Asia has truly experienced spectacular economic growth over the past 15 years. However, this economic progress has come … that one-fifth of the population in Asia still lives on less than US$ 1 per day (PPP-adjusted), the region is already … international levels, to deal with growing concerns about the environmental challenges in Asia in order to help to put the region on …

Whether China continues its business-as-usual investment-driven, environment-polluting growth pattern or adopts an …, of the mechanism underlining China’s economic transition from an investment-driven, pollution-intensive to an investment … incorporated into China’s growth mechanism, then at some tipping point in time when marginal welfare gain of R&D for knowledge …

In what format and under what timeframe China would take on climate commitments is of significant relevance to China … is being confronted with the threats of trade measures. It is of significant global relevance as well because when China …’s emissions peak is crucial to determine when global emissions would peak and because what China is going to do in what format has …

China's emerging standing in the world demands a major rethinking of its diplomatic strategies. Given its population … size, geographical scale, economic power and military presence, China is poised to play a larger political role in the … responsibilities. At the same time, environmental stresses caused by China's energy and resources demands have become increasingly …

China has shifted control over resources and decision making to local governments and enterprises as the result of the … background, this paper discusses a variety of tactics that China's central government has been using to incentivize local … ; Industrial Policy ; Financial Institutions ; Government Decentralization ; China …