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| CCP's
Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress
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Chinese Leaders Launch Meeting amid Reform Hopes (2013-11-09)
(AP,
By Joe McDonald) Reform advocates are looking to China's leaders to launch a new
era of change by giving entrepreneurs a bigger role in the state-dominated
economy and farmers more control over land at a policymaking conference that
opened Saturday.
Chinese Party Meeting to Test Xi's Cloud on
Reforms (2013-11-07)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Jeremy Page)The risk for Xi Jinping is that having cast
himself as China's pre-eminent leader and raised expectations of reform so high,
he will take the blame if the meeting fails to deliver changes on a similar
scale to those initiated by Deng.
Chinese Leader's Economic Plan Tests Goal to Fortify Party
Power (2013-11-07)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) China’s president, Xi Jinping, is about to plunge
the country and himself into a risky experiment: an attempt to carry out
market-driven economic overhauls while reinforcing the Communist Party’s pillars
of political and ideological control.
Pessimism about China's Third Plenum Unwarranted (2013-11-05)
(China-US
Focus, By Cheng Li and Ryan McElveen) Pessimistic views are sensible, but they
fail to capture the leadership’s momentum, sense of urgency, and collective
understanding of the need to embark on big, bold and broad reforms to gain
public support before it’s too late.
How to Watch the Third Plenum: Political Issues (2013-11-07)
(China
Brief 13(22), By David Cohen) As analysts work through the policy statement that
emerges on November 12, those interested in political and foreign relations
should watch the following issues: leadership politics and party management,
external relations, and legitimacy.
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Taiwan Signs Free Trade Deal with Singapore (2013-11-07)
(AFP)
Taiwan signed a free trade deal with Singapore, its first with a Southeast Asian
country, as the diplomatically isolated island steps up efforts to join regional
economic blocs.
Singapore Trade Pact Bring Taiwan out of China's Economic
Shadow (2013-11-07)
(Christian
Science Monitor, By Ralph Jennings) Taiwan will see more rewards as other Asian
trading partners lose fear of China and negotiate their own trade deals with
Taipei, experts say. Economists say Southeast Asia should lead the trend as
countries such as Malaysia, the Philippines and Vietnam have expressed
interest.
China Thaw Lets Taiwan Expand Trade Deals to Add
Singapore (2013-11-07)
(Bloomberg,
By Cindy Wang) Taiwan signed its biggest trade deal yet with a country that has
diplomatic ties with Beijing, as the island tries to integrate its economy with
the rest of Asia’s and to diversify economic allies beyond China.
Positive Results in Taipei-Manila ECA to Be Seen in
Days (2013-11-08)
(China
Post) Foreign Minister David Lin said that the newly inked economic pact between
Taiwan and Singapore will help facilitate Taiwan's participation in regional
economic integration, and that positive developments over an economic
cooperation agreement between Taiwan and the Philippines will be seen in the
next few days.
DPP Welcomes Agreement with Singapore, Pledges
Support (2013-11-08)
(CNA)
The main opposition DPP welcomed the signing of an economic agreement between
Taiwan and Singapore, saying it would support the pact when it is submitted to
the Legislature for review.
Taipei, Manila Ink Letter of Intent on Bilateral
Trade (2013-11-10)
(CNA)
Taiwan and the Philippines inked a letter of intent Friday to promote bilateral
trade and cooperation.
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| Military
Balance and Arms Sales
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Alarm Over the Taiwan Strait (2013-11-06)
(Wall
Street Journal) The defense ministry's alarm bells over Taiwan's looming
vulnerability should prompt concern in Taipei and Washington. At flashpoints
like the Taiwan Strait, perceptions of weakness can lead to dangerous
miscalculations.
New Apache Attack Choppers Delivered (2013-11-05)
(China
Post) Taiwan's Defense Minister confirmed that the R.O.C. armed forces have
received their first batch of Apache attack helicopters from the
U.S.
Nation's RIMPAC Participation a Matter of Policy: US
Commander (2013-11-07)
(CNA)
Taiwan's inclusion in the Rim of the Pacific Exercise (RIMPAC) depends on a
policy decision, the chief commander of United States forces in the Pacific
said.
Anti-Ship Missiles Would Protect Taiwan: Report (2013-11-10)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) A new technical report from RAND Corp argues that
low-cost, readily available anti-ship missiles (ASMs) based on Taiwan and other
islands could be used to bottle up China in the case of a war.
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| China's
Rise and Its Domestic Issues
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Graft Probe in China Targets Xinhua, Commerce
Ministry (2013-11-05)
(Reuters)
China has sent investigators to six more provinces and four government
departments, including Xinhua news agency and the Commerce Ministry, the ruling
Communist Party's corruption watchdog said.
China Needs 7.2% Growth to Ensure Employment (2013-11-05)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Grace Zhu and Yajun Zhang) China could still meet its job
creation goals with economic growth somewhat lower than Beijing's current
target, Premier Li Keqiang said, in the latest official comments suggesting
China's leaders are smoothing the way for maturing growth rates.
Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger
China (2013-11-09)
(New
York Times, By Edward Wong) Bloomberg's unwillingness to cross China's red lines
has cast new light on the dilemma that numerous foreign news organizations
confront as they navigate the pressures of doing both journalism and business in
China.
Reporter for Reuters Won't Receive China
Visa (2013-11-10)
(New
York Times, By Andrew Jacobs) The Chinese government has rejected the visa
application of a veteran American journalist who had been waiting eight months
to begin a new reporting job in China for Thomson Reuters, the company
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