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Book reviews Foreign High-Tech R&D in China: Risks, which would have been helpful in giving us a Rewards and Implications for US-China Rela- better sense of where and how China was going tions. By Kathleen Walsh, Stimson Center, to make its impact felt. Washington, DC, 2003, xv, 141 pp. pdf file, Walsh makes a major contribution in alerting www.stimson.org observers of the Chinese scene to the rapid growth of foreign R&D in China. While she does note that Engendered by the continued efficacy of globaliza- the growth of foreign R&D in the PRC is not tion as a key enabling factor, China is steadily necessarily unique in the context of larger global emerging as an increasingly key player in the economic and technological trends, she points out international technology system. A combination that there are several unique characteristics to the of steady investment in domestic science and tech- Chinese situation, including the place of Beijing nology modernization and expanded foreign invest- accession to the WTO that has opened the market ment into higher value added manufacturing and and given foreign firms greater confidence in the R&D have clearly enhanced the PRC’s technologi- Chinese situation. All too often, China is seen as cal trajectory. There is little doubt that given the just another developing country or a huge menace size of its domestic market and its steadily improv- and potential international beˆtenoire–whenin ing technological prowess, China will assume a reality the situation is far more complex. Through- critical role in the playing out of global competition out the book, Walsh tries to ground her analysis in and have a substantial impact on the pace and hard data so that the reader can walk away with a direction of international scientific progress. -
An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China
The China Review An Interdisciplinary Journal on Greater China Volume 14 Number 2 Fall 2014 Special Issue Doing Sinology in Former Socialist States, Reflections from the Czech Republic, Mongolia, Poland, and Russia: Introduction Chih-yu Shih (Guest Editor) Beyond Academia and Politics: Understanding China and Doing Sinology in Czechoslovakia after World War II Olga Lomová and Anna Zádrapová Surging between China and Russia: Legacies, Politics, and Turns of Sinology in Contemporary Mongolia Enkhchimeg Baatarkhuyag and Chih-yu Shih Volume 14 Number 2 Fall 2014 The Study of China in Poland after World War II: Toward the “New Sinology”? Anna Rudakowska The Lifting of the “Iron Veil” by Russian Sinologists During the Soviet Period (1917–1991) Materials Valentin C. Golovachev Soviet Sinology and Two Approaches to an Understanding of Chinese History An Interdisciplinary Alexander Pisarev Uneven Development vs. Searching for Integrity: Chinese Studies in Post-Soviet Russia Journal on Alexei D. Voskressenski Copyrighted Do We Need to Rethink Sinology? Views from the Eastern Bloc Fabio Lanza Press: Greater China Other Articles Professional Commitment and Job Satisfaction: An Analysis of the Chinese Judicial Reforms from the Perspective of the Criminal Defense University Hong Lu, Bin Liang, Yudu Li, and Ni (Phil) He The Discourse of Political Constitutionalism in Contemporary China: Gao Quanxi’s Studies on China’s Political Constitution Chinese Albert H. Y. Chen The State-of-the-Field Review Special Issue Research on Chinese Investigative Journalism, -
Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy
www.ebook3000.com ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF THE CHINESE ECONOMY China’s rapid rise to become the world’s second largest economy has resulted in an unprecedented impact on the global system and an urgent need to understand more about the newest economic superpower. The Routledge Handbook of the Chinese Economy is an advanced-level reference guide which surveys the current economic situation in China and its integration into the global economy. An internationally renowned line-up of scholars contribute chapters on the key components of the contemporary economy and its historical foundations. Topics covered include: • the history of the Chinese economy from ancient times onwards; • economic growth and development; • population, the labor market, income distribution, and poverty; • legal, political, and financial institutions; and • foreign trade and investments. Offering a cutting-edge overview of the Chinese economy, the Handbook is an invaluable resource for academics, researchers, economists, graduate, and undergraduate students studying this ever-evolving field. Gregory C. Chow is Professor of Economics and Class of 1913 Professor of Political Economy, emeritus, at Princeton University, USA and has been on the Princeton faculty since 1970. Dwight H. Perkins is the Harold Hitchings Burbank Professor of Political Economy, emeritus, at Harvard University, USA and has been on the Harvard faculty since 1963. www.ebook3000.com In this volume, Gregory Chow and Dwight Perkins assemble a global array of authors to pro- vide a comprehensive account of China’s economic development both before and after the reform initiatives of the late 1970s. While many of the contributors focus on institutions, poli- cies and outcomes at the national level, detailed accounts by reform participants Wu Jinglian and Yi Gang along with an iconoclastic essay by Lynn White provide readers with unusual insight into the operational mechanisms of China’s political economy. -
The Reliability of China's Economic Data
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission Staff Research Project January 28, 2013 The Reliability of China’s Economic Data: An Analysis of National Output by Iacob N. Koch-Weser USCC Policy Analyst, Economics and Trade Disclaimer: This paper is the product of professional research performed by staff of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and was prepared at the request of the Commission to support its deliberations. Posting of the report to the Commission’s website is intended to promote greater public understanding of the issues addressed by the Commission in its ongoing assessment of U.S.-China economic relations and their implications for U.S. security, as mandated by Public Law 106-398 and Public Law 108-7. However, the public release of this document does not necessarily imply an endorsement by the Commission, any individual Commissioner, or the Commission’s other professional staff, of the views or conclusions expressed in this staff research report. 1 Table of Contents Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................... 2 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 6 Section I: The Quality of Statistical Work ..................................................................................... -
Made in China, Financed in Hong Kong
China Perspectives 2007/2 | 2007 Hong Kong. Ten Years Later Made in China, financed in Hong Kong Anne-Laure Delatte et Maud Savary-Mornet Édition électronique URL : http://journals.openedition.org/chinaperspectives/1703 DOI : 10.4000/chinaperspectives.1703 ISSN : 1996-4617 Éditeur Centre d'étude français sur la Chine contemporaine Édition imprimée Date de publication : 15 avril 2007 ISSN : 2070-3449 Référence électronique Anne-Laure Delatte et Maud Savary-Mornet, « Made in China, financed in Hong Kong », China Perspectives [En ligne], 2007/2 | 2007, mis en ligne le 08 avril 2008, consulté le 28 octobre 2019. URL : http://journals.openedition.org/chinaperspectives/1703 ; DOI : 10.4000/chinaperspectives.1703 © All rights reserved Special feature s e v Made In China, Financed i a t c n i e In Hong Kong h p s c r e ANNE-LAURE DELATTE p AND MAUD SAVARY-MORNET Later, I saw the outside world, and I began to wonder how economic zones and then progressively the Pearl River it could be that the English, who were foreigners, were Delta area. In 1990, total Hong Kong investments repre - able to achieve what they had achieved over 70 or 80 sented 80% of all foreign investment in the Chinese years with the sterile rock of Hong Kong, while China had province. The Hong Kong economy experienced an accel - produced nothing to equal it in 4,000 years… We must erated transformation—instead of an Asian dragon specialis - draw inspiration from the English and transpose their ex - ing in electronics, it became a service economy (90% of ample of good government into every region of China. -
Contemporary Chinese Diasporas Min Zhou Editor Contemporary Chinese Diasporas Editor Min Zhou University of California Los Angeles, CA USA
Contemporary Chinese Diasporas Min Zhou Editor Contemporary Chinese Diasporas Editor Min Zhou University of California Los Angeles, CA USA ISBN 978-981-10-5594-2 ISBN 978-981-10-5595-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-981-10-5595-9 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017950830 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2017 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image © KTSDESIGN / Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. -
Department of Economics Newsletter
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS NEWSLETTER Department of Economics Newsletter May 2015 GENERAL DEPARTMENT NEWS The Economics Department at Johns 2016. Professor Quah is an economic Poster for the Richard Ely Distinguished Hopkins has had another busy year with theorist with many major works to his credit Lecture Series 2014-2015: multiple events and many developmentsMay 20and15 is an outstanding addition to the among the faculty and graduate students. Department. This Newsletter will cover many of them but feel free to keep track of all developments as The Department was well represented at the they happen on the department website, AEA Meetings in January, 2015 in Boston. http://www.econ.jhu.edu/. Among the faculty, Chris Carroll, Olivier Jeanne, Ali Khan, Anton Korinek, Robert We welcomed Assistant Professor Ying Chen Moffitt, Nick Papageorge, and Yuya Sasaki to the Department in September. Ying were on the program. The traditional cocktail specializes in Economic Theory and comes party and reception also drew a number of from Southampton and Arizona State and current and former graduate students and received her Ph.D. from Yale. Ying is faculty. We will be having another in January, teaching graduate and undergraduate 2016 in San Francisco. Mark it on your courses in micro theory. calendars. We look forward to the Spring 2016 Ely We are also happy to report that Dr. Robert Our annual Richard T. Ely Lecture this year Lectures as well, which will be given by Barbera, a graduate alumnus from our was given by John Geanakoplos (photo Professor Robert Porter of Northwestern Department, has continued his stepped up below) from Yale University, who gave four University. -
Shenzhen-Hong Kong Borderland
FORUM Transformation of Shen Kong Borderlands Edited by Mary Ann O’DONNELL Jonathan BACH Denise Y. HO Hong Kong view from Ma Tso Lung. PC: Johnsl. Transformation of Shen Kong Borderlands Mary Ann O’DONNELL Jonathan BACH Denise Y. HO n August 1980, the Shenzhen Special and transform everyday life. In political Economic Zone (SEZ) was formally documents, newspaper articles, and the Iestablished, along with SEZs in Zhuhai, names of businesses, Shenzhen–Hong Kong is Shantou, and Xiamen. China’s fifth SEZ, Hainan shortened to ‘Shen Kong’ (深港), suturing the Island, was designated in 1988. Yet, in 2020, cities together as specific, yet diverse, socio- the only SEZ to receive national attention on technical formations built on complex legacies its fortieth anniversary was Shenzhen. Indeed, of colonial occupation and Cold War flare-ups, General Secretary Xi Jinping attended the checkpoints and boundaries, quasi-legal business celebration, reminding the city, the country, opportunities, and cross-border peregrinations. and the world not only of Shenzhen’s pioneering The following essays show how, set against its contributions to building Socialism with Chinese changing cultural meanings and sifting of social Characteristics, but also that the ‘construction orders, the border is continuously redeployed of the Guangdong–Hong Kong–Macau Greater and exported as a mobile imaginary while it is Bay Area is a major national development experienced as an everyday materiality. Taken strategy, and Shenzhen is an important engine together, the articles compel us to consider how for the construction of the Greater Bay Area’ (Xi borders and border protocols have been critical 2020). Against this larger background, many to Shenzhen’s success over the past four decades. -
Analysis of the Chinese PVC Industry Is Carried Out
Analysis of the Chinese PVC Industry Researched and written by Daisy Du and Noam David Stern Shanghai, March 2021 1 List of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. Main Supply and Usage of PVC Resin and PVC Products in China 3 3. Use of Lead Stabilizers and the Regulatory Environment in China 8 4. Use of Problematic Phthalates Plasticizers (DEHP) and the Regulatory 10 Environment in China 5. Waste management and Recycling 12 6. Barriers for Substitution of Lead Stabilizers and Toxic Phthalates Plasticizers 16 7. Summary and Conclusions 19 8. Way Forward/Next Step 20 Appendix 1: Relevant Stakeholders 22 Appendix 2: Regulations and Standards Restricting the Use of Lead 27 Stabilizers Appendix 3: China National Standards and Industry Standards Restricting 32 the Use of Toxic Phthalates Plasticizers 1. Introduction PVC plastics that contain chemical additives such as Lead stabilizers and DEHP plasticizers have a proven harmful effect on human health and the environment. In the EU, the use of these toxic additives in PVC products has been restricted or banned and replaced by safer alternatives. Since these regulatory changes have mostly been confined to the EU and not implemented on a wider international scale, increasing the sustainability awareness and promoting the voluntary substitution of these additives in countries like China has become a top priority. With the adoption of China’s 13th Five-year Plan (2016-2020), high-end, intelligent and green production became a key policy priority to promote the overall improvement of the manufacturing industry. In the upcoming 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025), the Chinese government is once again stressing the importance of protecting the environment. -
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
www.cs.ecitic.com IMPORTANT NOTICE The Board and the Supervisory Committee and the Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management warrant the truthfulness, accuracy and completeness of contents of this report and that there is no false representation, misleading statement contained herein or material omission from this report, for which they will assume joint and several liabilities. This results announcement was considered and approved at the 22th meeting of the Sixth Session of the Board. All Directors attended this meeting of the Board. No Director raised any objection to this report. The Company’s domestic and international fi nancial statements for the year were audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers Zhong Tian LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers Hong Kong, respectively. Auditor’s reports with unqualifi ed audit opinions were issued accordingly. Mr. ZHANG Youjun, head of the Company, Mr. GE Xiaobo, the Chief Financial Offi cer, and Ms. KANG Jiang, head of the Company’s accounting department, warrant that the fi nancial statements set out in this report are true, accurate and complete. The Company’s 2017 profi t distribution plan as considered and approved by the Board is to distribute a cash dividend of RMB4.00 (tax inclusive) for every 10 shares. This proposal is subject to the approval of the general meeting of the Company. Forward looking statements, including future plans and development strategies, contained in this report do not constitute a substantive commitment to investors by the Company. Investors should be aware of investment risks. There was no appropriation of funds of the Company by controlling Shareholder(s) or its/their related parties for non-operating purposes. -
Spare-Time Higher Education in Communist China with Emphasis
Spare-time higher education in Communist China with emphasis on higher correspondence education by Lee Ira Bruckner A thesis submitted to the, Graduate Faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of DOCTOR OF EDUCATION Montana State University © Copyright by Lee Ira Bruckner (1969) Abstract: The major purpose of this investigation was to examine the development and nature of spare-time higher education in Communist China with special concentration on higher correspondence education. Translations of Chinese language articles that were published for national and local consumption were the chief sources used to reveal this understanding. Major summary findings on spare-time higher education were as follows: (1) spare-time higher education has been the most complex and diverse system of higher education in Communist China; (2) it was established as the apex of a system of education to provide college-level education for full-time workers, cadres, and peasants; (3) it was closely coordinated with productive labor so as to meet the local needs and demands; (4) it generally offered fewer and more specialized courses than full-time universities; (5) its objective was to train "a new socialist man," one who would work with both his intellect and his hands and also have the "correct" Marxist-Leninist viewpoint; (6) it was regarded as a way of extending higher education to both rural and urban areas with "greater, faster, better and more economical results;" and (7) on a longterm basis, the Communist regime viewed spare-time higher education and higher correspondence education as ways for making the transition from socialism to communism by gradually reducing and eventually eliminating the three great differences between town and country, industry and agriculture, and manual and mental labor. -
China's 40 Years of Reform and Development: 1978–2018
CHINA’S 40 YEARS OF REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT 1978–2018 Other titles in the China Update Book Series include: 1999 China: Twenty Years of Economic Reform 2002 China: WTO Entry and World Recession 2003 China: New Engine of World Growth 2004 China: Is Rapid Growth Sustainable? 2005 The China Boom and its Discontents 2006 China: The Turning Point in China’s Economic Development 2007 China: Linking Markets for Growth 2008 China’s Dilemma: Economic Growth, the Environment and Climate Change 2009 China’s New Place in a World of Crisis 2010 China: The Next Twenty Years of Reform and Development 2011 Rising China: Global Challenges and Opportunities 2012 Rebalancing and Sustaining Growth in China 2013 China: A New Model for Growth and Development 2014 Deepening Reform for China’s Long-Term Growth and Development 2015 China’s Domestic Transformation in a Global Context 2016 China’s New Sources of Economic Growth: Vol. 1 2017 China’s New Sources of Economic Growth: Vol. 2 The titles are available online at press.anu.edu.au/publications/series/china-update-series CHINA’S 40 YEARS OF REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT 1978–2018 Edited by Ross Garnaut, Ligang Song and Cai Fang SOCIAL SCIENCES ACADEMIC PRESS (CHINA) Published by ANU Press The Australian National University Acton ACT 2601, Australia Email: [email protected] Available to download for free at press.anu.edu.au ISBN (print): 9781760462246 ISBN (online): 9781760462253 WorldCat (print): 1042816554 WorldCat (online): 1042816575 DOI: 10.22459/CYRD.07.2018 This title is published under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0).