China's Economy Timeline

Feb 28 2013
Reforming Hukou: China's Quest for Inland Urbanization
Reforming Hukou: China's Quest for Inland Urbanization, Part 3
China must reform its household registration system if it wants a more sustainable economic model.
Feb 27 2013
Reforming Hukou: China's Quest for Inland Urbanization
Reforming Hukou: China's Quest for Inland Urbanization, Part 2
The Communist Party found hukou a useful tool for building a nationally integrated, modern industrial economy.
Feb 26 2013
China and Russia: Building an Energy Land Bridge
Russian energy imports could help China diversify its energy supply lines and support its plans for interior development.
Feb 26 2013
Reforming Hukou: China's Quest for Inland Urbanization
Reforming Hukou: China's Quest for Inland Urbanization, Part 1
The country's household registration system is deterring economic modernization.
Feb 26 2013
China Tests Japanese and U.S. Patience
Tokyo and Washington are signaling Beijing that they may no longer be so passive in the face of aggressive Chinese actions.
Feb 19 2013
New Restrictions on China's Real Estate Lending
Feb 13 2013
Global Affairs with Robert D. Kaplan
China's String of Pearls?
The Indian Ocean is the maritime organizing principle in which East Asia and the Middle East increasingly interact.
Feb 06 2013
Creating a Chinese Consumer Base
Creating a Chinese Consumer Base
Beijing's shift away from an export-driven system depends on boosting domestic consumption.
Jan 30 2013
China and India Quarrel Over a Dam Project
China and India Quarrel Over a Dam Project
The hydropower plan has piqued Indian concerns about both resources and historical disputes.
Jan 24 2013
China's Neighbors React to Its Expanding Influence (Agenda)
Jan 22 2013
Iraq: Chinese Company Likely To Win Pipeline Contract, Official Says
China Petroleum Pipeline is close to winning a $650 million contract to build a pipeline linking oilfields in southern Iraq's Maysan province to major export storage depots and offshore terminals on the Persian Gulf, the chief of state-run Maysan Oil Co., Ali Maarij, said Jan. 22, Reuters and Al Arabiya English reported.
Jan 18 2013
China's Challenge in Northern Myanmar
China's Challenge in Northern Myanmar
Ongoing fighting between Myanmar forces and ethnic groups threaten Chinese interests and influence in the region.

Overview

China's leadership is attempting to balance unsustainable economic growth against potential social and political unrest. Beijing has managed to stave off a major crisis through repeated stopgap measures, but how long can the Communist Party sustain this system?

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