This book critiques U.S. and Taiwanese policies that inhibit trade on their agricultural products.

As Taiwan democratizes, issues of clean government, transparency, and accountability are receiving greater attention. In particular, many in Taiwan are concerned about the accounts of corruption that appear constantly in the media. Yet, Taiwan is moving steadily forward on its road to healthy democracy. Dr. Yu-ming Shaw, deputy secretary-general...

Please join AEI and the National Defense University's Institute of National Security Studies for the third in a series of seminars to examine the growth of Chinese power and influence in Asia. Panelists at this event will discuss the main characteristics of China's technological development and what effect it will...

Six years have passed since Hong Kong's handover to China, and now there are fears that mainland China might seek to limit Hong Kong's erstwhile freedoms. A proposed change to Hong Kong's Basic Law will outlaw acts of "treason," "subversion," and "sedition." Some allege this will threaten...

The SARS epidemic is literally suffocating Asia. Surgical masks and fear are further stifling Hong Kong's once-booming economy. Tourism has come to a halt, causing airline industries to lose millions a day. And riots in China are revealing that the virus is affecting more than the markets.

After three and a half years of Chinese rule, the former British colony of Hong Kong is suffering from a malaise. With the deterioration of the rule of law and civil liberties, the suffocation of democracy, the deviation of free-market principles, and an increasingly hands-on government, Hong Kong is...

AJune 2event addressed the intersection of economics, politics, and healthcare systems with the spread of SARS, particularly in China.

Taiwan views itself as less and less "Chinese," but Beijing does not take kindly to the distance.