Contents

Preface vii

I. Is China Liberalizing? 1

Editor’s Introduction 3

1) Playing by the Rules. Dorinda Elliott. Asiaweek.com 5

2) China’s Coming Transformation. George Gilboy and Eric Heginbotham. Foreign Affairs 9

3) China’s Challenges. Peter Hadekel. Gazette (Montreal) 20

4) It’s a Fascist Regime. Michael A. Ledeen. National Post 24

5) China Looks to the Future. David R. Sands. Washington Times 27

II. The State of the People’s Republic 33

Editor’s Introduction 35

1) China Maintains Steady, Rapid Economic Growth in 2001. Asia Pulse 37

2) China’s Angry Workers. Dexter Roberts, Bruce Einhorn, and Frederik Balfour. Business Week 40

3) Growing Rich-Poor Gap, Economic Growth, Spur Crime in China. Michael Dorgan. Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News 45

4) In China, Student Loans May Be Expanding Societal Gaps They Were Supposed to Close. Jiang Xueqin. Chronicle of Higher Education 48

5) The Sickness Trap. Susan V. Lawrence. Far Eastern Economic Review 54

6) From China, with Love. Christen Pears. Northern Echo 59

7) Many Unhappy with Chinese Rule. Karl Schoenberger. Mercury News 62

III. Human Rights 67

Editor’s Introduction 69

1) Why Did a Nation Go Mad? Jonathan Manthorpe. Vancouver Sun 71

2) China’s Crackdown on Christians. Nina Shea. China Brief 74

3) Cultural Clash in Land on the Roof of the World. John Gittings. Guardian 79

4) Forbidden Practice. Juliet Rowan. Daily Yomiuri 83

5) Academic Freedom in China. Qinglian He. Academe 86

6) SAR Must Stand True to Its Words. Jasper Becker. South China Morning Post 90

IV. U.S.-Chinese Relations 95

Editor’s Introduction 97

1) Bush Scraps China Policy of Six Presidents. Jay Taylor. Los Angeles Times 99

2) Emperors’ New Closeness. Simon Pritchard. South China Morning Post 102

3) U.S. Strains to Understand China. Dean Calbreath. San Diego Union-Tribune 105

4) Rumsfeld Demands China Reciprocity. Kenneth R. Timmerman. Insight 109

5) China Wary of U.S. Plan for Missile-Defense Shield. Gregg Jones. Dallas Morning News 115

6) In Jiang’s Words: "I Hope the Western World Can Understand China Better." Arthur Sulzberger Jr., et al. New York Times 119

V. China’s Relations with Other States 127

Editor’s Introduction 129

1) China, Taiwan Dance a Mysterious Tango. Michael A. Lev. Chicago Tribune 131

2) Pope Seeks to Pursue Diplomatic Ties But Beijing Shows No Interest. Catholic World Reporter 135

3) Russia, China Ink Friendship Pact in Moscow. Nicholas Kralev. Washington Times 138

4) China’s Leader Visits India to Urge Peace Without Taking Sides. Frank Langfitt. Baltimore Sun 141

5) Why the Past Still Separates China and Japan. Robert Marquand. Christian Science Monitor 144

6) Israel’s Arms Ties with China Haunting U.S. Harvey Morris. Financial Times 147

Appendix 149

Bibliography 161

Books 163

Web Sites 165

Additional Periodical Articles with Abstracts 167

Index 177

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