PolSci 236  Asian Studies 240 China:  Politics and Revolution

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Communications

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• New York Times
• BBC
• The Economist
• Links to World's Press
• World News Connection (the CIA's resource) (requires access via Temple's proxy server)
• Taiwan Security Page

Chinese "official" sources:

Govt. work report, spring 2005
Govt. White Papers

• China Internet Information Center  www.china.org.cn | www.china.com.cn (these two sites may be the same)
• China Daily
• Beijing Review
• China Radio International  broadcasts
• Web sites of  Chinese government ministries (some may have English language sites)
• State Statistical Bureau (English)
• National Population and Family Planning Commission (English)
• Ministry of Labor and Social Security (statistics - English)
• other English language sites
• Chinese laws
• World News Connection (Chinese sources translated and distributed by CIA-- requires access via Temple's proxy server)

• Taiwan Security Page
• National Bureau of Asian Research
• US China Business Review
• Asian Studies Research Links
• Asia Society -- Ask Asia educational resources
• China Security

• Bibliographic searches includes (some include full text)
• Academic Search Premier
• Bibliography of Asian Studies (comprehensive bibliography of Asia)
• Electronic Contents Online (includes First Search)
• electronic Human Relations Area Files
• World News Connection (the CIA's resource covering much of the world)
• Guide for interpreting status of presses in China
• Good Journals in Chinese Studies
• Bibliography for China
• Films and Video Tapes about China

Simple Guide for footnote format

http://astro.temple.edu/~bstavis/courses/asw300syl.htm#Footnote

Ben Stavis recent articles:

• Airplanes Bumping, April 14, 2001
• China in Change, April, 2001
• Comments on Fa Lun Gong, March 2001
• Ben Stavis on Taiwan Crisis, Sept. 9, 1999

Lectures

1.   History and Culture
2.   Political History (Mao Zedong era)
3.   Deng's Reforms (1978-96)
4.   Chinese Communist Party
5.   Central Government
5.5 Legal System
6.   Sub-Central Governance
7.   Participation and Protest
8.  State and Society
9.  Economic Policy
10. Social Policy
11. Foreign Policy
12. Challenges

Chinese photos:
   Pearl TV tower, Shanghai
  Light show subway

The Chinese

Outline on Taiwan
Outline on Hong Kong

Test 1 Study Guide

Test 2 Study Guide
 

 Final Exam Study Guide