The Global Technology Revolution China, In-Depth Analyses: Tianjin

In 2007, the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) and one of its administrative zones, the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), in northeast China commissioned the RAND Corporation to perform a technology-foresight study to help them develop and implement a strategic vision and plan for economic growth through technological innovation. The principal objectives were to identify the most-promising emerging technology applications for TBNA and TEDA to pursue as part of their plan for growth, to analyze the drivers and barriers they would face in each case, and to recommend action plans for each technology application (TA).

Seven TAs should form a pivotal part of TBNA’s comprehensive strategic plan: cheap solar energy; advanced mobile communications and radio-frequency identification; rapid bioassays; membranes, filters, and catalysts for water purification; molecular-scale drug design, development, and delivery; electric and hybrid vehicles; and green manufacturing.

The specific action plans can be integrated into an overarching strategic plan that rests on three legs: building a state-of-the-art R&D program; updating and expanding TBNA and TEDA’s manufacturing base; and positioning TBNA and TEDA for the global marketplace. The plan offers TBNA a wealth of opportunities that will position it for the future development it envisions, and each TA emerges from one or more of TEDA’s current pillar industries, making for a fluid transition that builds on existing strengths.

Source: The Global Technology Revolution China, In-Depth Analyses: Emerging Technology Opportunities for the Tianjin Binhai New Area (TBNA) and the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) | RAND

Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison

The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic comparison of the level of business diversification in China and eight other large economies for the 2001-2005 period. The reasons why publicly listed Chinese firms are more diversified than companies elsewhere are investigated.

Source: Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison – Article – Faculty & Research – Harvard Business School

China’s Economic Fluctuations: Implications for its Rural Economy

Since the middle 1980s, each fast and slow phase of every cycle has seen China’s urban households fare better than rural households. An analysis of the cycles shows that this reflects how stimulus policies for new fast cycles have focused first and foremost on urban sectors. It also reflects a major component of policies to cool off or slow the economy when it becomes overheated.

Source: Carnegie_Report_Final.indd – keidel_china_fluctuations_final.pdf

An Advanced Reader in Chinese History

“My experience in teaching the Chinese language has led me to feel the need for a textbook which would prepare the student to read books and articles in Chinese independently; that is to say, a textbook that would enable the student to go beyond simplified material glossed in English and to escape dependence on Chinese-English dictionaries. Such a book has to overcome two principal obstacles. The student must become familiar with the different prose styles used by modern Chinese writers, and he must
likewise become accustomed to definitions given in Chinese–an essential if he is to use dictionaries written in the Chinese language.“WALLACE JOHNSON

Source: An Advanced Reader in Chinese History