China Tidal Wave

There is great social tension in the aftermath of ‘Tiananmen Square’, uncertainty about political and economic policy and the constant burden of over-population. Serious flooding of the Yellow River adds more than a hundred million to the ‘floating population’ of destitute and semi-destitute peasant refugees. Disaster is imminent ...

Presents the state-of-the-art of oceanology of China seas, including Yellow Sea, East China Sea and South China Sea. This volume covers: marine geology, coastal research and marine physics and technology

Two leading thinkers argue against the Chinese occupation and the theocracy of Tibet.

Economic reform in China has led to migration of people on a scale never before seen in the country. Since China's new industrial revolution began in the late-1970s, there has been a flow of tens of millions of surplus rural labourers and their families moving from rural to urban areas. This phenomenon has been described in terms of both a blessing for China's economic development and a threat against its social order. This volume examines the different aspects of internal Chinese migration, including a brief introduction to current research and pointers to the methodological traps that can occur in the field.

A book for everyone who does business with China or in China. The history-making development of the Chinese economy has entered a new phase. China is moving aggressively from a strategy of imitation to one of innovation. Driven both by domestic needs and by global ambition, China is establishing itself at the forefront of technological innovation. Western businesses need to prepare for a tidal wave of innovation from China that is about to hit Western markets, and Chinese businesses need to understand the critical importance of innovation in their future. Experts George Yip and Bruce McKern explain this epic transformation and propose strategies for both Western and Chinese companies. This book is for everyone who does business with China or in China, or is interested in the development of the world's fastest-growing economy. Western CEOs can learn from Chinese companies and can create an effective innovation process in China, for China and the world. Chinese CEOs can benefit from understanding the strategies of their peers as they strive to enter foreign markets. And all Western businesses should prepare for disruption from their new competitors. Yip and McKern provide case studies of successful firms, outline ten ways in which the managerial and innovative capabilities of these firms differ from those of Western firms, and describe how multinationals doing business in China can become part of the Chinese ecosystem of new knowledge and technology. Yip and McKern argue that these innovation capabilities will be the basis for creating world-class products and services to meet the challenges of a new era of global competition.

This is the 1st China's Science Yearbook published since 1949. It covers events, activities and progresses in various fields of science and technology from 1949 to 1979. Published in conjunction with Shanghai Scientific Publishing Co., it was compiled and Editor a research team from 'Nature Magazine', Shanghai, People's Republic of China. Contents:Feature Articles:Development of the Natural Sciences in China over the Past 30 YearsScaling the New Heights of Nuclear Science and TechnologyReview of Acoustics Research in ChinaTwenty Years of the Institute of Semiconductors — A SurveyChina's First LaserAdvances in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in ChinaRecent Advances of Chinese PalaeoanthropologyBrilliant Achievements of Palaeontological Research in ChinaNew Features of the Earthquake Science in ChinaA Survey on the Developments of Mathematics in New ChinaA Theory of Polymerization of Silicic Acid in Aqueous SolutionRecent Development in the Study of Theoretical Organic Chemistry in ChinaA Survey on Astronomy Research in New ChinaOn the Advances and Developments of Weather Prediction in ChinaNew Features of the Earthquake Science in ChinaA Summary of Marine Research in ChinaWinding Roads and a Quake Science in ChinaA Summary of Marine Research in ChinaWinding Roads and a Bright Future — 30 Years of Chinese PsychologyA Brief Introduction to Traditional Chinese MedicineCommemorating the Centenary of the Birth of the Great Scientist, Albert EinsteinReference Section:A Chronicle of Events in Science and TechnologyBrief Introduction to Periodicals and Newspapers of the Natural SciencesName List of Members of Academia Scinica DepartmentsList of Past ScientistsPrizes and Certificates of Merit in Science Readership: General readers interested in history of science. Review: “This is a useful book … it is a review of China's Science and technology by some of China's most prestigious scientists. The second half consists of a variety of useful reference materials.” Science

This book examines the globalization of production and its impact on work and gender relations, the impact of technology on workers around the world, the economic problems associated with debt crisis, the political opportunities associated with democratization, the impact of global warming, the reasons behind China's rise as an economic superpower, and the problems in countries across the Middle East that culminated in the attacks of 9/11.

The relationship between the United States and China will be of critical importance to the world throughout the twenty-first century. In the West China’s rise is often portrayed as a threat and China seen in negative terms. This book explores the dynamics of this crucial relationship. It looks in particular at what causes an international relationship to be perceived negatively, and considers what can be done to reverse this, arguing that trust is a key factor. It goes on to discuss US and Chinese rhetoric and behaviour in three key areas – climate change, finance, and international security. The book contends that, contrary to much US rhetoric, China’s actions in these areas is often much more flexible and accommodating than the US position, and that the Chinese are much more knowledgeable about, and understanding and appreciative of, the United States than vice versa.