What are the most serious crises facing China? China faces a pollution crisis / Economist

China faces an energy crisis / Philip Andrews-Speed / China faces a health crisis / Lancet

China faces a governance crisis / Minxin Pei. How strong is China's economy? China can sustain economic growth / John Wong and Sarah Chan

China cannot sustain economic growth / Bruce Gilley

China's trade policies harm the U.S. economy / Robert E. Scott

China's trade policies do not harm the U.S. economy / Stephen Roach

The United States should force China to reduce intellectual property theft / Bruce Stokes

China is taking action against intellectual property theft / Veronica Weinstein and Dennis Fernandez. Is China a military threat? China's military is modernizing / U.S. Department of Defense

The modernizing of China's military is overstated / Ivan Eland

China is a nuclear threat / Thomas M. Kane

China is not a nuclear threat / Jeffrey Lewis

War with China over Taiwan is possible / Richard Halloran

War with China over Taiwan is unlikely / Michael O'Hanlon. What is the state of China's democratization? The Communist Party is promoting liberal reform in China / Jiang Zemin

The Communist Party is thwarting liberal reform in China / Jacques deLisle

China still suffers from human rights abuses / Amnesty International

China is making advances in human rights / Information Office of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

China lacks media freedom / Bei Ling and Andrea Huss

China's media freedom is increasing / James Borton

China lacks religious freedom / U.S. Department of State

China safeguards religious freedom / Chinese Embassy in the United States.