China's future : constructive partner or emerging threat? / edited by Ted Galen Carpenter and James A. Dorn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carpenter, Ted Galen.

Dorn, James A.

Cato Institute.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy.

Politics and government.

International relations.

Relations.

United States--Relations--China--Congresses.

United States.

China--Relations--United States--Congresses.

China.

United States--Foreign relations--1989---Congresses.

China--Politics and government--1949---Congresses.

China--Economic policy--Congresses.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Cato Institute, 2000.

Summary:

This book examines the status of our current relationship with the People's Republic of China and its prospect for the future.

Contents:

Introduction: The Future of U.S.-China Relations / Ted Galen Carpenter, James A. Dorn 1

Part I A Half-Century of Turbulent Change

1. Fifty Years of China's Economy with Its Background in Politics and Society / Mao Yushi 9

2. From Political Society to Economic Society: The Evolution of Civil Rights in China / Kate Xiao Zhou 29

3. The Intellectual Turn: The Emergence of Liberalism in Contemporary China / Liu Junning 49

4. The Gang of Three: Mao, Jesus, and Hayek / William McGurn 61

Part II Friendly Neighbor of Expansionist Power?

5. Confusion and Stereotypes: U.S. Policy toward the PRC at the Dawn of the 21st Century / Ted Galen Carpenter 69

6. China and the United States in Asia: The "Threat" in Perspective / Selig S. Harrison 95

7. The Dragon's Reach: China and Southeast Asia / Marvin C. Ott 111

8. Between Friendship and Rivalry / Peter W. Rodman 133

Part III Trade, Security, and Human Rights

9. The Tao of Trade / James A. Dorn 149

10. China's Accession to the World Trade Organization: Costs and Benefits / Mark A. Groombridge 165

11. Living with Ambiguity? U.S.-China Relations in an Era of Transition / Robert A. Manning 189

12. Trading with China? Balancing Free Trade with National Security / Stefan Halper 211

13. China's Trade Regime at the End of the 1990s: Achievements, Limitations, and Impact on the United States / Barry Naughton 235

Part IV Looking to the Future

14. Freedom: Can China Embrace It? Can Hong Kong Keep It? / Martin Lee 263

15. Hong Kong's Role in Freeing China: A Trojan Horse That Self-Destructs / Yeung Wai Hong 269

16. Taiwan in China's Future: Flash Point, Model, or Partner? / James R. Lilley 279

17. Political Change in Post-Mao China: Progress and Challenges / Minxin Pei 291

18. China's Move to Market: How Far? What Next? / Thomas G. Rawski 317

19. Finishing China's Economic Reform: Challenges and Pitfalls / David D. Li, Ling Li 341.

Notes:

"This book is the outgrowth of a September 1999 Cato Institute conference 'Whither China? The PRC at 50'"--P. ix.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1882577876

1882577884

OCLC:

44045535