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China Currents
A Journal of the China Research Center
2014: Vol. 13, No. 2
Special Issue: Introduction
China watchers are to Third Plenums of Chinese Communist Party Congresses as film buffs are to the Oscars. One reason is the storied history…
Where Is Political Reform in Xi Jinping’s Reform Scheme?
In November 1978, Deng Xiaoping presided over the Third Plenum of the Eleventh National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which launched China’s…
Xi Jinping’s Tiger Hunt and the Politics of Corruption
The Communist Party of China has been grappling with corruption almost from its birth. Corruption was one of the major issues during the 1989…
New Trends in China’s Administrative Reform
State-building seems to be a never-ending task for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Since its founding, the government has revamped its administrative system…
China’s War on Air Pollution
Introduction In 2008 and 2009 if I asked a Beijing taxi driver or anyone on the street about air quality on a hazy day,…
Foreign and Security Affairs in the Third Plenum
Stress on Internal Stability and National Security The political direction outlined by the Third Plenum in November 2013 for China’s international relations embodied a…
Market vs. Government in Managing the Chinese Economy
One issue that stands out in the Decision concerns the relationship between market forces and the power of government in the Chinese economy. In…
New Approaches in Banking, Currency and Public Finance
Reforming the Financial Industry The Eighteenth Party Congress’ Third Plenary Session’s Decision of November 2013 lists a new round of financial reforms aimed at…
Chinese Media and Culture: Dancing with Chains
The Eighteenth Party Congress’ Third Plenary Session’s Decision maps out the country’s plan for cultural and media development. There is nothing on the surface…
