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Safety Challenges in China’s Coal Mining Industry
Coal extraction, by no means a safe endeavor, has had a particularly disastrous record in China. According to official statistics, more than 250,000 Chinese coal miners have died in mining accidents since the inception of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 [1]. In comparison,... MORE
Safety Challenges in China’s Coal Mining Industry
Coal extraction, by no means a safe endeavor, has had a particularly disastrous record in China. According to official statistics, more than 250,000 Chinese coal miners have died in mining accidents since the inception of the People’s Republic of China in 1949 [1]. In comparison,... MORE
Competing Perceptions of the U.S. and Chinese Space Programs
In October 2006, both the United States and the People’s Republic of China released documents that dictated their policies toward the international use of space. Issued just a week apart, the “U.S. National Space Policy” (NSP) and the “China’s Space Activities in 2006” dealt with... MORE
Competing Perceptions of the U.S. and Chinese Space Programs
In October 2006, both the United States and the People’s Republic of China released documents that dictated their policies toward the international use of space. Issued just a week apart, the “U.S. National Space Policy” (NSP) and the “China’s Space Activities in 2006” dealt with... MORE
Reconciliation: Israel’s Prime Minister in Beijing
Three Israeli leaders have visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in their capacities as prime ministers since the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries in January 1992. Rabin arrived in Beijing in October 1993, followed by Netanyahu who visited China twice,... MORE
Reconciliation: Israel’s Prime Minister in Beijing
Three Israeli leaders have visited the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in their capacities as prime ministers since the establishment of full diplomatic relations between the two countries in January 1992. Rabin arrived in Beijing in October 1993, followed by Netanyahu who visited China twice,... MORE
China’s Soft Sell: Is the World Buying?
The People’s Republic of China has been long fixated on the elements of hard power, particularly on assessing how China stacks up against other states in economic and military terms. This fixation has manifested itself as an obsession in Beijing with the concept of Comprehensive... MORE
China’s Soft Sell: Is the World Buying?
The People’s Republic of China has been long fixated on the elements of hard power, particularly on assessing how China stacks up against other states in economic and military terms. This fixation has manifested itself as an obsession in Beijing with the concept of Comprehensive... MORE
China’s Defense White Paper: What it Does (and Doesn’t) Tell Us
Credit should be given where it is due, and if one reads between the lines, the four Chinese defense white papers released every even year since 2000 have provided clearer insight into Beijing’s strategic aims and defense planning than ever intimated by Zhongnanhai through the... MORE
China’s Defense White Paper: What it Does (and Doesn’t) Tell Us
Credit should be given where it is due, and if one reads between the lines, the four Chinese defense white papers released every even year since 2000 have provided clearer insight into Beijing’s strategic aims and defense planning than ever intimated by Zhongnanhai through the... MORE