economic development

The growth of China’s influence in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar Switching Sides: China, the US, and Political Change in Southeast Asia from East Asia Foundation The growth of the economy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is transforming the Southeast Asian region as low-paying factory jobs move out of the PRC and into the […]

News

The Rise of China: The Power of the Communist Party

March 13, 2014

The economic and cultural rise of the People’s Republic of China is the subject of discussion that you will find in many circles: business, law, finance, farming, technology, and human rights, just to name a few. The unique status of the Chinese Communist Party in the PRC’s society means that access to some of the […]

Xi Jinping, future leader of the People's Republic of China.

News

Year One: PRC Premier Xi Jinping’s Leadership

March 12, 2014

Following a routine trip to a retirement home in Beijing, Xi Jinping’s celebrity has been enough to cause people to make pilgrimages to the location in Sijiqing and trace the “presidential route” that the Premier of the world’s second largest economy took when he visited the pensioners living there. It is expected that some 7,000 […]

People’s Republic of China Debuts New Y-20 Jumbo Airfreighter

January 27, 2013

The People’s Republic of China debuted its new jumbo ‘multifunction airfreighter’ the Y-20, in a test flight on Saturday, January 26. The new jumbo aircraft is intended for domestic, international, and cargo flights. The development of the aircraft is part of a general programme to modernize and bolster China’s national defense capabilities. [Global […]