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People's Republic of China: Tensions Between Modernization and Ideology Map: People's Republic of China Statistics: People's Republic of China Taiwan: A Dynamo in East Asia Map: Taiwan Statistics: Taiwan Hong Kong: From British Colony to Chinese Rule Map: Hong Kong Statistics: Hong Kong Articles from the World Press People's Republic of China Articles 1. Now Comes the Hard Part, Dominic Ziegler, The Economist, April 8, 2000. China has the potential of changing as much in the next five years as it has in the last extraordinary 20, according to Dominic Ziegler. 2. Does China Have a Grand Strategy?, Michael D. Swaine, Current History, September 2000. China's grand strategy is clearly reflected in the policies it is pursuing in four separate areas: policies toward the United States, military modernization, terroritorial claims, and international regimes. 3. A Free and Democratic China?, Arthur Waldron, Commentary, November 2000. China's transition from communism is only just beginning. Indeed, there is some doubt as to whether this transition is actually taking place. This article explores China's current domestic order. 4. China Today: The Issues, David Masci, CQ Researcher, August 4, 2000. China has been trying to reunite with Taiwan ever since Taiwan was founded in 1949. David Masci reviews the current state of this long-running relationship. 5. Scientists Find Clues to Early Chinese History: Putting the Puzzle Together, Li Xing and Jia Hepeng, Washington Post National Weekly Edition, November 27, 2000. Chinese history is long, complicated, and difficult to document. Some of the most recent archaeological finds have begun to fill in some of the historical gaps. 6. Sailing Into Oblivion, Nayan Chanda, Far Eastern Economic Review, September 9, 1999. In the early fifteenth century, China was on the verge of developing a policy of trade on the world seas that would have put the country in the forefront of development, but in the 1440s the government changed to a policy of isolation that doomed China to backwardness. 7. Stolen Thunder, Bruce Gilley, Far Eastern Economic Review, September 9, 1999. By the eleventh century, China had the world's most formidable military. How this superiority in technology and tactics waned is the subject of this article. 8. Imperial Yoke, Susan V. Lawrence, Far Eastern Economic Review, September 9, 1999. China has had an amazing history, and the natural tendency of Chinese society is to look back on past glories. The author explores this dynamic. 9. Images of Dynasty: China's Golden Age of Archaeology, Albert E. Dien, Archaeology, March/April 1999. Only after the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949 did large-scale archaeological investigations take place. This article looks at what has been called "China's golden age of archaeology". 10. China's Environment in the Balance, Chenggang Wang, The World & I, October 1999. The People's Republic of China faces serious challenges, which include protecting its environment and ecological resources from further deterioration while maintaining rapid economic growth and industrial development. 11. The Great Net of China: Information Technology and Governance in China, Dali L. Yang, Harvard International Review, Winter 2001. With the development of the Internet and other information technologies, the Chinese political oligarchy is faced with the challenge of trying to control its citizens' use of the Net. 12. Understanding Falun Gong, Richard Madsen, Current History, September 2000. In China, the Falun Gong has recently evolved into a widespread movement. Defining the Falun Gong has been problematic: Is it a religion? a cult? a social organization? Richard Madsen examines this new phenomenon. 13. China's Consumer Revolution, Deborah S. Davis, Current History, September 2000. There has been a revolution in consumption and consumerism in China. Deborah S. Davis examines the driving forces behind this tremendous social change. 14. Nowhere to Run, Trish Saywell, Far Eastern Economic Review, June 8, 2000. The needs of children who have been forced into a life of homelessness in China cannot be met through the current welfare system, as this article points out. 15. China's Forgotten Dissenters: The Long Fuse of Xinjiang, Nader Hasan, Harvard International Review, Fall 2000. The world has long focused on any number of political struggles, but not much attention has been paid to Xinjiang, China's largest province. This article examines the unrest in the area. 16. Chinese Deadbeats Cringe at the Sound of Mr. Li's Gong, Karby Leggett, Wall Street Journal, September 21, 2000. In China today, a flawed legal system has caught many people in a rising tide of debt, leaving everyone owing something to someone. The job of debt collector is the topic of this article. 17. For a Fee, This Chinese Firm Will Beg Pardon for Anyone, Elisabeth Rosenthal, New York Times, January 3, 2001. Saving face in the Chinese culture is paramount. When disputes cause people to stop communicating completely, the concerned person calls a company that will make the necessary apology. 18. China's Manifest Destiny in Tibet: Many Fear Han Migration Will Dilute the Region's Ethnic Culture, John Pomfret, Washington Post National Weekly Edition, November 8, 1999. China is expanding into traditionally Tibetan territory and, as this article points out, there are concerns that the migration will erode Tibetan culture. 19. Script Reform in China, Victor H. Mair, The World & I, October 1989. Chinese calligraphy has a long history and is beautiful and complex. The history of Chinese writing and the current moves to simplify the system are explored in this article. Taiwan Articles 20. Shattering the "One China" Cocoon: A New Path for Taiwan and China, Annette Lu, Harvard International Review, Winter 2001. "Reunifying" China with Taiwan has been a goal ever since the Republic of China (Taiwan) was established in 1949. This article examines future relations between the "two Chinas" in particular and of Asia in general. 21. Taiwan's Turnaround, Shelley Rigger, Current History, September 2000. In Taiwan's recent elections, the long-time ruling party, the Kuomintang (also known as the Guomindang), lost the office of the presidency. This may be an important step toward normalizing Taiwan's democracy. 22. The Taiwan Conundrum, Michael Y. M. Kau, The World & I, April 2000. The Taiwanese government would like to approach unification with mainland China gradually, while the Chinese People's Republic of China insists on "one China" now. Hong Kong Articles 23. The Return of Hong Kong to China, Two Years Later, Gregory H. Chu, Focus, Spring 2000. With the return of Hong Kong to China, many observers felt that changes would be rapid and extensive. How the former British colony has fared under Chinese rule is the topic of this article. 24. 'Captive Colony', Yiu-chung Wong, The World Today, August/September 2000. As China embraces Hong Kong, many political and cultural changes will take place. Yiu-chung Wong reviews how this absorption is working.