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Umfang: 1 online resource (261 p.)

Ausgabe: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-61728-186-7

Anmerkung: Description based upon print version of record. , Intro -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICY IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC POLICY IMPACT ON THE UNITED STATES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CHINA'S GROWING DEMAND FOR OIL AND ITS IMPACT ON U.S. PETROLEUM MARKETS* -- REASONS FOR CHINA'S GROWING DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM -- TWO SCENARIOS OF FUTURE DEMAND GROWTH IN CHINA -- CONSEQUENCES OF SLOWER AND FASTER GROWTH IN DEMAND -- CHINA'S TOTAL PETROLEUM USE -- A SHIFT IN DEMAND TOWARD LIGHT PETROLEUM PRODUCTS -- KEY DETERMINANTS OF MOTOR FUEL USE -- THE CHANGING STRUCTURE OF THE CHINESE OIL INDUSTRY -- GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT AFFECT THE DEMAND FOR PETROLEUM -- Environmental Regulation -- Fuel Economy Standards -- Price Controls -- Energy Taxes -- SCENARIOS OF FUTURE DEMAND GROWTH IN CHINA -- MAJOR OIL MARKET FORECASTS -- THE CASE FOR SLOWER GROWTH IN DEMAND -- Demand Response to High Oil Prices -- Reversal of Some Temporary Demand -- Government Efforts to Restrict Consumer Credit and New Car Sales -- New Fuel Economy Standards and Easing of Limits on Small Car Use -- Possible Future Increases in Fuel Taxes -- THE CASE FOR FASTER GROWTH IN DEMAND -- Income Growth -- Migration to the Cities -- The Growing Vehicle Stock -- CONSEQUENCES FOR MOTOR FUEL MARKETS IN THE UNITED STATES -- GENERAL CONSEQUENCES FOR PRICES AND PRICE VOLATILITY -- Crude Oil Prices and Costs of Refining -- Price Volatility -- THE IMPACT OF RISING TOTAL OIL DEMAND ON WORLDWIDE CRUDE OIL PRICES -- THE IMPACT OF INCREASING DEMAND FOR LIGHT PRODUCTS ON THE COSTS OF REFINING PETROLEUM -- OTHER INFLUENCES ON COSTS TO REFINE OIL -- IMPLICATIONS FOR POLICIES AFFECTING INVESTMENT IN U.S. REFINERIES -- APPENDIX A DETAILED TABLES -- Chapter 2 U.S.-CHINA TRADE: USTR'S CHINA COMPLIANCE REPORTS AND PLANS COULD BE IMPROVED* -- GAO HIGHLIGHTS -- Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- WHAT GAO FOUND -- ABBREVIATIONS. , RESULTS IN BRIEF -- BACKGROUND -- USTR IS REQUIRED TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO CONGRESS ON CHINA'S COMPLIANCE WITH ITS TRADE COMMITMENTS -- USTR CONDUCTED AN INTERAGENCY TOP-TO-BOTTOM REVIEW OF U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS -- USTR'S ANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS DO NOT SYSTEMATICALLY ANALYZE CHINA'S PROGRESS IN RESOLVING COMPLIANCE ISSUES -- USTR'S ANNUAL REPORTS LACK SYSTEMATIC ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE INFORMATION -- USTR REPORTS THAT CHINA MADE PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTING ITS TRADE COMMITMENTS -- USTR'S REPORTS CONTAIN A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER AND WIDE ARRAY OF REMAINING COMPLIANCE ISSUES -- WHILE CHINA RESOLVED SOME ISSUES, MOST ISSUES HAVE PERSISTED WITHOUT RESOLUTION -- CHINA'S PROGRESS ON COMPLIANCE ISSUES SLOWED SINCE 2004 -- PROGRESS VARIES BY TRADE AREA IN USTR'S ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORTS -- ANNUAL REPORTS DESCRIBE THE TYPES OF U.S. ACTIONS TO RESOLVE COMPLIANCE ISSUES -- CHINA MADE FURTHER PROGRESS ON VARIOUS COMPLIANCE ISSUES IN DECEMBER 2007 -- USTR'S PROGRESS TOWARD ACHIEVING TOP-TO-BOTTOM REPORT OBJECTIVES CANNOT BE FULLY DETERMINED -- TRADE AGENCIES HAVE MADE CONSIDERABLE PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING TOP-TO BOTTOM ACTION ITEMS -- U.S. GOVERNMENT INCREASED BILATERAL ENGAGEMENT WITH CHINA ON VARIOUS TRADE ISSUES -- U.S. GOVERNMENT EXPANDED CAPACITY TO ENFORCE CHINA'S TRADE COMPLIANCE AND IMPROVED TRAINING, BUT STAFFING ISSUES PERSIST -- Staff Levels Increased -- Staffing Gaps and Turnover Remain -- Training Opportunities Expanded -- Language Skill Gaps Remain -- PROGRESS TOWARD BROAD U.S.-CHINA TRADE OBJECTIVES IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE -- USTR USES THE TOP-TO-BOTTOM REPORT AS A PLANNING TOOL BUT DOES NOT FORMALLY ASSESS ITS PROGRESS IN IMPLEMENTING IT -- Results Not Measured -- Other Key Agencies Have Some Related Plans -- LACK OF LINKAGES AND SPECIFICITY MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO ASSESS PROGRESS -- Plans Have Not Been Updated -- CONCLUSIONS. , Recommendations for Executive Action -- APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY -- APPENDIX II: STATUS OF TOP-TO-BOTTOM REVIEW -- APPENDIX III: COMMENTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE -- GAO COMMENTS -- GAO'S MISSION -- Chapter 3 CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES AND THE WORLD* -- SUMMARY -- THE RATIONALE FOR U.S. POLICY AND INITIATIVES -- TRADE POLICY DEVELOPMENTS -- Congressional Actions -- SUMMARY OF TRADE DATA -- CHINA'S TRADE BALANCE AND IMPORTS -- CHINA AND THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES, EUROPE, AND JAPAN -- U.S. MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCES WITH MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS -- U.S. TRADE WITH CHINA BY SECTOR -- U.S. Exports to China -- U.S. IMPORTS FROM CHINA -- BALANCE OF TRADE BY SECTOR -- U.S. IMPORTS FROM CHINA - SECTOR CHARTS AND DATA -- Iron and Steel -- Specialized Industrial Machinery -- Office Machines and Computers -- Telecommunications and Sound Equipment -- Electrical Machinery and Parts -- Road Motor Vehicles -- Building and Lighting Products -- Furniture -- Travel Goods and Handbags -- Apparel and Clothing -- Footwear -- Professional, Scientific, and Controlling Instruments -- Photographic and Optical Equipment and Timepieces -- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN CHINA -- APPENDIX -- Chapter 4 CHINA - U.S. TRADE ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- U.S. TRADE WITH CHINA1 -- MAJOR U.S. EXPORTS TO CHINA -- MAJOR U.S. IMPORTS FROM CHINA -- MAJOR U.S. - CHINA TRADE ISSUES -- Health and Safety Concerns over Certain Imports from China12 -- China's Poor Regulatory System and Implications -- CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY21 -- The Bush Administration's Response -- China Changes its Currency Policy -- CHINA AND THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION -- WTO IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES -- U.S. WTO Cases against China -- VIOLATIONS OF U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS -- History of U.S. Efforts to Improve China's IPR Regime. , The Scope of the IPR Piracy Problem in China -- The U.S. Files Two WTO Cases Against China on IPR -- APPLYING U.S. COUNTERVAILING LAWS TO CHINA48 -- TEXTILE AND APPAREL PRODUCTS54 -- THE U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) -- U.S.-CHINA TRADE LEGISLATION IN THE 110TH CONGRESS -- Currency Legislation -- Other Legislation -- Chapter 5 CHINA'S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS* -- SUMMARY -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC CONDITIONS -- MOST RECENT DEVELOPMENTS -- AN OVERVIEW OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- China's Economy Prior to Reforms -- THE INTRODUCTION OF ECONOMIC REFORMS -- CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH SINCE REFORMS: 1979-PRESENT -- CAUSES OF CHINA'S ECONOMIC GROWTH -- CHINA'S INDUSTRIAL SECTOR -- MEASURING THE SIZE OF CHINA'S ECONOMY -- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN CHINA -- CHINA'S TRADE PATTERNS -- CHINA'S MAJOR TRADING PARTNERS -- MAJOR CHINESE TRADE COMMODITIES -- CHINA'S GROWING ECONOMIC TIES WITH AFRICA, NORTH KOREA, AND IRAN -- CHINA-AFRICA TRADE -- China's Imports From Africa -- China's Mineral Fuel Imports from Africa -- China's Exports to Africa -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH NORTH KOREA -- CHINA'S TRADE WITH IRAN -- CHINA'S GROWING OVERSEAS DIRECT INVESTMENT -- MAJOR LONG-TERM CHALLENGES FACING THE CHINESE ECONOMY -- OUTLOOK FOR CHINA'S ECONOMY AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES [38] -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 CHINA'S CURRENCY: A SUMMARY OF THE ECONOMIC ISSUES* -- SUMMARY -- U.S. CONCERNS OVER CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY -- CHINA'S CONCERNS OVER MODIFYING ITS CURRENCY POLICY -- IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY FOR ITS ECONOMY -- IMPLICATIONS OF CHINA'S CURRENCY POLICY FOR THE U.S. ECONOMY -- CONGRESSIONAL LEGISLATION -- INDEX -- Blank Page. , English

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