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| CCP's
Third Plenum of the 18th Party Congress
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China Endorses ‘Decisive’ Role for Markets As Plenum
Concludes (2013-11-12)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Carlos Tejada) The lengthy communiqué released at the end of
a four-day meeting of Communist Party leaders contained vague language that some
economists said raised questions about whether they have the political will to
push ahead with reforms to reduce traditional state dominance to reinvigorate a
slowing economy. (Communiqué
of the Third Plenum of the 18th CCP Central Committee)
Chinese Leader Gets More Sway on the Economy and
Security (2013-11-13)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) President Xi Jinping of China emerged from a
Communist Party leadership conference with a mandate to give the market a
“decisive role” in the world’s second-largest economy and to consolidate new
decision-making authority in his own hands.
State Companies Emerge As Winners Following Top China Policy
Meeting (2013-11-13)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Bob Davis and Brian Spegele) China's largest state-owned
companies emerged as winners following a meeting of Communist Party leaders, who
validated their dominant role in the economy.
Chinese Party Meeting Calls for Establishing 'National
Security Council' (2013-11-12)
(China
Brief 18(23), Jamestown Foundation, By David Cohen) Both the choice of name and
the leadership’s recent decision to apply the concept of “top-level design” to
foreign affairs suggest that this body may come to function as a venue for
inter-agency coordination on security issues.
Chinese Panel to Combine Foreign Policy and Domestic
Security (2013-11-13)
(New
York Times, By Jane Perlez) China’s new national security committee will
apparently differ from the National Security Council in Washington in one
crucial aspect: The Chinese version will have dual duties with responsibility
over domestic security as well as foreign policy, Chinese experts
say.
China Can Speak with One Voice on Security Via New Council, Xi
Says (2013-11-16)
(Reuters)
China's new national security commission will enable the government to speak
with a single voice when it comes to dealing with crises at home and abroad,
state media cited President Xi Jinping as saying.
China's New
“State Security Committee,” Questions Ahead (2013-11-14)
(PacNet
#81, Pacific Forum, CSIS, By Yun Sun) How the roles, structures, and
responsibilities of the committee are defined will largely determine whether it
will meet expectations and avoid the deficiencies of the
NSLSG.
China Details Ambitious Reform Plan (2013-11-15)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Bob Davis, Richard Silk and Dinny McMahon) Friday's 20-page
document amounted
to a blueprint for reform. It pledged to open the financial sector and relax
curbs on other sectors closed to investors, allow prices of natural resources to
reflect market demand and put more money in the pockets of rural residents who
were often left out of the boom of the last decade.
China to Ease One-Child Policy (2013-11-15)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Laurie Burkitt) China is tempering its controversial
one-child policy, allowing more couples to have a second child in a surprise
concession over a much-disliked control that comes as the country faces a
looming worker shortage.
Success of Chinese Leader's Ambitious Economic Plan May Rest on
Rural Regions (2013-11-17)
(New
York Times, By Chris Buckley) The success of Xi Jinping's proposals could rest
on policy battles reaching down into thousands of towns and villages over land,
money and a misshapen fiscal system that has bred public discontent and
financial hazards.
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| U.S.
Pivot to Asia and Sino-U.S. Engagement
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The
Path to a New Type of Great Power Relations (2013-11-07)
(PacNet
#80, Pacific Forum, CSIS, By Patrick M. Cronin) Achieving a “new type of great
power relations” with the United States is a cornerstone of China’s emerging
foreign policy. But it remains a brittle one.
A U.S.-Asia Agenda for Growth (2013-11-11)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Jacob J. Lew) With emerging economies playing an increasingly
large role in the global economy, we must move away from a pattern of global
growth that is built on the U.S. being the world's importer.
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| Military
Balance and Arms Sales
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Commission Urges Congress to Watch Taiwan Arms
Sales (2013-11-14)
(Taipei
Times, By William Lowther) The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission
has recommended that the US Congress keep a closer eye on US arms sales to
Taiwan. It also wants the White House to report to Congress on every decision to
“reject, delay or alter” arms sales requests from Taipei.
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| Taiwan's
Domestic Issues and Foreign Relations
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Taiwan Mood Barometer
Survey, First Half of November 2013 (2013-11-13)
(TISR)
According to the latest Taiwan Mood
Barometer Survey (in
Chinese), President Ma Ying-jeou's approval rating dropped 1.5 percentage points
during the first ten days of November to 12.8 percent. The president's
disapproval rating increased 1.5 percentage points bringing it to 75.2
percent.
President's Approval Rate Hits New Low (2013-11-14)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou has recorded the lowest approval rating since his
inauguration in 2008, with his Cabinet members also struggling to win approval,
a public
opinion surveyshowed.
Gambia Terminates Ties with Taiwan (2013-11-16)
(Taipei
Times) President Ma Ying-jeou’s administration was caught by surprise when
Gambian President Yahya Jammeh abruptly announced that the nation was severing
ties with the Republic of China.
China Denies Role in Gambia's Move (2013-11-16)
(Taipei
Times) While China insisted that it was not involved in the Gambia’s decision to
cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan, lawmakers demanded that the government review
President Ma Ying-jeou’s policy of “flexible diplomacy.”
Gambia Cuts Taiwan Ties, Raising Stakes with
China (2013-11-15)
(Wall
Street Journal, By Eva Dou) Even without pressure from Beijing, Gambia's move
was clearly a bid to cozy up to China, political experts say. Taiwan has given
Gambia aid consistently through the years, but it pales compared with the
billions that China is spending in aid and development in
Africa.
China Opens Trade Office in Sao Tome (2013-11-15)
(Taipei
Times) China has set up a trade mission in Taiwan’s diplomatic ally Sao Tome and
Principe, Minister of Foreign Affairs David Lin said, adding that the
establishment of commercial ties with Beijing would not affect the country’s
diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Taiwan and the Trans-Pacific Partnership: Preparing the
Way (2013-11-13)
(Brookings,
By Richard C. Bush III and Joshua Meltzer) This paper provides an analysis of
the benefits to Taiwan of membership in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP),
discusses why Taiwan’s membership is also important for current TPP members, and
suggests steps that Taiwan and the United States can and should take to create
an atmosphere conducive to Taiwan’s inclusion in TPP.
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