Assessing China’s Villager Self-government: Are Elections Leading to Democracy?
In 1988, China began allowing villagers to elect their leaders in an experiment that democracy advocates hoped would eventually lead to more pluralism throughout…
A Journal of the China Research Center
2007: Vol. 6, No. 1
Chinese Companies Going Global: Operational Strategies and Communication Challenges
When the private Chinese computer company Lenovo acquired IBM’s PC unit for $1.75 billion in December 2004, the deal made headlines around the world.…
Fiscal Incentives and Local Government Behavior in China
Local-central government relations are a hot issue in China today. Many problems result from fuzzy division of responsibilities and the difficulty of designing incentives…
Can China Mediate US-Iran Relations?
China may think of itself as a turtle coming out of its shell into the international arena, lumbering along and minding its own business…