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	New Books List--Pritzker Legal Research Center
		National Park Service concessions program : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Parks of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, to review the National Park Service concessions program, including implementation of the National Park Service Concessions Management Improvement Act of 1998, April 8, 2004.
		Religious freedom in China hearing before the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, One Hundred Eighth Congress, second session, November 18, 2004.
		Fifteen years after Tiananmen is democracy in China's future?
	www.law.northwestern.edu /lawlibrary/newacqlist/Acq_current_gov.asp

	China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
		China is offering Taiwan a series of trade concessions in an effort to boost public sentiment on the island in favor of reunification with the mainland.
		China and Taiwan should ``resume talks on an equal footing as soon as possible,'' Hu told Lien Chan, former chairman of Taiwan's main opposition Nationalist Party, who led a delegation of 170 business leaders to attend a two-day economic and trade forum.
		China's Cabinet called for new measures Friday to clamp down on investment and bank lending to head off signs that the country's breakneck economy may be overheating.
	chinadigitaltimes.net (4279 words)

	People's Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite these concessions to capitalism, the Communist Party of China remains in control and has maintained repressive policies against groups which it feels are threats, such as Falun Gong and the separatist movement in Tibet.
		China is attempting to harmonize the system of taxes and duties it imposes on enterprises, domestic and foreign alike.
		The PRC, despite possession of advanced nuclear weapons and delivery systems, is widely seen both inside of China and on the outside as having only limited ability to project military power beyond its borders and is not generally considered to be a superpower although it is widely seen as a major regional power.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China (4279 words)

	Discover Tianjin
		Tianjin used to be the Concessions of nine western countries between 1860 and 1940.
		(It's old name was Tientsin by the way.) Together with Beijing, Shanghai and Chongqing, it is one of the 4 municipalities directly under the Central Government of China, and the largest open seaport in north China.
		Travel and eat in Tianjin - Throughout the history of China, Tianjin has had great importance politically, culturally and economically.
	www.wayabroad.com /tianjin (4279 words)

	People's Republic of China - Balkans
		Despite these concessions to capitalism, the Communist Party of China remains in control and has maintained repressive policies against groups which it feels are threats, such as Falun Gong and the separatist movement in Tibet.
		China's traditional values were derived from the orthodox version of Confucianism, which was taught in schools and was even part of imperial civil service examinations.
		The People's Republic of China, in an attempt to limit its population growth, has adopted a policy which limits urban families (ethnic minorities such as Tibetans are an exception) to one child and rural families to two children when the first is female.
	www.balkans.eu.com /wiki/index.php?title=People's_Republic_of_China (3522 words)

	MAINLAND CHINA OVERRATED: BRITISH SCHOLAR
		One would expect a tough negotiating stand on the terms of China's WTO entry, but not Western concessions merely because China made limited progress toward international transparency standards or make us feel guilty about bombing its embassy in Belgrade."
		Nevertheless, Segal concluded, until Communist China is cut down to size in Western imaginations and treated more like a Brazil or an India, the West stands little chance of sustaining a coherent and long-term policy toward it.
		Washington, Aug. 18 (CNA) Communist China, home to a fifth of humankind, is overrated as a market and a world power that in reality is, at best, a second-rank middle power, said a United Kingdom expert in Asian affairs.
	www.fas.org /news/taiwan/1999/e-08-19-99-13.htm (416 words)

	TAP: Vol 8, Iss. 30. The New China Lobby. Robert Dreyfuss.
		So far, two years of talks between China and the United States have gone nowhere, with Washington claiming that Beijing is refusing to make even the barest concessions in order to join WTO and abide by its rules.
		The power of the new China lobby was evident in Beijing last March 7, when more than 100 representatives of major U.S. firms held their annual conference under the auspices of the U.S.-China Business Council.
		China, unpredictable as always, had roiled the situation by firing missiles in the Taiwan straits on the eve of elections there.
	www.prospect.org /print/V8/30/dreyfuss-r.html (416 words)

	Taiwan's President Declines to Soften His New Doctrine
		Lee's remarks did not seem to allow any room for concessions to China, which has been angered by what it sees as a betrayal of the earlier framework for negotiations between Taipei and Beijing.
		Lee's remarks appeared to be directed at Washington, as well as at Beijing, the two governments he most upset by dropping the bombshell on July 9 that from now on Taiwan will only negotiate with China in a "special state-to-state relationship."
		Lee called his new diplomatic tack "friendly and positive," and not provocative, as Beijing has termed it.
	partners.nytimes.com /library/world/asia/072399china-taiwan.html (907 words)

	farley0801.txt
		Lee is not winning any concessions from China but merely "inviting the suspicion of someone who is very irrational and very powerful.
		After Lee casually described the cross-strait ties as a "special state-to-state relationship" in an interview with a German broadcaster, China responded with military exercises and Washington dispatched envoys to both Beijing and Taipei to calm things down: Tell us you didn't really mean it, they whispered, and all will be forgiven.
		Polls show that the majority of Taiwan's 23 million people desire autonomy from China--if not outright independence--though most also feel it is not worth a war.
	tc.formosa.org /two-state/text/us_news/farley0801.txt (1202 words)

	Boxer Uprising 1900
		China had to pay a large indemnity of 450 million taels of silver, to be paid in 39 years at 4% yearly interest.
		As a result, in a general willingness to reduce international conflict and to maintain the existing conditions of China, the principle of equal exploitation was accepted by the powers, even though by 1901 the powers had occupied Peking and were in a position to partition China.
		Besides, rulers of China were traditionally confident that armed peasants would be able to drive out the barbarians after the regular government troops had failed to do so.
	www.thecorner.org /hists/china/boxer.htm (3017 words)

	China Digital Times (CDT) 中国数字时代
		China is already under pressure to make substantive concessions on a range of US complaints, led by intellectual property rights and also barriers to entry for foreign telecoms providers.
		China responded cautiously on Friday to an unprecedented joint World Trade Organisation challenge to its auto parts tariffs by the US and Europe, saying only that it “regretted” the move and was studying how to respond.
		China responded cautiously yesterday to an unprecedented joint World Trade Organisation challenge to its car tariffs by the US and Europe, saying only that it "regretted" the move and was deciding how to respond.
	chinadigitaltimes.net (4350 words)

	China Policy: Crisis Over Taiwan, 1995 -- A Post Mortem
		In particular, congressional opinion on China remains skeptical and resistant of signs of U.S. concessions, thereby restricting the President's room for maneuver.
		China's economic growth was accompanied by greater military power, successful expansion of China's foreign relations and greater self confidence and assertiveness by Chinese leaders both at home and in Asian and world affairs.
		China's missile sales to Pakistan, congressional legislation dealing with U.S.China differences, and the rapidly rising U.S. trade deficit with China were among issues seen as possible focal points of potentially acrimonious debate in late 1995 and 1996.
	www.fas.org /spp/starwars/crs/95-1173f.htm (4468 words)

	People's Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite these concessions to capitalism, the Communist Party of China remains in control and has maintained repressive policies against groups which it feels are threats, such as Falun Gong and the separatist movement in Tibet.
		In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council ; it is also considered a founding member although the PRC was not in control at the founding of the UN.
		China's traditional values were derived from the orthodox version of Confucianism / conservatism, which was taught in schools and was even part of imperial civil service examinations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_China (4468 words)

	Selected Documents: Boxer Rebellion (China Relief Expedition)
		The Americans on the relief column were 100 marines, under the command of Major L.W.T. Waller, U.S.M.C. These men had landed at Taku on June 19, and with other national forces, after severe fighting, relieved the besieged Europeans in the foreign concessions at Tientsin on the 24th.
		Temporary hospitals were established at Taku and Tien Tsin at the time of the advance of the allies on Pekin, and the patients from those hospitals subsequently transferred to the Solace, which vessel has sustained her reputation of always being where she is needed.
		The year on the Asiatic Station has included, besides the operations about the Philippines, the recent important operations at Taku, whither a portion of the fleet having been promptly dispatched, this Government was able to there put on shore a considerable force of blue jackets and marines with the earliest of the foreign troops landed.
	www.history.navy.mil /docs/boxer/boxer1.htm (4468 words)

	Boxer Rebellion, 1900
		China, 1900 : the eyewitnesses speak; The Boxer Rebellion as Described by participants in letters, diaries and photographs.
		The Sino-Japanese War of 1894-95 culminated ten years of intrigue in Korea, and the Treaty of Shimonoseki forced China to recognise its independence, cede Formosa to Japan, and open four more ports to foreign commerce.
		The Second Anglo-Chinese War resulted in more foreign encroachment in China.
	www.regiments.org /wars/20thcent/00china.htm (4468 words)

	Global Outsourcing : Interview : Alan Choi, Regional MD Greater China, Korn/Ferry
		In China, there are several municipalities and they are empowered in terms of discretion, tax holidays, concessions, land rights and so on.
		North East China is doing quite well in Japanese language call centers because historically this region was occupied by the Japanese and today the Japanese find that the costs here are lower than in Japan.
		I'd say that China is coping, but it will be a while before it will be ready for the onslaught of foreign invaders.
	www.globaloutsourcing.org /content/People/2005/105010102.asp (873 words)

	People's Republic of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Despite these concessions to capitalism, the Communist Party of China remains in control and has maintained repressive policies against groups which it feels are threats, such as Falun Gong and the separatist movement in Tibet.
		The PRC asserts the Republic of China to be an illegitimate and supplanted entity and administratively categorizes Taiwan as the 23rd province of the PRC.
		In 1971, the PRC replaced the Republic of China as the sole representative for "China" in the United Nations and as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council; it is also considered a founding member although the PRC was not in control at the founding of the UN.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/People's_Republic_of_China (5987 words)

	Khmer Institute
		The reason the Brevie Line was drawn dates back to 1913 when Cochin China and Cambodia received an application for mining concessions on some of the offshore islands.
		Cochin China was, after all, then still a French colony.
		In an internal British official memorandum (1778) sent to Governor-General Hastings, Charles Chapman, a British envoy to Cochin China, rightly advised Hastings that “Donai...is properly a province of Cambodia” (J.I.A.E. and A. Vol.
	www.khmerinstitute.org /articles/art09.html (1479 words)

	Unequal Treaties - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		China considered these treaties "unequal" because in most cases China saw itself as being forced to pay large amounts of reparations, open up ports, cede lands, and make various concessions to foreign " spheres of influence," usually following military defeats.
		The " Unequal Treaties " ( Chinese : ä¸å¹³çæ¢ç´) were a series of treaties signed by the Qing Empire in China and foreign powers ( Chinese : å—å¼·) during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
		This page was last modified 22:37, 16 June 2005.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Unequal_Treaties (1479 words)

	Encyclopedia: Unequal Treaties (China)
		China considered these treaties "unequal" because in most cases China sees itself as being forced to pay large amounts reparation, open up ports, cede lands, and make various concessions to foreign " spheres of influence ", usually following military defeats.
		Chinese : 不平等條約) were a series of treaties signed by the Qing Empire in China and foreign powers ( Chinese : 列強) during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
		TREATY PORTS and EXTRATERRITORIALITY IN 1920s CHINA ( http://www.geocities.com/treatyport01/TREATY01.html)
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Unequal-Treaties-(China) (1479 words)

	The New American - Red China's Ocean Invasion - May 12, 1997
		But China's acquisition of those ports has military and security implications as well -- implications that were anticipated by some critics of the Panama Canal treaties in the late 1970s.
		The third highly questionable deal is a recent agreement between a Hong Kong-based COSCO subsidiary and the Panamanian government to lease the "anchor ports" to the Panama Canal, a move which grants Red China a strategic toehold in the Western Hemisphere.
		In other words, what might be considered Red Chinese aggression or even colonization should be looked upon with serene indifference, as it's simply part of "the larger U.S. policy" toward Red China.
	www.thenewamerican.com /tna/1997/vo13no10/vo13no10_cosco.htm (3058 words)

	China Eastern Airlines Still Seeking Concessions on China Northwest Merger
		China Eastern Airlines Corp Ltd has so far been unable to secure the concessions it feels are necessary before the company can merge with China Northwest Airlines Co Ltd, but the company has not yet issued an outright rejection of plans to merge the two airlines, a spokesman for the airline said.
		The spokesman said China Eastern Airlines felt from the outset that it would be quite difficult to merge with China Northwest Airlines, since China Northwest has negative net assets, with a gearing of 130 pct.
		The merger plans are part of the central government's overall plan to merge ten airlines under the Civil Aviation Administration of China into three groups under China Eastern Airlines, China Southern Airlines and Air China.
	ce.cei.gov.cn /enew/new_f2/fp00flg4.htm (251 words)

	Topic: Clinton's China Syndrome
		Opponents of U.S. trade concessions to China are expected to mount the fiercest congressional battle in years to overturn President Clinton's decision to renew China's favored trading status.
		CHINA finally replaced the old Soviet Union as the number one enemy last week in the eyes of the US political establishment.
		That the FBI director received a vote of confidence from the nation's commander in chief is hardly a reassuring thought considering that the FBI director had only days earlier given the nation's commander in chief a resounding vote of no confidence.
	www.freerepublic.com /forum/t1000213.htm (4348 words)

	SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper
		China promises loans, trade concessions to poor countries
		A profile of China's telecommunications sector, which is seeing a new phase of development with the consolidation of major operators and the roll-out of 3G services.
		China is cracking down on companies offering Chinese tourists overseas gambling trips and will try to bar its citizens from visiting overseas casinos, state media said on Thursday.
	www.scmp.com (4348 words)

	Second World War Books: History Page
		Aside from retaining its independence in the face of Japanese expansionism, the Siamese government grew increasingly obsessed with recovering the "lost provinces" ceded to Indo-China since the 19th century, and its diplomatic efforts focused on generating the necessary international support.
		These policies diverged to the extent that, by the time of the border war between Siam and Indo-China, the two Western powers proved completely incapable of working together.
		In exchange for territorial concessions in Burma and Malaya, Siamese troops accompanied Japanese forces into the Shan States, and on 25 January 1942 Siam declared war on the United States and Britain.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/history/siam.shtml (4348 words)

	Second World War Books: History Page
		Although these concessions were not insignificant, they did not include the critical facilities of southern Indo-China.
		During the Sino-Japanese War, Japan complained to the French government about the ongoing shipment of oil, trucks, and war materiel from the port of Haiphong in French Indo-China by railroad to Kunming in China to help support Chiang Kai-shek's regime.
		By June 1940, when the Wehrmacht's blitzkrieg overran France, approximately 10,000 tons of war goods, most from the US, were being shipped each month from Haiphong into China, and a backlog of 125,000 tons had accumulated in the port.
	www.sonic.net /~bstone/history/vichyandph.shtml (4348 words)

	The Hindu : International : Japan raises stake in East China Sea, grants rights for drilling
		SINGAPORE: Japan on Wednesday announced its intention of granting "concessions" or rights to some of its firms to carry out test-drilling for oil and natural gas in the disputed waters of the East China Sea.
		Japanese officials indicated that talks would be sought with China on the nature and scope of presence of its companies in the stretch of the sea.
		The move, which may put Japan on a course of collision with China in the present atmosphere of heightened tensions between the two countries over a Japanese history textbook, was announced by the Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, in Tokyo.
	www.hindu.com /2005/04/14/stories/2005041401451300.htm (313 words)

	Global Voices Online » China
		China is actively involved in Sudanese oil where it has a number of concessions.
		China is in desperate need of oil as the number of private owned vehicles increasess from 56% in 2002 to 75% in 2003.
		The movie has been generating controversy in both China and Japan for casting actresses of Chinese descent for all three leading roles of Japanese geishas: Zhang Ziyi and Gong Li are from Mainland China, and Michelle Yeoh is from Malaysia via Hong Kong but of Chinese descent.
	cyber.law.harvard.edu /globalvoices/-/world/east-asia/china (8237 words)

	UNDP Poverty Report 2000
		China's poverty programme has tried to address the growing disparities by channelling resources to poor regions - through subsidized loans from the Agricultural Bank of China, a food-for-work infrastructure programme run by the Planning Commission and grants by the Ministry of Finance.
		China's official estimates of income poverty show an extraordinary drop from 260 million poor in 1978 to 42 million in 1998.
		China's poverty programme would be strengthened tremendously if its targeted interventions were part of its overall economic strategy.
	www.undp.org /povertyreport/countryprofiles/china1.html (694 words)

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