China's fledgling civil society: A force for democratization?

World Policy Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 56-66

  Moore, Rebecca R ^a  

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EID: 0035592407     PISSN: 07402775     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/07402775-2001-2006     Document Type: Article

References (17)

1. Press conference, May 26, 1994. The president suggested that such a program would include "increased support for nongovernmental organizations working on human rights in China."
2. See testimony of John Shattuck, U.S. Democracy Promotion Programs in Asia: Hearing before the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, 105th Cong., 1st sess., September 17, 1997, p. 9.
3. Testimony of Minxin Pei, U.S. Policy Options toward China: Rule of Law and Democracy Programs: Hearing before the House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the Committee on International Relations, 105th Cong., 2nd sess., April 30, 1998, pp. 91-92.
4. Shattuck, U.S. Democracy Promotion Programs in Asia, pp. 5, 9.
5. Harold Koh, U.S. Department of State On-the-Record Briefing upon Release of 1999 Human Rights Report, February 25, 2000.
6. Testimony of Harold Koh, Human Rights in China: Hearing before the House Committee on International Relations, 106th Cong., 1st sess., January 20, 1999, p. 14.
7. Erik Eckholm, "For These Children, It Took a Woman's Daring," New York Times, January 10, 2001.
8. Anne Thurston, Muddling toward Democracy: Political Change in Grass-roots China, Peace-works, no. 23 (United States Institute of Peace, August 1998), p. 11.
9. Ibid., p. iii.
10. Tianjian Shi provides an excellent account of the debate surrounding and implementation of the village elections in "Village Committee Elections in China: Institutionalist Tactics for Democracy, World Politics, vol. 51 (April 1999), pp. 385-412.
11. Yan Ming Fu, "NGOs Are 'an Inevitable Trend of the Times,'" chinabrief, vol. 2 (August-November 1999), p. 21. However, "as China's reforms advance," Yan added, "NGOs will inevitably become more independent."
12. Barnett Baron, "International Conference in Beijing Hails Emergence of Chinese NGOs," Alliance, vol. 4 (December 1999); "Some Reflections on NGOs and Civil Society," Speech at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, September 1999 (www.asiafoundation.org).
13. Barnett Baron, "International Conference in Beijing Hails Emergence of Chinese NGOs," Alliance, vol. 4 (December 1999); "Some Reflections on NGOs and Civil Society," Speech at Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea, September 1999 (www.asiafoundation.org).
14. Chinabrief was formerly known as China Development Briefing and will revert to its original name in spring 2001.
15. Jennifer Lin, "Beijing Trial for U.S. Law Studies," Hong Kong Standard, September 25, 1999.
16. In the fiscal 2001 bill, Congress also sought to remedy various administrative and legal difficulties that had prevented the State Department from directing any more than a small portion of the funds authorized under the earlier legislation (including the funds intended for the NED) for democracy activities in China.
17. "China Clamps Secrecy Rules on the Internet," New York Times, January 26, 2000.