2004 From Capital Flight To Speculative Influx: The Tidal Shift In China's Balance Of Payments Calla WIEMER & ZHANG JIkang, 30 September 2004 China's Fourth Party Plenum: Complete Power Transition From Jiang Zemin To Hu Jintao ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 23 September 2004 Rise And Fall Of China Threat Theory In Japan LAM Peng Er, 16 September 2004 China-Malaysia Relations: Expanding Common Interests YOW Cheun Hoe, 9 September 2004 China's Reaction To DPM Lee Hsien Loong's Visit To Taiwan John WONG, ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 25 August 2004 The Innovative China Jon SIGURDSON, 17 August 2004 China's Governance Over Offshore Oil And Gas Development ZOU Keyuan, 17 August 2004 Power Crisis In China: Why? Elspeth THOMSON, 12 August 2004
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China's Propaganda Reforms (II): The Challenge Of Modern Information Management ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 2 August 2004 China's Propaganda Reforms (I): Rapid Changes In Media Scene ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 2 August 2004 The "Rise" Of China And Its Impact On South Korea CHUNG Jae Ho, 26 July 2004 The 2004 Upper House Elections: Implications For The Koizumi Administration LAM Peng Er, 13 July 2004 Foreign Trade Law In China And Its Amendment GAO Yongfu, 9 July 2004 China's New Generals BO Zhiyue, 2 July 2004 China's Provincial Party Secretaries (II): Powers And Constraints Forrest TAN Qingshan, 25 June 2004 China's Provincial Party Secretaries (I): Roles And Functions Forrest TAN Qingshan, 25 June 2004 The Dalai Lama's New Initiatives Toward China HE Baogang, 10 June 2004 Mineral Resource Requirements For China's Economic Growth: Striving For Greater Self-Reliance Elspeth THOMSON & LIANG Ruobing, 28 May 2004 US-China Trade Balance: Beyond Merchandise Trade Sarah Y. TONG, 21 May 2004 Hong Kong Democratisation: A Crisis Brewing For Beijing? ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 7 May 2004 Prospects For The Pan-Blue In Post-Election Taiwan Raymond R. WU, 30 April 2004 Presidential Politics And Taiwan's 2004 Campaign In Retrospect Raymond R. WU, 30 April 2004 Emerging Features Of China's Private Economy (II) LAI Hongyi, 19 April 2004 Surge Of China's Private And Non-State Economy (I) LAI Hongyi, 19 April 2004 The Emerging Research Institutions Of Life Science In China CAO Cong, 7 April 2004
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Post-WTO Trade Barriers Against China KONG Qingjiang, 29 March 2004 How China Views Singapore ZHENG Yongnian & TOK Sow Keat, 19 March 2004 Analysing Taiwan's Coming Presidential Election Raymond R. WU, 4 March 2004 China's Central Party School: Adapting To Changes (II) ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 26 February 2004 China's Central Party School: A Unique Institution (I) ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 26 February 2004 US-China Trade Balance: Why Such A Huge Discrepancy? Sarah Y. TONG, 16 February 2004 China's Ailing Public Health System GU Xin, 28 January 2004 Why And How China Maintains RMB's Stability LU Ding, 16 January 2004 China's Economy In 2003: Hectic Growth Amidst Worries Of Overheating John WONG, 30 December 2003 China's Politics In 2003: The Fourth Generation Leaders Making Their Mark ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 30 December 2003 CEPA To Deepen Hong Kong's Economic Dependence On China John WONG & Sarah CHAN, 12 December 2003 China's Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA) With Hong Kong: A Gift From Beijing? John WONG & Sarah CHAN, 12 December 2003 Rise In Economic Legislation In China To Embrace Market Economy ZOU Keyuan, 27 November 2003 The Koizumi Government Post 2003 Lower House Elections LAM Peng Er, 11 November 2003 Referendums On Taiwanese National Identity: Challenging China's Bottomline HE Baogang, 28 October 2003 What Do Workers Want: Dynamics Of Governance In China's Industrial Workplace HE Gaochao, 7 October 2003 The Neocons And US-China Policy John F. COPPER, 17 September 2003
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The Neocons And US-Asia Policy John F. COPPER, 17 September 2003 Japan's Diplomatic Initiatives In Asia (II): Peace Building In Aceh LAM Peng Er, 27 August 2003 Japan's Diplomatic Initiatives In Asia (I): Peace Building In Sri Lanka LAM Peng Er, 27 August 2003 Taiwan: Changing Cross Strait Relations In Perspective Raymond R. WU, 12 August 2003 The Wang-Koo Singapore Meeting: Developments Across The Taiwan Strait In Retrospect Raymond R. WU, 12 August 2003 China's Service Industry (II): Gearing Up For WTO Challenges John WONG & LIANG Ruobing, 28 July 2003 China's Service Industry (I): Growth And Structural Change John WONG & LIANG Ruobing, 28 July 2003 The Wenzhou Diaspora YOW Cheun Hoe, 10 July 2003 China And The Nuclear Crisis On The Korean Peninsula GONG Shaopeng, 30 June 2003 How Serious Are China's Non-Performing Loans With Its State Banks? John WONG & CHEN Chien-Hsun, 5 June 2003 China's Banking Reform One Year After WTO Accession CHEN Chien-Hsun, 5 June 2003 China's Western Development (II): Problems Ahead LAI Hongyi, 26 May 2003 China's Western Development (I): Progress In The First Two Years LAI Hongyi, 26 May 2003 An Assessment Of China's Outward Direct Investment John WONG & Sarah CHAN, 9 May 2003 China's Rising Outward Direct Investment John WONG & Sarah CHAN, 9 May 2003 China's High-Tech Parks In Transition CAO Cong, 24 April 2003 Zhongguancun Aspiring To Become "China's Silicon Valley" CAO Cong, 24 April 2003
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Harmonizing Local Laws With Central Legislation: A Critical Step Towards Rule Of Law In China ZOU Keyuan, 9 April 2003 Nurturing Political Leaders For Japan: Matsushita Seikei Juku LAM Peng Er, 27 March 2003 Xi Qi Dong Shu: China's West-East Gas Pipeline Mega-Project Elspeth THOMSON, 13 March 2003 China's Export Tax Rebate Policy CUI Zhiyuan, 20 February 2003 Health Care In China No Longer Free GU Xin, 7 February 2003 How Kinship Influences Village Elections In China HE Baogang, 24 January 2003 The 'Ma Ying-Jeou Phenomenon' And The 2004 Presidential Election In Taiwan Raymond R. WU, 14 January 2003 China's Politics In 2002 ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 2 January 2003 China's Economy In 2002 And Outlook For 2003 John WONG, 2 January 2003 Succession Politics, Power Distribution And Legacies: China After The 16th Party Congress ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 9 December 2002 Nan Shui Bei Diao: China's Mammoth Water Diversion Project (II) Elspeth THOMSON, 2 December 2002 China's Water Shortages: A Potential Crisis (I) Elspeth THOMSON, 2 December 2002 Taiwan's Burgeoning Budget Deficit: A Crisis In The Making? CHEN Chien-Hsun, 25 November 2002 Why China's Economy Can Sustain High Performance: An Analysis Of Its Sources Of Growth John WONG & Sarah CHAN, 14 November 2002
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The U.S.-China Security Review Commission: A Thorn In U.S.-China Relations Anthony Alexander LOH, 28 October 2002
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Sino-Japanese Relations 30 Years After: Conflict And Cooperation LAM Peng Er, 21 October 2002 Can Chinese Scientists Win The Nobel Prize? CAO Cong, 11 October 2002 China In The WTO: Protection Of Foreign Intellectual Property Rights KONG Qingjiang, 30 September 2002 China's Government Debt: How Serious? LIN Shuanglin, 23 September 2002 Is This The Right Time To Change China's Population Policy? PENG Xizhe, 10 September 2002 Democracy In Question: Taiwan's 2001 Legislative Election John F. COPPER, 21 August 2002 China-Taiwan Relations: The Odds Against Changing The Status Quo John HSIEH Fuh-sheng, 21 August 2002 Hong Kong's Economic Integration With The Pearl River Delta Victor FUNG, 13 August 2002 Chen Shui-Bian's Referendum Statement: Crisis Or Portent Of Things To Come? John F. COPPER & John HSIEH Fuh-sheng, 7 August 2002 How Serious Is China's Fiscal Deficit? Applying EU's 'Golden Rule' CUI Zhiyuan, 16 July 2002 From Village To Township: Will China Move Elections One Level Up? HE Baogang, 29 June 2002 Kejiao Xingguo (II): Challenges In China's Science And Technology Development CAO Cong, 17 June 2002 Kejiao Xingguo (I): China's Science And Education Policy In Perspective CAO Cong, 17 June 2002 China To Revamp Its Training of Lawyers ZOU Keyuan, 28 May 2002 A Surge Of Foreign Students In China's Universities ZHOU Xiao-zhuang, 13 May 2002
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Can The WTO Dispute Settlement Mechanism Resolve Cross-Strait Trade Disputes? KONG Qingjiang, 26 April 2002 China's WTO Membership: How Prepared Are Local Governments? LAI Hongyi, 26 April 2002 China Rising: The Demise Of Japan-Led Flying Geese Development Model? LAM Peng Er, 9 April 2002 China's Software Industry (II): The Race With India John WONG & WONG Chee Kong, 26 March 2002 China's Software Industry (I): On The Fast-Track John WONG & WONG Chee Kong, 26 March 2002 Taiwan's 2004 Presidential Election: Still Hope For James Soong? SHAW Chong-Hai, 13 March 2002 How Is Shanghai Coping With The Ageing Problem? PENG Xizhe, 28 February 2002 Can Hu Jingtao Also Rein In The PLA? (II) YOU Ji, 19 February 2002 Jiang Zemin's Art Of Controlling The PLA (I) YOU Ji, 19 February 2002 China's Insurance Industry: Liberalisation To Meet WTO Challenges John WONG & Sarah CHAN, 31 January 2002 The Age Factor In Chinese Politics ZHENG Shiping, 15 January 2002
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