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This paper will examine the surprisingly rapid process of South Korea's rapprochement with China in the last decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on 2008 data from The China Survey, a nationwide social science survey of Chinese population, this paper builds upon earlier works (e.g., by Shi and by Verba, Nie, and Kim) by adapting their theoretical frameworks for application to China's rural population, testing the resulting theoretical models with data for the rural subsample. In so doing, we focus specifically upon two modes of political participation: voting and communal activities. We find that while political participation in rural China is in many ways like participation in other, very different political systems, there are still special features reflecting China's unique social, political, and institutional arrangements ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explains the volatility accompanying the pacifying power of economic interdependence in Taiwan-China relations. Viewing from Taiwan's domestic politics, I argue an explanatory factor is how consolidated the Taiwanese leader's power was. ..PAT.-Conference Proceeding [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

What are the impacts of the growing Chinese expansion in Africa for political and economic reforms. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Historically, under the Communist regime, religion has been suppressed with great intensity. While it has always been the case that some have practiced religion outside of government view and supervision, recent openings have allowed religious groups to practice their religion more openly, albeit under strict government control. The China Survey, a nationwide, state-of-the-art, social science survey of more than 4000 Chinese citizens completed in 2008, asked a series of questions on religious affiliation, belief, and practice that support this paper’s examination of the linkages between these religious variables and political attitudes and behavior. ..PAT.-Unpublished Manuscript [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]