Essays and Research Papers on China & Chinese Issues

This 15 page country study examines this district of China. History is relayed along with specific demographic information. Information about the government, the economy and the people is included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 3 page paper which compares the Tang and Song Dynasty period of China with Europe at that time. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page consideration of the question of why western European countries came to dominate the world during the sixteenth century while other countries slid into the background. The author contends that mindset and technology interacted to determine this trend. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 7 page discussion of the similarities between four distinct geographic and political regions in terms of social hierarchy. Emphasizes the role of the lower classes in shaping and supporting each region. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 4 page paper. If China had living standards that were comparable to those in Europe and if they had offered the world so many innovations, why did the scientific revolution not occur in China as it did in Europe? This is a question that has been debated for decades. This essay discusses the thoughts ...

A 5 page paper which discusses Chinese and European culture as presented in Jonathan D. Spence's book "The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci." No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper considers the different roles of the emperors of China and Japan in promoting or inhibiting programs for political and social change. This paper looks at the period between the mid-19th century through the end of World War II and considers the different culture/ideological elements in the societies of China and Japan in ...

This 5 page paper considers the diplomatic relations between China and Japan between 1895 and 1945, and considers how these two countries came into conflict even though the relations initially were friendly. This paper integrates a view of modernization and the associations in both Japan and China as they defined changing perspectives within each ...

A 5 page comparison of the relative development of Japan and China. Links the apparent differences to circumstance and choice of post World War II allies. Contends that the U.S. was charged in many ways with restoring the economic stability of Japan since World War II but only began to emphasize trade relations ...

This 3 page paper briefly compares the Japanese and Chinese bureaucracies. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 8 page paper provides an overview of the Western influences on the cultures of the East. This paper relates the influences that the West has had on the countries of China, Japan and India, through the process of colonialization. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

A 6 page overview of the natural resources and ecological complexity of Japan and China. Summarizes the fact that since China is larger in terms of physical land coverage it encompasses more ecological diversity than does Japan. Concludes that each country shares the threat of overdevelopment and severe impact to their fragile ecosystems. Bibliography ...

4 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses Chinese and Japanese traditions as they relate to historical and political development. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the role of women in traditional Japanese and Chinese cultures, and how that role has evolved over the years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 6 page paper looks at several questions, presented by a student, in respect to Confucianism and other aspects of Chinese and Japanese history. Leaders from both Japan and China are compared and contrasted and Confucianism is discussed in depth. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 5 page paper looks at the similarities and differences between the children of these two countries and the ways in which they grow up. The paper includes political structures, social expectations, gender differences and the way they effect the children. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

A 6 page paper that compares and contrasts China and Japan after WWII as it involves society and communism or the lack of communism. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 3 page paper looks at the development of these three cultures and compares and contrasts them. Specifics of the modern states are relayed. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A five page paper which considers the social, economic and cultural factors which have led to changes in the birth and death rates in Japan, and the decline in the infant mortality rate over recent decades. Bibliography cites 10 sources.

7 pages. It is said that the Tokagawa tried to freeze history in order to continue their rule, and that ultimately the emperor's of China behaved in a similar manner. Both regimes would then have been unprepared for the invasion of the West in the mid-nineteenth century. This paper will focus on this ...

5 pages in length. The writer discusses the political, economic and religious development of China and Japan between the years of 1500 and 1800. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

In six pages this paper compares and contrasts the problems during this time period and how challenges were responded to by the countries, the shogun and empress dowager, the governing elites, the changes resulting from decisions, actions, and inactions, and how to explain the differing results and outcomes. Two sources are cited in the ...

This 3 page paper examines the growth of both countries between the eighteenth and twentieth centuries. Reasons why they have embraced the Great Transformation differently are examined. Bibliography lists 1 source.

8 pages in length. The writer briefly discusses factors that contributed to the rise of communist totalitarianism in modern China; factors that contributed to the Japan's pre-WWII military domination; China and Japan's nature of political regimes and relationships; and major characteristics of pre- and post-WWII Japanese economic development. Bibliography lists 11 sources.

This 4-page paper examines three separate markets: China, Singapore and Japan, and discusses their cultural similarities and differences. Bibliography lists 5 sources.