China
By: Noah Berlatsky, book editor
Series: Opposing viewpoints series; Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780737747652; 9780737747669
Subjects: Politics and government; Human rights; Environmental conditions; Economic conditions; Environmental protection; Military policy; Foreign relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.191-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: What is the status of human rights and democracy in China? China is not moving toward democracy / Ying Ma ; China is moving toward democracy / Henry S. Rowen ; China must be convinced of the benefits of democracy / Arthur Kroeber ; China is committed to human rights / Ming Wan ; China abuses human rights / Amnesty International ; Human rights must be the most important issue between the United States and China / Wei Jingsheng; title: How is China handling its economic challenges? The global recession did not weaken China's economy / Jeff Nielson ; The global recession weakened China's economy / Nouriel Roubini ; Free trade with China benefits both China and the United States / James A. Dorn ; Free trade with China benefits China but hurts the United States / James Parks ; Trade imbalances are dangerous for both the United States and China / Peter Navarro ; China must do more to combat intellectual property piracy / U. S. Chamber of Commerce ; Business must combat Chinese intellectual property piracy / David Wolf ; Chinese intellectual property piracy cannot be avoided / Henry Blodget; title: Is China's military a threat? China's military buildup is a threat to U.S. interests / John J. Tkacik Jr. ; China's military buildup is not a threat to legitimate U.S. interests / Doug Bandow ; China can aid nuclear nonproliferation / Xiaohui (Anne) Wu ; China is behind the North Korean threat / Anne Applebaum ; China can help confront the North Korean threat / Martin Malin and Hui Zhang ; China remains a threat to Taiwan / J. Michael Cole ; China-Taiwan relations are improving / Clifford Coonan; title: Is China protecting the environment? China's air pollution is improving / Tini Tran ; China must do more to address air pollution / Juli S. Kim ; China is addressing climate change / Steven Hayward ; China must do more on climate change / Bruce Stokes.