Essays and Research Papers on China & Chinese Issues

This 17 page paper discusses the growing problem of crime in China in relation to its mobile population. This paper examines different theoretical perspectives, such as rational choice theory and others, in an attemp to explain this phenomena. Bibliography lists 20 sources.

This 6 page paper exmaines the Shang, Zhou, the Waring States, and the Qin Dynasties of China. This paper furthermore looks at how the Chinese dynasties have changed over time as well as how they were similar. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the Sung Dynasty and how this particular dynasty avoided the standard problems of the six dynasties which preceeded it. Furthermore, this paper explores the features of a dynasty in decline. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 5 page paper discussing the cultural influences of the Silk Road on the art of the Tang Dynasty in China. The Tang Dynasty artists (618-907) adopted ideas from the cultures of the South, the East, the North and the West as a result of the great influences from travelers along the Silk ...

This 5 page paper examines the role of women in both China and India and determines how their role has changed in recent years. Furthermore, this paper discusses the Cultural Revolution in China as a turning point for those women. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7-page paper is an analysis of the Chinese Economic Reform movement after Mao's takeover of mainland China in 1949. The paper touches on the benefits of the reform (i.e., wiping out the feudalistic and subservient culture) and the disadvantages, namely a decrease in agricultural resources and business innovation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A paper which looks at Buddhist doctrines and practices in the context of Confucianism and the Tao, and considers how these practices are manifested in daily life. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page essay that analyzes Yuan-tsung Chen's autobiographical novel The Dragon's Village. The writer contrasts and compares the Communist revolution in China to the changes brought on by industrialization in capitalist countries. No additional sources cited.

5 pages in length. The writer provides a detailed description of Buddhism, as well as touches upon Confucianism, Taoism, Falun Gong and Shintoism. Bibliography lists 9 sources.

This 5-page paper discusses the Qing Dynasty of China during the 17-20th centuries. Topics discussed include the Opium Wars and Western influence. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This is a 10 page paper discussing the alteration of realities through horror and terror in Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” (1928), Terrence Des Pres’ “The Survivor: An Anatomy of Life in the Death Camps” (1976), and Jung Chang’s “Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China” (1991). Erich Maria Remarque’s “All Quiet ...

This 10 page paper considers the potential impact that membership of the World Trade Organisation by China may have on the world economy. Looking at the poison of China and the current status of the world economy the paper argues that Chinese membership will have both direct and indirect effect which may result in an ...

This is a 6 page summary and annotated bibliography on Genny Lim. Genny Lim is a successful poet, writer, playwright and performance artist who is currently a professor at New College of California in San Francisco. The research related to her work reveals her significance and impact in the Asian American arts especially in regards ...

This 75 page dissertation papers examines the labour market in Hong Kong. The paper begins by exploring the impact that global economic slowdown is having on the Hong Kong labour market, looking first at the economy globally and the problem of over-capacity and then at the specific impacts the global economy is having on Hong ...

A 10 page paper detailing the increase in Chinese tourism which the world has witnessed in the past two decades. Supplementing the text with six charts, graphs and tables detailing the statistics of this trend, the author supports the contention that while practically unheard of at the beginning of the twentieth century, China now ...

A 5 page discussion of the influence of Mao in determining the relationship between China and communism. The author asserts that simultaneously tremendously influential and relatively weak. This paradox is particularly vivid in regard three of Mao’s policies in particular: 1. Mao’s policies toward the Great Leap Forward, 2. his ...

This 9-page paper examines Chinese beliefs in areas such as diet, death and dying, family and gender roles. Also touched upon is the Chinese access to healthcare systems (in America) and diseases that are common among this population. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 20 page discussion of China’s failure to comply with the requirements of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The author points out that while China has agreed to these requirements in theory, in practice she is far from complying. China’s birth control policies in particular serve to negatively impact her ...

This is an 18 page paper discussing the mother-daughter relationships in Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” and the importance of the acceptance of the daughters’ Chinese heritage in order to gain their full identity. Cultural identity and familial relationships are very much a part of the growing conflicts, misunderstandings and collective memory in Amy Tan’s ...

An 11 page paper assessing Hong Kong’s changing culture. Hong Kong, always Chinese but long controlled by Western influence, now finds itself facing a crisis point in its social and economic development. The age of rapid economic growth appears to have ended, and Hong Kong needs to better align its strategies with the ...

This is a 4 page paper comparing the characters of June from Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” and Antonia in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia”. The characters of June in Amy Tan’s “The Joy Luck Club” and Antonia in Willa Cather’s “My Antonia” differ a great deal in their process of assimilation into American society. ...

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the tourist industry in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's relationship with China, and its status as the gateway to China, is discussed as well. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts Chinese families with American families. This paper examines the cultural differences and points out the different values and beliefs which underlie both cultures. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 15 page discussion of ethnicity as it is reflected in these three novels. The author of this paper emphasizes that the constructs of ethnicity be interpreted in either positive or negative ways. Larsen’s novel, for example, provides us with a glimpse of the many negativities associated with being of mixed white and ...

A 5 page paper discussing effects of freer trade with China. Normalized trade relations with China will only benefit the US economy in the long term, and it can be accomplished without "selling out" on the issue of human rights. If anything, greater exposure will do more to further the cause of human ...