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An enlarged printout of a Renminbi banknote is displayed at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong January 14, 2013.(REUTERS/Bobby Yip)

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China’s Global Currency: Lever for Financial Reform

April 2013, Arthur R. Kroeber

Arthur Kroeber examines the internationalization of the Chinese currency, the Renminbi, and argues that the potential for it to be used as a vehicle for international finance or reserve currency is severely constrained by the Chinese government’s reluctance to fundamentally change its economic growth model.

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Population, Policy, and Politics: How Will History Judge China’s One-Child Policy?

February 2013, Feng Wang, Yong Cai and Baochang Gu

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Issue Brief: Water Resource Issues, Policy and Politics in China

February 12, 2013, Scott Moore

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Director, Brookings-Tsinghua Center

The Foreign Policy Program is accepting applications for a Fellow/Senior Fellow and Director of the Brookings-Tsinghua Center in Beijing. The scholar should have a career track record of high-quality, independent academic and, policy research, and well-established academic reputation in China. The application deadline is May 15, 2013.

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"The political earthquake in Beijing this year has been the Bo Xilai affair ... There are some people in China who I’m sure feel that all of that was a set up by the U.S. government to embarrass the leaders."

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Before China's 18th Party Congress, Cheng Li profiled 25 possible members of the Politburo, examining their backgrounds, family and patron-client ties, political prospects and policy preferences. See Li's profiles of the seven individuals who were named to the Politburo Standing Committee:

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