East Asian Institute: Publications: Background Briefs


No. 488	Chinese State Media Going Global ZHANG Xiaoling, 5 November 2009
No. 487	Hatoyama's East Asian Community And Sino-Japanese Relation YANG Lijun & LIM Chee Kia, 28 October 2009
No. 486	China Moves To Reform Its Health Care System ZHAO Litao & HUANG Yanjie, 22 October 2009
No. 485	Welfare Housing Programs In Urban China YAN Hao, 22 October 2009
No. 484	EU-China Relations: Economics Still In Command? Kjeld Erik BRØDSGAARD & HONG Wai Mun, 15 October 2009
No. 483	EU-China: Managing A Strained Relationship Kjeld Erik BRØDSGAARD & LIM Chee Kia, 15 October 2009
No. 482	Taiwan And Southeast Asia Since Ma Ying-Jeou's Presidency Samuel C. Y. KU, 1 October 2009
No. 481	The United States And New Dynamics In Cross-Strait Relations WANG Jianwei, 1 October 2009
No. 480	The Fourth Party Plenum And Political Succession In China BO Zhiyue, 23 September 2009
No. 479	Economic Corridors For The Greater Mekong Subregion Calla WIEMER, 15 September 2009
No. 478	Sizing Up The Elephant: Chinese Views Of India In The New Millennium YUAN Jing-dong, 15 September 2009
No. 477	Impact Of The Global Economic Crisis On The Pearl River And Yangtze River Delta Regions YU Hong & HUANG Yanjie, 10 September 2009
No. 476	Understanding China's High Saving Calla WIEMER, 10 September 2009
No. 475	Japan's 2009 Electoral Tsunami And Its Implications LAM Peng Er, 5 September 2009
No. 474	Behind The "Green Dam": Internet Censorship In China CHEN Gang & ZHU Jinjing, 2 September 2009
No. 473	China Attracting Global Top Talents: Central And Local Government Initiatives ZHAO Litao & ZHU Jinjing, 2 September 2009
No. 472	How Much Do The Chinese Trust Their Government? SHAN Wei, 28 August 2009
No. 471	Ma Ying-Jeou's Political Storm In The Aftermath Of Typhoon Morakot OU-YANG Hsin-yi & BO Zhiyue, 25 August 2009
No. 470	Tianjin City: Leadership Reshuffle And Economic Development BO Zhiyue, 20 August 2009
No. 469	State, Market Force And Building National Identity In China's Hong Kong And Macao CHOU Kwok Ping, 20 August 2009
No. 468	The Rio Tinto Affair CHONG Siew Keng, Catherine & Desmond CHUA, 5 August 2009
No. 467	The Chinese Leadership And The Internet LYE Liang Fook & YANG Yi, 27 July 2009
No. 466	The End Of LDP's One-Party Dominance In Japan? LAM Peng Er, 23 July 2009
No. 465	Bo Xilai And The Chongqing Model BO Zhiyue & CHEN Gang, 17 July 2009
No. 464	New Initiatives For Industrial Upgrading In The Pearl River Delta YU Hong & ZHANG Yang, 17 July 2009
No. 463	China's Flawed Policy In Xinjiang And Its Dilemmas SHAN Wei & CHEN Gang, 13 July 2009
No. 462	China And India: The Energy Policies ZHAO Hong, 2 July 2009
No. 461	China's Rapidly Growing Enterprise-Led Innovation System Sarah Y. TONG & ZHU Jinjing, 2 July 2009
No. 460	Renewing 35 Years Of Malaysia-China Relations: Najib's Visit To China LIM Tin Seng, 23 June 2009
No. 459	Growth And Investment Efficiency In China WU Yanrui, 18 June 2009
No. 458	Economic Zone On The West Coast Of Taiwan Strait ZHAO Hong & LIANG Ruobing, 18 June 2009
No. 457	Macao's Gambling Industry At A Crossroads SHENG Sixin & CHENG TJ, 5 June 2009
No. 456	Macao's Economy In The Financial Crisis ZHANG Yang & KWAN Fung, 5 June 2009
No. 455	Friends In Need Or Comrades In Arms?: The Decline Of Sino-Russo Weapons Trade YOU Ji, 29 May 2009
No. 454	China's Naval Deployment To Somalia And Its Implications YOU Ji & LIM Chee Kia, 29 May 2009
No. 453	Women's Political Participation In China ZHENG Yongnian, GUO Xiajuan & ZHAO Litao, 22 May 2009
No. 452	Taiwan-Mainland Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA): Implications For Cross-Strait Relations ZHAO Hong & Sarah Y. TONG, 21 May 2009
No. 451	Suzhou Industrial Park Today: Progress And Challenges (II) [Restricted Circulation] John WONG, ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 13 May 2009
No. 450	Suzhou Industrial Park: The Singapore Experience (I) [Restricted Circulation] John WONG, ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 13 May 2009
No. 449	Sino-American Relations: The G20 And The Future G2? ZHENG Yongnian, 28 April 2009
No. 448	Hong Kong's Economy In The Financial Crisis ZHANG Yang & Sarah Y. TONG, 14 April 2009
No. 447	Vietnam's Policy Responses To The Financial Crisis LE Thi Thuy Van, 14 April 2009
No. 446	China's New Battle With Terrorism In Xinjiang ZHENG Yongnian & LIM Tai Wei, 8 April 2009
No. 445	Provincial Leaders In The CCP Politburo, 1978-2008 SHENG Yumin, 8 April 2009
No. 444	Crisis Of Industrialization In The Pearl River Delta HUANG Yanjie & CHEN Shaofeng, 26 March 2009
No. 443	Global Financial Crisis And The Voice Of The New Left In China BO Zhiyue & CHEN Gang, 26 March 2009
No. 442	Internationalization And Immigration: Coping With The Ageing Population Problem LAM Peng Er, 20 March 2009
No. 441	China's Ethnic Policies: Political Dimension And Challenges LAI Hongyi, 12 March 2009
No. 440	The Evolution Of China's Ethnic Policies LAI Hongyi, 12 March 2009
No. 439	Unemployment And Social Instability In China: Will They Run Out Of Control? ZHAO Litao & HUANG Yanjie, 11 March 2009
No. 438	China's Responses To The Economic Crisis Sarah Y. TONG & ZHANG Yang, 11 March 2009
No. 437	How Severe Is China's Economic Downturn? YANG Mu & LIM Tin Seng, 9 March 2009
No. 436	Combating The Global Economic Crisis: Japan's Policies And Politics LIM Tai Wei, 9 March 2009
No. 435	Sino-African Relations: Going Beyond Energy Resources ZHAO Hong, 5 March 2009
No. 434	Comparing Pollution By Asian Giants: China Vs India WU Yanrui, 5 March 2009
No. 433	Declining Fertility Rates In Japan: An Ageing Crisis Ahead LAM Peng Er, 26 February 2009
No. 432	Old Age Care In China ZHAO Litao & SHENG Sixin, 26 February 2009
No. 431	Youth Nationalism In Japan And Sino-Japanese Relations YANG Lijun & LIM Chee Kia, 19 February 2009
No. 430	Japan's New National Security Networks Purnendra JAIN, 19 February 2009
No. 429	Kim Jong-Il's Illness And North Korea's Succession Crisis YOU Ji, 5 February 2009
No. 428	Reforming China's Statistical System HUANG Langhui & Sarah Y. TONG, 5 February 2009
No. 427	Why Did The Chinese Stock Market Perform So Badly In 2008? YANG Mu & LIM Tin Seng, 22 January 2009
No. 426	Obama's China Policy: Continuity Rather Than Change BO Zhiyue, 21 January 2009
No. 425	Obama's Asian Policy: Change And Continuity YOU Ji, 21 January 2009
No. 424	Return Rural Migration In China: A Source Of Social Instability Or A Force For Rural Transformation? ZHAO Litao, 9 January 2009
No. 423	How Globalized Are The Chinese Provinces? SHENG Yumin, 8 January 2009
No. 422	China's Economy 2008 And Outlook For 2009: Crisis Of A Sharp Slowdown John WONG, 24 December 2008
No. 421	China's Politics In 2008: Year Of Celebration And Crises ZHENG Yongnian, LYE Liang Fook & CHEN Gang, 22 December 2008
No. 420	The International Financial Crisis And China's External Response ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 17 December 2008
No. 419	China's Land Policy Reform: An Update Sarah Y. TONG & CHEN Gang, 11 December 2008
No. 418	Land Market In China's Modernization: Regulations, Challenges, And Reforms SU Fubing, 11 December 2008
No. 417	EU's Monitoring Of China's Compliance With WTO Obligations KONG Qingjiang, 4 December 2008
No. 416	Trade Disputes Between China And The EU KONG Qingjiang, 4 December 2008
No. 415	The Economics of Taiwan's Three Direct Links With Mainland China CHEN Chien-Hsun, 27 November 2008
No. 414	A Milestone In Cross-Strait Ties: Chen Yunlin's Historic Trip To Taiwan LIM Tai Wei, 27 November 2008
No. 413	Is China Winning Friends In Southeast Asia?: Views From The Citizens WANG Zhengxu, 12 November 2008
No. 412	China's Death Penalty: Reforms On Capital Punishment LU Hong, 5 November 2008
No. 411	China's Growing Influence In Latin America: Challenges And Opportunities LI He, 30 October 2008
No. 410	Japan's Unique Economic Relations With China: Economic Integration Under Political Uncertainty XING Yuqing, 23 October 2008
No. 409	Japan-Korea Relations: The Takeshima (竹島) Issue From The Japanese Perspective LIM Tai Wei, 16 October 2008
No. 408	Korea-Japan Relations: The Dokdo (독도/獨島) Issue From The Korean Perspective LIM Tai Wei, 16 October 2008
No. 407	A Political Gold Medal For Xi Jinping: The Successful Beijing Olympics ZHENG Yongnian & CHEN Gang, 8 October 2008
No. 406	The Tainted Milk Formula Scandal: Another Hard Lesson For China ZHAO Litao & LIM Tin Seng, 29 September 2008
No. 405	Guangdong Under Wang Yang: "Mind Liberation" And Development BO Zhiyue, 12 September 2008
No. 404	Ma Ying-Jiou's First Hundred Days: A Good Learning Process? HUANG Jing, 9 September 2008
No. 403	The Post-Fukuda Era: The Contenders Waiting In The Wings LIM Tai Wei, 3 September 2008
No. 402	Russia's Venture Into Georgia: Russia's Problems, China's Dilemma ZHENG Yongnian & LIM Tai Wei, 2 September 2008
No. 401	China's New Left And Its Impact On Political Liberalization LI He, 26 August 2008
No. 400	China Post Olympics: Rising Confidence Amidst Challenges ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 26 August 2008
No. 399	China's Regional Labour Migration: Economic And Social Consequences LU Ding, 20 August 2008
No. 398	Comparing Trade Performance Of China And India Sarah Y. TONG, 20 August 2008
No. 397	China's Active Role In The Greater Mekong Sub-Region: A "Win-Win" Outcome? LIM Tin Seng, 6 August 2008
No. 396	Sino-American Relations: Dynamic Stability Facing New Factors WANG Fei-Ling, 6 August 2008
No. 395	Fast And Furious: Problems Of China's Higher Education Expansion ZHAO Litao & SHENG Sixin, 24 July 2008
No. 394	China's "Great Leap" In Higher Education ZHAO Litao & SHENG Sixin, 24 July 2008
No. 393	From Tibet Riots To Sichuan Quake: Turnaround In China's Public Relations Fortunes LYE Liang Fook, 16 July 2008
No. 392	China's Measured Media Liberalization: Gearing Up For The Beijjing Olympics LYE Liang Fook, 16 July 2008
No. 391	Japan's Views Of Ma Ying Jeou's Ascension To Power: An End To An Illusion? LIM Tai Wei, 2 July 2008
No. 390	Clear Skies For Beijing Olympics? CHEN Gang, 2 July 2008
No. 389	Sichuan Earthquakes And Relief Efforts: The Power Of The Internet YANG Guobin, 25 June 2008
No. 388	The Rise Of Internet Activists In China YANG Guobin, 25 June 2008
No. 387	China Struggling To Cope With Its Water Crises: Foreign Participation In China's Water Industry YANG Mu & TENG Siow Song, 12 June 2008
No. 386	China's Looming Water Crises YANG Mu & TENG Siow Song, 12 June 2008
No. 385	Chen Shuibian's "Legacies" And Ma Ying-Jeou's Opportunities: A Departure For Cross-Strait Relations? BO Zhiyue, 4 June 2008
No. 384	Beijing's Tibet Problem: Policies And Dilemmas BO Zhiyue & CHEN Gang, 26 May 2008
No. 383	China's Tibet Problem: Still No Way Out? HUANG Jing, 26 May 2008
No. 382	Has Hu Jintao's Recent Visit Really Boosted A Future-Oriented Sino-Japanese Relationship? LAM Peng Er, 15 May 2008
No. 381	Ma Ying-Jeou Facing A Formidable Economic Challenge CHEN Chien-Hsun, 7 May 2008
No. 380	Health System Reform In China: What Are The Options? Ǻke BLOMQVIST & QIAN Jiwei, 18 April 2008
No. 379	China's New Round Of Healthcare Reforms GU Xin, 18 April 2008
No. 378	China's New Labour Contract Law: Belated Convent To Better Protection Of Workers ZHAO Litao & LIM Tin Seng, 10 April 2008
No. 377	Taiwan After The Presidential Election: Challenges And Opportunities For Ma Ying-Jeou BO Zhiyue, 1 April 2008
No. 376	Korea's New President Facing New Challenges: "Korea 747," "Pragmatism," "Reciprocity" And "New Diplomacy" JOO Jae Woo, 26 March 2008
No. 375	The Fukuda Administration: Mending Fences With China LAM Peng Er, 26 March 2008
No. 374	China's 11th National People's Congress: What's New? BO Zhiyue & CHEN Gang, 19 March 2008
No. 373	On The Future Status Of Taiwan: Different Views From Beijing And Taipei CHEN Mumin, 12 March 2008
No. 372	China's Crisis Management: Lessons From The Snow Storm Disaster YANG Mu & LYE Liang Fook, 5 March 2008
No. 371	China's Strategic Petroleum Reserves: An Update CHEN Shaofeng & LIM Tin Seng, 26 February 2008
No. 370	Taiwan's Coming Presidential Election: Dilemma For The DPP And Challenges For The KMT BO Zhiyue, 26 February 2008
No. 369	China's Regulation Of Religion In A Changing Context ZHAO Litao & TAN Soon Heng, 1 February 2008
No. 368	Religious Revival In China ZHAO Litao & TAN Soon Heng, 1 February 2008
No. 367	The Fukuda Administration: Coping With Japan's Political Gridlock LAM Peng Er, 22 January 2008
No. 366	China To End Preferential Tax Treatments To Foreign Investors: Implications For FDI TIAN Xiaowen, 17 January 2008
No. 365	Reforming China's Urban Housing Policy: The Case Of Xiamen LIANG Ruobing, 17 January 2008
No. 364	China's Economy In 2007/8: Coping With Problems Of Secular High Growth John WONG, 2 January 2008
No. 363	China's Politics In 2007: Power Consolidation, Personnel Change And Policy Reorientation CHEN Gang, LYE Liang Fook & YANG Dali, 18 December 2007
No. 362	The Corruption Blight In Taiwan Under Democratic Progressive Party Rule John F. COPPER, 13 December 2007
No. 361	Interest Groups In China's Politics And Governance YANG Guangbin, 13 December 2007
No. 360	China And India Courting Myanmar For Good Relations ZHAO Hong, 6 December 2007
No. 359	Climate Change Issue: A Double-Edged Sword For China CHEN Gang, 22 November 2007
No. 358	Hong Kong's CEPA With China: An Update ZHANG Yang & LIM Tin Seng, 22 November 2007
No. 357	China's Social Protests: Political Threat Or Growing Pains? Andrew G. WALDER & ZHAO Litao, 6 November 2007
No. 356	Hu-Wen's Efforts To Strengthen Governance: Regulating Central-Local Relations TAN Qingshan, 6 November 2007
No. 355	Hu Jintao's Road Map To China's Future ZHENG Yongnian, 24 October 2007
No. 354	China's Politics And Policy At 17th Party Congress: Hu's Legacy Secured But Succession Issue Remains Open CHEN Gang, WANG Zhengxu & YANG Dali, 24 October 2007
No. 353	China's Coming 17th Party Congress WANG Zhengxu, 8 October 2007
No. 352	The Challenges Of Managing China's Huge Foreign Reserves: From Huijin To China Investment Corporation NIU Tiehang & LYE Liang Fook, 1 October 2007
No. 351	Chen Liangyu's Fallout: The Demise Of The Shanghai Gang? BO Zhiyue, 20 September 2007
No. 350	How Contending Identities And Party Politics Shape Taiwan's External Policy WANG Wei-cheng, Vincent, 20 September 2007
No. 349	China-US Oil Rivalry In Africa ZHAO Hong, 3 September 2007
No. 348	China's Oil Venture In Africa ZHAO Hong, 3 September 2007
No. 347	The Chinese Communist Party At Eighty-Six BO Zhiyue, 16 August 2007
No. 346	China-Russia Relations: New Opportunities And Old Problems LAI Hongyi & LIM Tin Seng, 8 August 2007
No. 345	Kunshan As "Little Taiwan": China's Most Industrial County-Level City CHIEN Shiuh-shen, 8 August 2007
No. 344	Japan's 2007 Upper House Election: Towards A Political Gridlock? LAM Peng Er, 1 August 2007
No. 343	China's Evolving Naval Strategy LI Nan, 26 July 2007
No. 342	The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation And Beijing's Strategic Objectives In Central Asia WANG Zhengxu & LIM Tin Seng, 26 July 2007
No. 341	Macao's Lopsided Development CHOU Kwok Ping, 12 July 2007
No. 340	China's Overseas Direct Investment YANG Mu & TENG Siow Song, 12 July 2007
No. 339	Rethinking Shanghai's Urban Development Model TU Qiyu & TAN Soon Heng, 28 June 2007
No. 338	China's Civil Service Reform: Success And Pitfalls CHOU Kwok Ping, 28 June 2007
No. 337	China's Trade Acceleration And The Deepening Of An East Asian Regional Production Network Sarah Y. TONG & ZHENG Yi, 21 June 2007
No. 336	Japan Too Going After "Soft Power" LAM Peng Er, 7 June 2007
No. 335	Planning For A Cultural Renaissance: China's Blueprint For The Future ZHAO Litao & TAN Soon Heng, 30 May 2007
No. 334	China's Cultural Development: "Cultural Rise" To Come After Economic Rise ZHAO Litao & TAN Soon Heng, 30 May 2007
No. 333	China's Windfall From The Kyoto Protocol CHEN Gang, 10 May 2007
No. 332	MNCs Rush To Set Up R&D Labs In China: What Is The Nature? QUAN Xiaohong, 10 May 2007
No. 331	The Tianjin Binhai New Area As China's Next Growth Pole CHIEN Shiuh-shen & YANG Mu, 26 April 2007
No. 330	The Chinese Communist Party Propaganda Department: Struggling To Balance Control And Progress YANG Mu & LYE Liang Fook, 26 April 2007
No. 329	Dealing With The Malacca Strait Dilemma: China's Efforts Enhance Energy Transportation Security YOU Ji, 12 April 2007
No. 328	Vietnam's Reform In China's Perspective: Politically Ahead, Economically Behind? LAI Hongyi, 12 April 2007
No. 327	Malaysian Chinese Business Community's Response To The Economic Rise Of China CHIN Yee Whah, 29 March 2007
No. 326	The China Factor In Japan's Rising Interest In India Purnendra JAIN, 29 March 2007
No. 325	Haigui's (Overseas Returnees) Prominent Roles In China's Emerging "Technopreneurship" YANG Mu & TAN Soon Heng, 15 March 2007
No. 324	China's New Cadre Evaluation System GUO Liangping @ Lance L.P. Gore, 15 March 2007
No. 323	Dealing With The "North Korea Dilemma": China's Response To Pyongyang's Adventurism YOU Ji, 1 March 2007
No. 322	Development Of Changxing Island (Dalian): A Key Industrial Port Zone For Northeast China BI Jianhai, 14 February 2007
No. 321	Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao And The PLA LI Nan, 14 February 2007
No. 320	China's Growing Influence In Africa WANG Zhengxu & LIM Tin Seng, 8 February 2007
No. 319	China's Rising Software Industry: A Government-Driven Model QUAN Xiaohong, 1 February 2007
No. 318	Who Actually Rules Macao? CHOU Kwok Ping, 18 January 2007
No. 317	China's Economy In 2006/2007: Managing High Growth For Faster Structural Adjustment John WONG, 9 January 2007


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