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2010

December

  • While village self-governance has seen major improvements in rural China, women's participation and representation in their village's electoral and governance processes remains problematically low. Affirmative policy, social, and educational programmes are needed in order to bring changes to this state of affairs, argued Dr. Zhengxu Wang and Ms. Weina Dai in this discussion paper.
  • China is not yet aiming for a new world order in which it will challenge the US as a superpower, according to top scholars at a conference organised by the China Policy Institute and Chatham House in London.

November

  • Overseas Chinese community development and integration requires new approach and practice, scholar says
    Nov 30, 2010
    The large-scale outflow of Chinese citizens has brought both challenges and opportunities for overseas Chinese community development. Based upon his two recent empirical studies in Italy and UK, Dr. Bin Wu, senior research fellow of China Policy Institute, proposes a concept, “Chinese Community Building”, to bring all stakeholders together to work for a long-term and sustainable future for Chinese communities in host countries.
  • Climate change has inflicted challenges to China’s policy making and implementation, scholar says
    Nov 29, 2010
    China being the largest contributor of the carbon dioxide emissions in the world understands that undressing climate change is a very important part of its policy making process. China has implemented different measures in order to improve energy efficiency and decrease energy intensity. However, according to Ksenia Chmutina, visiting research associate of CPI, there are still many factors contributing to poor performance in achieving the targets.
  • Blair says EU should speak to China with single, strong voice
     Nov 23, 2010
    A paradigm shift of power is taking place from West to East, and the European Union should learn to speak to China with a strong and unified voice, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair said in a speech to the 48 Group Club in London.
  • Desertification a serious threat to food security in China and Mexico, scholars say
    Nov 16, 2010
    Desertification in north China and Mexico represents a serious threat to food security in both countries. The degradation of cropland forces 700,000 Mexicans off the land each year, while in China 40% of its land area suffers from erosion, loss of grazing, deforestation and excess salinity and 90% of its grassland has suffered degradation amid rising demand for meat. Both governments should collaborate, implementing enlightened population control and land tenure policies, argue Luis Alfredo Avila Lopez and Ling Jiang of the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics in Chengdu in this discussion paper. 

October

  • Chinese climate change stance since '80s suggests low likelihood of major policy review in near future
    Oct 20, 2010
    China actively participates in international efforts on climate change mitigation and takes part in multilateral, regional, and bilateral cooperation. However, China’s principal position has not changed dramatically, and it is unlikely that its major policies will be reviewed in the near future, according to this policy paper by Ksenia CHMUTINA, visiting research associate at the China Policy Institute.
  • Strong political will, strict regulations needed to cut energy use of commercial buildings in China      
    Oct 18, 2010
    In order to decrease energy consumption of commercial buildings in China, there is a need for strong political will and implementation of strict building regulations, according to this policy paper by Ksenia CHMUTINA, a visiting research associate of the China Policy Institute.
  • China needs to reconcile its self-identity with expectations of East Asian neighbours, paper says      
    Oct 18, 2010
    China’s policies toward East Asia can be characterized as driven by national interests and underscored by a great power mentality and moralism, according to Shulan YE of East China Normal University in this discussion paper. China needs to cure her past victimhood mentality and reconcile her self-identity with the expectations of others, the paper says.
  • Liu Xiaobo, China’s convict Laureate      
    Oct 11, 2010
    The award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo gives encouragement to the activist lawyers who push the system to its limits, risking their own liberty and livelihoods, to try to give real substance to the paper rights of China’s citizens, writes Jackie SHEEHAN, Associate Professor at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at Nottingham University.

August

  • Nothing natural about these disasters      
    Aug 24, 2010
    When the destructive power of nature is being held back all too inadequately by “bean-curd building”, what matters is not finding out where the money went and handing down life sentences to corrupt officials years later, comments Dr Jackie SHEEHAN, Associate Professor at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at Nottingham University.
  • Chinese offshore firms driven by long-term market-seeking, rather than asset-seeking, paper says      
    Aug 19, 2010
    Offshore investment holding companies set up by Chinese firms are driven more by long-term strategies to expand international presence and extend services for current business partners, and less by asset-seeking motives, according to this discussion paper by Dylan SUTHERLAND, a lecturer at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at The University of Nottingham.

July

June

  • Lower view of China's political legitimacy among post-reform citizens raises issues about future       
    Jun 30, 2010
    Post-reform citizens in China have a significantly lower perception of legitimacy in China’s political system, which raise important questions regarding the future of Chinese political development, according to this discussion paper by Zhengxu WANG, Senior Research Fellow at the China Policy Institute.      
  • Financial crisis may lead to more retaliatory measures against China, scholar says       
    Jun 22, 2010
    While the financial crisis may have created an opportunity for China to advance its own agenda, the state could well become more exposed to retaliatory and aggressive measures from other dominant players, according to a discussion paper by Stefania PALADINI, a senior lecturer at Coventry University.      
  • Suicides in China reflect social anomie that needs redressing by health and social systems, scholar says (谁是中国人的心理治疗师？) 
    Jun 21, 2010
    Recent reports of suicides in Chinese factories reflect the social anomie in China arising from the country’s rapid modernisation and shift towards a market system, contributing to a rise in mental illnesses that needs to be redressed by the health and broader social systems, according to this commentary by Deyong MA, a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the China Policy Institute.      
  • Implementation of logging quota policy in China worsens marginal position of poor farmers, paper shows (关注可获得性)  
     Jun 8, 2010
    The implementation of the Harvest Quota Policy in China has worsened the marginal position of poor farmers as the imposition of forestry fees and licenses create barriers to resources and markets, according to this paper by Xiuli XU, Ting ZUO, Tianlai GOU, Gubo QI of the China Agricultural University in China and Ribot G. JESSE of the University of Illinois.  ( 摘要 : 拥有丰富的自然资源却深陷贫困是一个普遍性的问题。本文认为，一向备受关注的自然资源产权问题固然重要，但在现实的日常生活中，资源的可获得性却更应引起决策者和外部干预者的关注。--作者: 徐秀丽，左停，苟天来，齐顾波，Jesse Ribot)    
  • Misunderstandings about Chinese Charity Practice    
    Jun 8, 2010
    A deeper look at the recent case of the Chinese Photographers Association charity auction reveals underlying issues bearing on the institutional environment for charitable operations in China, writes Ying YU, a research associate at the China Policy Institute, in this commentary.  
  • New global consensus on climate change needed, Prescott says  
    Jun 1, 2010
    The world needs to build a new global consensus to deal with the threat of climate change, based on fair and equitable principles that take into account different stages of economic development, according to former UK Deputy Prime Minister John PRESCOTT, Honorary Patron of the China Policy Institute.  

May

  • Will China Intervene in North Korea’s Domestic Affairs? (中国会干涉朝鲜内政吗？)    
    May 19, 2010
    North Korea may pose a headache for China, but China should be clear that it is not an option to intervene in North Korea’s internal affairs, according to Deyong MA, a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the China Policy Institute, in this commentary.   
    朝鲜让中国头疼，但中国应该很清楚，干涉朝鲜内政不是她的外交选项，但增进相互间的了解和信任却是必需的。

April

  • China's exports affect all economies and not just low-wage countries, study shows  
    Apr 21, 2010
    China's exports have affected not just countries competing on low wages, but all economies across product groups and destinations, according to research findings by Xiaolan FU at Oxford University, Raphael KAPLINSKY at the Open University and Jing ZHANG at The University of Nottingham. China's impact has also evolved from low price competition to other areas probably due to product diversification, quality upgrading and the increase of production costs, according to the discussion paper.  
        
  • Survey shows need for review of seafarers training quality; training subsidies for rural poor in China
    Apr 20, 2010
    China should review the quality of seafarers training programmes and subsidise training costs for the rural poor to better achieve its aims of becoming a world-leading supplier of highly-trained seafarers while alleviating rural poverty, according to survey findings by Bin WU, a senior research fellow at the China Policy Institute. His report also urged shipping companies to invest in and engage with the government's Seafarer Supply Initiatives (SSI) so as to maximise the outcomes of the programme.  
        
  • China's Grain-for-Green policy should be continued, scholars say
    Apr 13, 2010
    China's Grain-for-Green programme should be continued not just for its benefits to reducing soil erosion and ecological restoration but also to poverty alleviation, Can LIU of the China National Forestry Economics and Development Research Centre and Bin WU of the China Policy Institute at The University of Nottingham, say in this policy paper.
        
  • Fairness and social justice needed for global climate change deal, Prescott says
    Apr 1, 2010
    The needs of developing countries to secure economic growth and prosperity must be respected if a global consensus is to emerge on climate change mitigation, according to the UK’s former deputy prime minister John PRESCOTT.
        

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