List of EAI Background Briefs circulated from 1997 to 2001 No. 110. China's Economy In 2001 And Outlook For 2002 John WONG, 28 December 2001 No. 109. No. 108. No. 107. No. 106. No. 105. No. 104. No. 103. No. 102. No. 101. No. 100. No. 99. No. 98. No. 97. No. 96. No. 95. No. 94. China's Politics In 2001-02: Still Dominated By Domestic Issues ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 27 December 2001 Religious Revival In China LAI Hongyi, 20 December 2001 Party-Military Relations In China ZHENG Shiping, 29 November 2001 Taxation Reform In China: The Proof Of The Pudding... Keith FORSTER, 12 November 2001 China's Hukou System In The Reform Era WANG Fei-Ling, 25 October 2001 Setting The Record Straight: China's Ratification Of Human Rights Treaties TANG Kwong-Leung, 12 October 2001 Is China's Legal System Ready For WTO Membership KONG Qingjiang, 2 October 2001 Can Koizumi Carry Out Japan's Needed Reforms? LAM Peng Er, 17 September 2001 Party Recruitment And The Future Of The Chinese Communist Party Ignatius WIBOWO, 7 September 2001 Embracing The Capitalists: The Chinese Communist Party To Brace Itself For Far-Reaching Changes John WONG & ZHENG Yongnian, 7 September 2001 Explaining Taiwan's Current Economic Woes SHEN Chung-Hua, 28 August 2001 Reeducation Through Labour: China's Outmoded Reformatory Practice ZOU Keyuan, 14 August 2001 George W. Bush's China Policy: Charting A New Course? John F. COPPER, 2 August 2001 Dynamic Stability In Beijing-Taipei Relations George TSAI Woei, 23 July 2001 China's Efforts To Improve Cadre Management (II) Kjeld Erik BRODSGAARD, 11 July 2001 China's Cadres: Professional Revolutionaries Or State Bureaucrats? (I) Kjeld Erik BRODSGAARD, 11 July 2001 1
No. 93. No. 92. No. 91. No. 90. No. 89. No. 88. No. 87. No. 86. No. 85. No. 84. DPP's Factional Politics And Taiwan Independence CHAO Chien-min, 30 June 2001 Taiwan Malaise: Grading The Chen Shui-Bian Administration's First Year John F. COPPER, 30 June 2001 Shanghai Rising: Emergence Of China's New York? LU Hanchao, 22 June 2001 China's Telecom Industry: Poised To Grow After WTO John WONG & WONG Chee Kong, 8 June 2001 China's Social Security Reform In Light Of The East Asian Experience TANG Kwong-Leung, 29 May 2001 China Builds Oil Giants To Reach Global Resources MAI Yinhua, 11 May 2001 China's Growing Dependence On Oil Imports Elspeth THOMSON, 11 May 2001 Why China's Local Officials Do Not Always Comply With Central Government Policies ZHONG Yang, 24 April 2001 China's Rapidly Changing Export Structure John WONG & Sarah CHAN, 9 April 2001 China's Sharply Declining Fertility: Implications For Its Population Policy John WONG, 26 March 2001 No. 83. No. 82. No. 81. Rule By Virtue: Jiang Zemin's New Moral Order For The Party ZHENG Yongnian & LAI Hongyi, 12 March 2001 The Apology Issue: Japan's Differing Approaches Towards China And South Korea LAM Peng Er, 26 February 2001 China's Civil Service Reform: Changing The Bianzhi Kjeld Erik BRODSGAARD, 14 February 2001 No. 80. China's Economy: Strong Upturn In 2000 Uncertain Prospects For 2001 John WONG, 16 January 2001 No. 79. No. 78. No. 77. China's Politics In 2000: Preparing The Ground For Power Transition ZHENG Yongnian, 26 December 2000 The Politics Of Taiwanisation (II): The Road To A New Identity Peter YU Kien-hong, 7 December 2000 The Politics Of Taiwanisation (I): Rise Of New Taiwanism George TSAI Woei, 7 December 2000 2
No. 76. No. 75. No. 74. No. 73. No. 72. No. 71. No. 70. No. 69. No. 68. No. 67. No. 66. No. 65. No. 64. No. 63. No. 62. No. 61. No. 60. China's Drive To Attract The Return Of Its Expatriate Talents YU Wing Yin, 27 November 2000 Understanding China's Statistical System John WONG & REN Caifang, 13 November 2000 Why China's Rampant Corruption Cannot Be Checked By Laws Alone ZOU Keyuan, 2 November 2000 How Will China's Large Industries Fare Once China Enters WTO? Guy LIU Shaojia, 23 October 2000 China's Drive To Develop Its Western Region (II): Priorities In Development TIAN Xiaowen, 28 September 2000 China's Drive To Develop Its Western Region (I): Why Turn To This Region Now? TIAN Xiaowen, 28 September 2000 Why Is The Dalai Lama Autonomy Proposal Unacceptable To Beijing? HE Baogang, 19 September 2000 Japan's Special Relationship With Taiwan LAM Peng Er, 9 September 2000 Taiwan President Chen Shui-Bian's First 100 Days Peter YU Kien-hong, 25 August 2000 The Indonesian Chinese After Suharto: Their Future Is In Their Hands Ignatius WIBOWO, 15 August 2000 Too Many Fees And Too Many Charges: China Streamlines Its Fiscal System LIN Shuanglin, 28 July 2000 E-Commerce In China John WONG & NAH Seok Ling, 10 July 2000 Resolving Economic Disputes: An Introduction To Chinese Arbitration LO Vai Io, 20 June 2000 Internet In China John WONG & NAH Seok Ling, 31 May 2000 Progress In China's Banking Sector Reform LIU Zhiqiang, 9 May 2000 What Should Foreign Investment Enterprises In China Know About Labour Law? LO Vai Io, 6 April 2000 China After The 2000 National People's Congress (II): Waning Of The Jiang-Zhu Coalition? ZHENG Yongnian, 27 March 2000 3
No. 59. No. 58. No. 57. No. 56. No. 55. No. 54. China After The 2000 National People's Congress (I): Emerging Threats To The Jiang-Zhu Coalition John WONG, 20 March 2000 China's Dialogue With The West On Human Rights: Is There Any Common Ground? LO Vai Io, 8 March 2000 The Politics Of China's Human Rights In 1999: Stability First Development Second And Everything Else Can Wait GUO Liangping, 29 February 2000 Chongqing: Pivot To China's Regional Development William T. LIU & TAM Chen Hee, 17 February 2000 Piracy At Sea And China's Response ZOU Keyuan, 26 January 2000 China's Politics In 1999: Neiyou Waihuan A Year Of Trials For The Leadership ZHENG Yongnian, 6 January 2000 No. 53. China's Economy: Bottoming Out In 1999 Ready For A Rebound In 2000 John WONG, 30 December 1999 No. 52. No. 51. No. 50. No. 49. No. 48. No. 47. No. 46. No. 45. No. 44. Guanxixue And Market Transition In China: A Revisit ZANG Xiaowei, 17 December 1999 Labour Markets In Urban China: From Iron Rice Bowl To Lay-Offs GU Xin, 2 December 1999 The Sino-US Trade Accord (II): Analyses MAI Yinhua & LUO Qi, 23 November 1999 The Sino-US Trade Accord (I): Implications John WONG, 22 November 1999 China's Anti-Drug Campaign In The Reform Era ZHOU Yongming, 17 November 1999 Cultural Values And Democracy In China SHI Tianjian, 9 November 1999 The Nature And Sources Of Economic Growth In China: Is There TFP Growth LIU Zhiqiang, 29 October 1999 China's Politics Of Power Succession: The Rise Of Hu Jintao ZHENG Yongnian, 18 October 1999 International Law As Applied And Interpreted In China ZOU Keyuan, 30 September 1999 4
No. 43. No. 42. No. 41. No. 40. No. 39. No. 38. No. 37. No. 36. No. 35. No. 34. No. 33. No. 32. No. 31. No. 30. No. 29. No. 28. The Current State Of The Chinese Communist Party In The Countryside Ignatius WIBOWO, 15 September 1999 China's Growing Concern Over Its Environmental Problems TONG Yanqi, 6 September 1999 China's Strategic Intentions And Demands: What Is New? WANG Fei-Ling, 25 August 1999 A Sociological Perspective On Falun Gong William T. LIU, 11 August 1999 The Mystery of Falun Gong: Its Rise And Fall In China John WONG, 4 August 1999 Xiagang: The Chinese Way Of Reducing Labour Redundancy And Reforming State-Owned Enterprises YANG Mu & TAM Chen Hee, 20 July 1999 Towards The Rule Of Law: An Overview Of China's Legal Reform In The Last Two Decades ZOU Keyuan, 7 July 1999 Chinese Responses To Embassy Bombing: Surging Nationalism And Its Dilemmas John WONG & ZHENG Yongnian, 18 June 1999 Maintaining Status Quo In Northeast Asia: China's Views On Korean Reunification WANG Fei-Ling, 2 June 1999 China's Third Constitutional Amendment: Some Significant Milestones? ZOU Keyuan & ZHENG Yongnian, 21 May 1999 China's Regional Economic Disparities Under Economic Reform TIAN Xiaowen, 14 May 1999 Electoral Reform In Rural China: The Critical First Step Toward Democracy SHI Tianjian, 7 May 1999 Labour In China: Policy And Legislation LO Vai Io, 29 April 1999 Reforming China's State Socialist Workfare System WONG Chack-kie, 20 April 1999 The Taiwan Strait: Its Legal Status And Implications For Mainland China- Taiwan Relations ZOU Keyuan, 12 April 1999 Hong Kong: After Smooth Handover Now The Hard Part WANG Gungwu & John WONG, 20 March 1999 5
No. 27. China's Return To Expansionary Fiscal Policy LIN Shuanglin, 10 March 1999 No. 26. China's Politics In 1998 ZHENG Yongnian & ZOU Keyuan, 11 January 1999 No. 25. China's Economy In 1998 John WONG, 29 December 1998 No. 24. No. 23. No. 22. No. 21. No. 20. No. 19. No. 18. No. 17. No. 16. No. 15. No. 14. No. 13. No. 12. China's Agony Of Higher Education Reform William T. LIU, 12 December 1998 China's Power Sector: Recent Changes And Scope For Foreign Participation John WONG & WONG Chee Kong, 10 November 1998 The Scarborough Reef: Political Strategic Security And Legal Implications For Sino-Philippine Relations SHEE Poon Kim & ZOU Keyuan, 29 September 1998 Explaining China's Floods John WONG, 7 September 1998 China's Legal Reform: What Has Been Achieved? PEI Minxin, 29 August 1998 Enforcing The Law Of Piracy In The South China Sea ZOU Keyuan, 24 August 1998 Human Rights In Sino-American Relations: A Chinese Perspective Gerald CHAN, 13 August 1998 The Gulf Of Tonkin: A Potential Maritime Clash Spot In Sino- Vietnamese Relationship? ZOU Keyuan, 6 July 1998 Problems Of Old Age In China: A Challenge To Traditional Family Value William T. LIU, 22 June 1998 How Would Beijing Mount A Military Attack On Taiwan: A View From Taipei Peter YU Kien-hong, 8 June 1998 Chinese Traditional Maritime Boundary Line In The South China Sea: Legal Implications For The Spratly Islands Dispute ZOU Keyuan, 7 May 1998 China's New Oil Development Strategy Taking Shape John WONG & WONG Chee Kong, 28 April 1998 China's Politics After The Ninth National People's Congress: Power Realignment ZHENG Yongnian & LI Jinshan, 13 April 1998 6
No. 11. No. 10. No. 9. No. 8. No. 7. Interpreting Zhu Rongji's Strategies For The Chinese Economy John WONG, 31 March 1998 The National People's Congress And Its Electoral System ZHENG Yongnian & LI Jinshan, 4 March 1998 The First Hong Kong SAR Budget Signals Continuity In Macroeconomic Policy John WONG & SIM Poh Kheng, 24 February 1998 Taiwan's Electoral Ecology After The November 1997 Local Election Peter YU Kien-hong, 12 February 1998 The East Turkestan Movement In Xinjiang: A Chinese Potential Source Of Instability? David WANG, 31 January 1998 No. 6. China's Economy in 1997 John WONG, 29 December 1997 No. 5. China's Politics In 1997 ZHENG Yongnian, 29 December 1997 No. 4. No. 3. No. 2. No. 1. Will China Be The Next Financial Domino? John WONG, 11 December 1997 Reforming China's State-Owned Enterprises: Problems And Prospects John WONG, 10 October 1997 Power To Set Own Agenda: Jiang Zemin's New Political Initiatives At China's Fifteenth Party Congress ZHENG Yongnian & ZOU Ziying, 26 September 1997 Good Political Arithmetick: China's Economy On The Eve Of The Fifteenth Party Congress John WONG, 2 September 1997 7