“To promote both academic and policy-oriented research on East Asian development”
Background Briefs (2013)
EAI Background Briefs are policy-oriented research papers circulated to government. They are available for reference in National Library or NUS Library.
No. 883
Abenomics And The Japanese Economy In 2013
Yoshihisa GODO, 26 December 2013
No. 882
China’s Economy 2013 And Outlook For 2014: Maintaining Stable Growth To Pursue Reform
John WONG, 26 December 2013
No. 881
Taiwan’s Politics In 2013: Stumbling Forward Amid Uncertainties
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 23 December 2013
No. 880
Japanese Politics In 2013: “Japan Is Back”
LAM Peng Er, 23 December 2013
No. 879
Chinese Society In 2013 (II): Social Stability And Social Governance
QI Dongtao, 20 December 2013
No. 878
Chinese Society In 2013 (I): Rebuilding The Momentum Of Social Reform
ZHAO Litao, 20 December 2013
No. 877
China’s Foreign Policy In 2013: Pursuing A More Active Foreign Policy While Upholding Its National Interests
ZHENG Yongnian & LYE Liang Fook, 20 December 2013
No. 876
China’s Politics In 2013: Determined Leadership And Hardline Policies
ZHENG Yongnian & CHEN Gang, 20 December 2013
No. 875
Myanmar: Japan’s “Last Frontier” In Asia?
LAM Peng Er, 12 December 2013
No. 874
Declining Confidence In “One Country, Two Systems” In Hong Kong
KWONG Kin Ming & YEW Chiew Ping, 12 December 2013
No. 873
Guangdong’s Innovation In Land Use
ZHOU Zhihua, 5 December 2013
No. 872
Religions And Chinese Socialism: China’s Religious Policies Since The 1990s
LAI Hongyi, 5 December 2013
No. 871
China’s Third Party Plenum: Xi Consolidates Power With Socioeconomic Overhaul Plans
CHEN Gang, 28 November 2013
No. 870
Cross-Strait Relations Under Ma Ying-Jeou’s Second Presidency
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 21 November 2013
No. 869
Implications Of Chinese Fishing Practices In The South China Sea
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 21 November 2013
No. 868
Mainland Migrants In Hong Kong: Integration And Problems
YEW Chiew Ping, 14 November 2013
No. 867
Hong Kong: Towards A Proactive Immigration Policy?
YEW Chiew Ping, 14 November 2013
No. 866
Japan And China Vying For ASEAN Support
ZHAO Hong, 7 November 2013
No. 865
Japan’s Growing Investment Abroad
CHIANG Min-Hua, 7 November 2013
No. 864
Chinese Media’s Interest In Singapore
ZHAO Lingmin & HUANG Yanjie, 30 October 2013
No. 863
Interpreting Li Keqiang’s Strategies Of Managing The Chinese Economy And Its Reform
John WONG, 30 October 2013
No. 862
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership And ASEAN Centrality: A Chinese Perspective
WANG Yuzhu, 24 October 2013
No. 861
Pilot Free Trade Zone In Shanghai: Li Keqiang’s Strategy To Reinvigorate Reforms
Sarah Y. TONG & YAO Jielu, 24 October 2013
No. 860
2020 Tokyo Olympics: Game Changer For Japan?
LAM Peng Er, 17 October 2013
No. 859
Managing Social Media In China: A Fresh Campaign Against Internet Celebrities
CHEN Gang, 17 October 2013
No. 858
State-Owned Enterprises And Elite Circulation In China
Kjeld Erik BRODSGAARD, 10 October 2013
No. 857
State-Owned National Champions Dominate China’s Nomenklatura Capitalism
Kjeld Erik BRODSGAARD, 10 October 2013
No. 856
Explaining Political Trust In China: A Comparison With Taiwan
TANG Wenfang, 3 October 2013
No. 855
Regime-Inspired Contentious Politics In China
TANG Wenfang, 3 October 2013
No. 854
The Whats And Whys Of “An Unhappy China” In The Past Two Decades
SHAN Wei, 26 September 2013
No. 853
How Rebellious Is Chinese Society? An Analysis Of Official Figures And Survey Data
H. Christoph STEINHARDT, 26 September 2013
No. 852
The South China Sea Dispute: An Update
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 19 September 2013
No. 851
The Diaoyu Islands Dispute: An Update
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 19 September 2013
No. 850
Financial Sustainability Of The Basic Pension System In China
QIAN Jiwei, 12 September 2013
No. 849
China’s Social Policy Reform In “Deep Water”
ZHAO Litao, 12 September 2013
No. 848
China’s New Initiatives In “Social Management”
SHAN Wei, 4 September 2013
No. 847
Xi Jinping’s Advisors
BO Zhiyue, 4 September 2013
No. 846
The China Policy Of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party Since 2012: The Unfinished Last Mile
QI Dongtao, 29 August 2013
No. 845
The China Policy Of Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party From 1986 To 2012
QI Dongtao, 29 August 2013
No. 844
China’s labor Market In 2013: Migrant Labor Shortage And Educated Unemployment
HUANG Yanjie, 22 August 2013
No. 843
Chengdu: A Rising Economic Star In Western China
YU Hong, 22 August 2013
No. 842
China’s Afghan Policy: Toward A “March West” Strategy?
ZHAO Hong, 15 August 2013
No. 841
The 2013 China-United States Strategic And Economic Dialogue: An Assessment
Alistair D. B. COOK, 15 August 2013
No. 840
China’s Population Policy: Debates And Adjustments
ZHAO Litao & HONG Ciyuan Lily, 7 August 2013
No. 839
Xi Jinping’s Campaign Against Corruption
ZHAO Litao & HONG Ciyuan Lily, 7 August 2013
No. 838
Tibetans As A Diplomatic Issue Between China And South Asian States
CHUNG Chien-peng, 31 July 2013
No. 837
Self-Immolations In Tibet
CHUNG Chien-peng, 31 July 2013
No. 836
Liberal Democratic Party’s Upper House Victory: Reviving Political Dominance And Economic Growth?
LAM Peng Er, 26 July 2013
No. 835
The Brics Development Bank: China And The Evolving World Order
Anthony Peter SPANAKOS & Clarity BURKE, 18 July 2013
No. 834
China’s Significance To South Korea’s Chaebol-Dominated Economy
CHIANG Min-Hua, 11 July 2013
No. 833
Can Abenomics Reinvigorate Japan’s Economy?: A Preliminary Assessment
Yoshihisa GODO, 11 July 2013
No. 832
“Reluctant Welfarism”: Poverty And Social Welfare In Hong Kong
YEW Chiew Ping, 4 July 2013
No. 831
Accounting For The Recent Surge Of FDI To China
Sarah Y. TONG, 4 July 2013
No. 830
Growing Anti-Japanese Nationalistic Sentiments In China
LYE Liang Fook & WU Dan, 26 June 2013
No. 829
The Clash Of Nationalism Between China And Japan In The 21st Century
YANG Lijun, 26 June 2013
No. 828
The Cybersecurity Challenge And China-USA Relations
Alistair D. B. COOK, 20 June 2013
No. 828
The Cybersecurity Challenge And China-USA Relations
Alistair D. B. COOK, 20 June 2013
No. 827
China’s Apple Bashing: A Protectionist Retaliation Or Censorship Tactic?
CHEN Gang & YAO Jielu, 20 June 2013
No. 826
Railway Sector In China: Reforms, Challenges And Perspectives
YU Hong, 13 June 2013
No. 825
The Overexploitation Of China’s Resource-Rich Regions
ZHENG Yongnian & YU Hong, 13 June 2013
No. 824
Taiwan Looks To Expanding Its Financial Business In China
CHIANG Min-Hua, 6 June 2013
No. 823
The Potential Of China-Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreement
CHIANG Min-Hua, 6 June 2013
No. 822
Local Responses To Chinese Interests In Myanmar
Alistair D. B. COOK, 30 May 2013
No. 821
Chinese Perceptions And Interests In A Transitional Myanmar
Alistair D. B. COOK, 30 May 2013
No. 820
Anti-Poverty In China: Minimum Livelihood Guarantee Scheme
QIAN Jiwei, 22 May 2013
No. 819
Equalization Of Basic Public Services In China
QIAN Jiwei, 22 May 2013
No. 818
China’s Shadow Banking: A Call For Financial Reforms
YANG Mu & YAO Jielu, 16 May 2013
No. 817
China’s “10,000 Talents Scheme”: Nurturing Homegrown Talents
ZHAO Litao & HONG Ciyuan Lily, 16 May 2013
No. 816
Explaining Taiwan President Ma Ying-Jeou’s Low Popularity
John HSIEH Fuh-sheng, 9 May 2013
No. 815
Continuity And Change In Party Politics In Japan, Taiwan, And South Korea
John HSIEH Fuh-sheng, 9 May 2013
No. 814
Growing Concern For Protests In The Chinese Media
H. Christoph STEINHARDT, 3 May 2013
No. 813
The Chinese Leadership’s Softening Response To Popular Protest
H. Christoph STEINHARDT, 3 May 2013
No. 812
Japan’s Relations With Mekong Basin Countries: Diplomacy, Markets And Community
LAM Peng Er, 25 April 2013
No. 811
China’s Expending Outward Foreign Direct Investment In Southeast Asia And Its Impacts
ZHAO Hong, 25 April 2013
No. 810
Nansha New District In Guangdong: State Initiatives And Perspectives
YU Hong, 18 April 2013
No. 809
Why China Needs To Urgently Address Its Rising Income Inequality
John WONG, 18 April 2013
No. 808
Reforming Intergovernmental Fiscal System In China
QIAN Jiwei, 11 April 2013
No. 807
China’s New Economic Leadership Team: Implications For Reforms
YANG Mu & YAO Jielu, 11 April 2013
No. 806
China’s New Foreign Policy Team
Lance L. P. GORE & WENG Cuifen, 5 April 2013
No. 805
Xi Jinping’s First Overseas Foray: Objectives, Outcomes And Implications
LYE Liang Fook, 5 April 2013
No. 804
Chinese Contractors In The United States
Catherine Yap CO, 28 March 2013
No. 803
Challenges In Marine Affairs Management Under The New Chinese Leadership
Katherine TSENG Hui-Yi, 28 March 2013
No. 802
China’s New State Leaders
BO Zhiyue, 22 March 2013
No. 801
China’s New State Council And The “Super-Ministry” Reform
Lance L. P. GORE, 22 March 2013
No. 800
Formal And Informal Financing Channels In China
WANG Lihong, 15 March 2013
No. 799
The Fallacy Of Board System In The Chinese Listed Sector
WANG Lihong, 15 March 2013
No. 798
China’s Middle Class And Prospects For Democratization
HU Xiaobo, 8 March 2013
No. 797
China’s Growing Interests In The Arctic
CHEN Gang, 1 March 2013
No. 796
Chinese Nationalism: Love China, Dislike Japan, Prefer Peace
SHAN Wei, 1 March 2013
No. 795
Foreign Direct Investment In China And India: Role Of Diasporas In Homeland Reform
YE Min, 21 February 2013
No. 794
The Making Of The 18th Party Central Committee: China’s Selection System And Its Challenges
Lance L. P. GORE, 21 February 2013
No. 793
China’s Provincial Leadership Reshuffle After The 18th Party Congress
BO Zhiyue, 15 February 2013
No. 792
China’s Increasing Environmental Awareness And Its Broad Implications
CHEN Gang, 15 February 2013
No. 791
China’s 2008 Rural Land Reform: An Assessment
ZHOU Zhihua, 7 February 2013
No. 790
Rural Land Development In China: Practices And Problems
ZHOU Zhihua, 7 February 2013
No. 789
Taiwan’s Controversial National Health Insurance
QI Dongtao, 31 January 2013
No. 788
Taiwan’s Social Welfare System In Predicament After Expansion
QI Dongtao, 31 January 2013
No. 787
China’s Educated Underemployment
HUANG Yanjie, 24 January 2013
No. 786
China Plans To Upgrade The Skills Of Its Labor Force
HUANG Yanjie, 24 January 2013
No. 785
Taiwan’s Economy: Sharp Slowdown In 2012
CHIANG Min-Hua, 17 January 2013
No. 784
South Korean Politics In 2012
JOO Jae Woo, 9 January 2013
No. 783
Japanese Politics 2012: Return Of The Right?
LAM Peng Er, 9 January 2013
No. 782
China’s Economy: Rebounded In 2012, Gearing Up For Rebalancing In 2013 And Beyond
John WONG, 3 January 2013
