All Posts Tagged With: "Chinese Communist Party"
China: Wealth but Not Freedom
When Chinese President Hu Jintao visited Washington earlier this year he received the gracious welcome and state dinner he did not get on his first visit in 2006. He also had some tough discussions on trade, foreign exchange, national security, and human rights. China can be proud of the rapid economic progress it has made [...]
21Apr2011 | James A. Dorn | 2 comments | ContinuedMao: The Unknown Story
In their new book, Mao: The Unknown Story, Jung Chang and Jon Halliday estimate that under Mao Zedong’s rule in China at least 70 million people were killed in one way or another in the name of making a socialist utopia. Jung Chang was a youthful victim of Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the 1960s and [...]
12Jul2010 | Richard M. Ebeling | 0 comments | ContinuedAdam Smith in China
James Dorn is a China specialist at the Cato Institute and professor of economics at Towson University in Maryland. A shorter version of this article first appeared in the Times of India, January 24, 2007. China’s transition from plan to market since 1978 has not only increased prosperity but also has led to a new [...]
1May2007 | James A. Dorn | 2 comments | ContinuedInstitutions and Development: The Case of China
James Dorn (jdorn@cato.org) is a China specialist and vice president for academic affairs at the Cato Institute. He is coeditor of China’s Future: Constructive Partner or Emerging Threat? (Cato Institute, 2000). An earlier version of this article appeared in Vital Speeches of the Day (November 15, 2005). From a liberal perspective the goal of economic [...]
1Jun2006 | James A. Dorn | 0 comments | ContinuedA Capitalist Party in China?
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is struggling to reinvent itself. At the 16th National Congress in Beijing last November, the party approved policies intended to make it appear more connected with China’s rapidly liberalizing society and economy. After a week of introspection and political reorganization, party members seemed serious about reclaiming their position at the [...]
1Mar2003 | John Welborn | 0 comments | ContinuedFree Trade and Human Rights in China
James A. Dorn is vice president for academic affairs at the Cato Institute. This essay is a condensed version of his article in the Spring/Summer 1996 Cato Journal. The best way to promote human rights around the world is to promote free trade. Trade liberalization improves ties among nations, increases their wealth, and advances civil [...]
1May1997 | James A. Dorn | 3 comments | Continued-
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