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December 1998
- No. 149, December 29, 1998
- Beijing celebrates 20th anniversary of economic reforms; Jiang Zemin: Western-style democracy "must never be copied"
- No. 148, December 28, 1998
- Beijing crushes China Democracy Party, jails leaders; Government tightens reigns on arts, media, computer operators
- No. 147, December 17, 1998
- Taiwan elections a victory for democracy in Asia; Li Peng: Western-style democracy not an option in China
- No. 146, December 16, 1998
- Chinese increase fortifications, military presence in Spratly Islands; Congressman sees Mischief Reef, says Chinese "bullying" Philippines
- No. 145, December 15, 1998
- The aircraft carrier Varyag: warship or floating disco? Pentagon concludes U.S. company aided PRC missile development
- No. 144, December 4, 1998
- Moscow offers to develop China into first class military power; PRC military-industry execs decry U.S. dual-use export restrictions
- No. 143, December 2, 1998
- Taiwan seeks U.S. assistance in building missile defense shield; Dec. 5 national election on Taiwan to choose Legislature, mayors
November 1998
- No. 142, November 30, 1998
- Officials crack down on Internet, Christian and NGO "subversion"; Chinese media ordered to rally behind Communist Party
- No. 141, November 24, 1998
- U.S. officials query China on missile transfers to rogue states; China plans to launch its first optical and radar satellite network
- No. 140, November 23, 1998
- Chinese prepare to test new ICBM with range to hit U.S. mainland; Chinese navy accelerates modernization to defeat U.S.
- No. 139, November 20, 1998
- Philippines claims "creeping invasion" by PRC navy in Spratly Islands; China and Russia summit seeks new anti-U.S. international order
- No. 138, November 11, 1998
- Taiwan, Singapore have most stable economies in Asia; U.S. official: China's export subsidies undermine neighbors' recovery
- No. 137, November 10, 1998
- U.S. monthly trade deficit to Beijing in August climbs to $6 billion; U.S. official accuses China of "hidden" currency devaluation
- No. 136, November 6, 1998
- Beijing condemns U.S. contacts with Taipei, Dalai Lama; Manila accuses PRC of armed incursion, fortifications on reef
- No. 135, November 5, 1998
- U.S. Defense Department: China is developing anti-satellite weapons; PRC improving ICBM accuracy with U.S. Global Positioning Satellites
- No. 134, November 4, 1998
- State Department: China regressing on human rights; Beijing imprisons U.S.-Chinese missile scientist for espionage
October 1998
- No. 133, October 27, 1998
- Chinese officials defiant at first Beijing human rights conference: Priests, democracy advocates, anti-corruption dissidents detained
- No. 132, October 26, 1998
- Russian Defense Minister meets Jiang Zemin: both oppose U.S. defense policies; Beijing, North Korea cool to South Korea's "security forum" proposal
- No. 131, October 20, 1998
- Taiwan-China cross-strait dialogue opens in Shanghai; Russia promotes upgrade of China air and sea power in Taiwan Strait
- No. 130, October 19, 1998
- Clinton "Donor-gate" key figure linked to Chinese Communist Party; U.S. branches of China's largest aerospace co. called security threat
- No. 129, October 14, 1998
- Top Party "liberal" compares multi-party democracy to Hitler; Beijing signs U.N. human rights conventions, sincerity questioned
- No. 128, October 13, 1998
- Britain's Blair "Third Way" tiptoe in Beijing; China's new "robber baron" - Communist Party alliance
- No. 127, October 12, 1998
- Economic woes may lead Beijing to further restrict Western imports; Communist leadership fetes epic film of brutal Chinese emperor
- No. 126, October 6, 1998
- U.S. official tells China: $60 billion annual trade deficit must be cut; Systemic water shortage threatens China's economy
- No. 125, October 5, 1998
- Beijing criticizes U.S., Japan anti-ballistic missile defense research; Chinese Air Force officers view USAF vulnerabilities at war game
September 1998
- No. 124, September 29, 1998
- China prepares carrots and sticks for dialogue with Taiwan; Beijing steps up international efforts to politically isolate Taiwan
- No. 123, September 28, 1998
- China Democracy Party suppressed, leaders detained; Beijing claims dissidents arrests do not breach U.N. rights covenant
- No. 122, September 23, 1998
- Japan resists Beijing's "three noes" on Taiwan; Government manipulation of Hong Kong business criticized
- No. 121, September 22, 1998
- Jiang Zemin "worried" about Clinton's fate and promises on Taiwan; UN Human Rights chief departs-more democracy advocates detained
- No. 120, September 21, 1998
- Russia counters NATO with aircraft carrier sales to China; New U.S.-China military pacts include visit to Sandia nuke facility
- No. 119, September 15, 1998
- U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Visits Beijing, Tibet; Conflicting official comments on independent Democratic Party
- No. 118, September 14, 1998
- China's strategic objectives in Tibet; People's Liberation Army command delegation visits Pentagon
- No. 117, September 10, 1998
- Financial experts: Hong Kong dismantling free market principles; Most Taiwan citizens reject "one country, two systems"
- No. 116, September 9, 1998
- U.S. experts fear Pakistan shared Tomahawk missile with China; Israel Defense Minister, executives seek new arms sales in Beijing
- No. 115, September 8, 1998
- Tough new law further shackles religious groups in China; Dissidents plead for end of suppression on eve of U.N. Commissioner visit
August 1998
- No. 114, August 31, 1998
- Post-Clinton China: Jiang Zemin nixes democratic reforms; Popular Protestant minister prevented from holding services
- No. 113, August 30, 1998
- China calls for U.N. treaty to ban U.S. space-based missile defense; Russia and China increase joint military projects & tech transfers
- No. 112, August 26, 1998
- Yangtze floods devastate central and nothern China; Beijing admits its environmental policies intensified Yangtze flood
- No. 111, August 18, 1998
- U.S. is largest overseas investor in China; Piracy of U.S. software doubles; Political reform needed to eradicate massive graft by Chinese officials
- No. 110, August 17, 1998
- Hughes Corp. lobbying to send satellite with military capability to China; Hitachi Corp. suspected of sending nuclear weapons parts to China
- No. 109, August 12, 1998
- Beijing's new "3-Pronged Strategy" to conquer Taiwan described; Taiwanese investment in mainland increases, overall exports decrease
- No. 108, August 11, 1998
- China intensifies post-Clinton crackdown on Internet users; Beijing claims "indisputable sovereignty" over Spratly Islands
- No. 107, August 10, 1998
- China's anti-smuggling campaign raises tariffs on U.S. imports; Deflation of yen risks China devaluation, Asian economic collapse
- No. 106, August 5, 1998
- Pro-Beijing legislators in Hong Kong vote "No" on democratic reform; Taiwan calls China defense white paper "false peace"
- No. 105, August 4, 1998
- China renews threat against Taiwan; Exports weapons to Iran, Libya; ROC estimates PRC military spending triple of PLA "white paper" data
- No. 104, August 3, 1998
- Post-Clinton China: Toughest crackdown on dissidents in recent years; Xinhua: "Marxist theory is guiding light of state;" Tortured Tibetan monk dies
July 1998
- No. 103, July 28, 1998
- China satellite launch center "pathetically short" of safety standards; New Chinese ICBM motor tested during Clinton's visit to China
- No. 102, July 27, 1998
- U.S. shows China its warships, PLA conceals its war fighting tactics; CIA: China sells missile technology, weapons of mass destruction to Iran, Pakistan
- No. 101, July 22, 1998
- U.S.A.F.: U.S. technology could help China deploy multiple warhead missiles; Clinton warns Congress of defense bill veto to defend satellite transfers to China
- No. 100, July 21, 1998
- 100 dissidents sign petition to Jiang, protest arrest of Democratic Party leaders; Beijing tells Clinton: Stop the U.S. Congress from passing "hostile" resolutions
- No. 99, July 20,1998
- Pentagon: Elite U.S. Special Forces seek to train Chinese commando forces as China expands military presence in Burma; Jiang pledges support to Yassar Arafat
- No. 98, July 16,1998
- Beijing Nixes post-summit Political Reform, More Dissidents Arrested; New Details on Torture, Killing of Tibetan Clergy in Drapchi Prison
- No. 97, July 15, 1998
- Chinese nuclear missile experts promoted to "decision making" combat positions; US defense experts criticize technology, supercomputer, satellite transfers
- No. 96, July 14,1998
- Experts: Clinton-China "de-targeting" agreement is unverifiable; Beijing-Iran missile and nuclear tech transfers and training continue
- No. 95, July 13,1998
- Clinton embrace of communist China's "three no's" ignites firestorm in Taiwan; Beijing officials praise Clinton, warn Taipei to "face reality"
- No. 94, July 8, 1998
- Clinton promises Jiang not to "impose American vision" on China; Chinese authorities slaughter Tibetan religious prisoners in Lhasa
- No. 93, July 7,1998
- Clinton public opposition to Taiwan independence called betrayal of democracy; Poll: Majority of Taiwan citizens oppose Hong Kong reunification model
- No. 92, July 6, 1998
- Beijing summit trade deals fall far short of expectations, trade deficit grows; Clinton offers China increased market protection benefits to join WTO
- No. 91, July 1,1998
- Chinese military advisors accompany militant tribes along Burma-Thai border; Politburo Military Commission orders detention of "liberal" PLA colonels
June 1998
- No. 90, June 30, 1998
- Top Jiang advisor warns US: China is "unbeatable, unreasonable" adversary; Beijing plans Clinton summit deal: Pakistan and Iran for Taiwan
- No. 89, June 29, 1998
- China is Word Bank's largest borrower, Asia's software piracy "king"; Hong Kong melt-down: real estate crash, banking crisis, mainland competition
- No. 88, June 24, 1998
- US Annual Trade Deficit with China Soars to Record $60 Billion in 1998; Illusions Crash: Many U.S. Companies Lose Millions in China Joint Ventures
- No. 87, June 23, 1998
- Sec. Albright confirms US has reports on China missile aid to Iran, Libya; China's official media denounces US "prejudice" on Chinese nuclear policies
- No. 86, June 22, 1998
- 57 Chinese dissidents urge Clinton to meet democracy advocate in Beijing; On eve of Beijing departure, Clinton urges permanent MFN for China
- No. 85, June 16, 1998
- China's lack of market transparency, financial solvency prohibit capital financing; Beijing rejects missile export control pact, reserves right to attack Taiwan
- No. 84, June 15, 1998
- NSC Documents, CIA Official Show White House Ignored China Missile Transfers; US Intelligence Reports Chinese Military Uses American-made Civilian Satellites
- No. 83, June 13, 1998
- Crackdown On Dissidents and Sino-US Citizens in China Tied to Clinton Visit; Clinton Defends Tiananmen Summit as "Principled, Pragmatic"
- No. 82, June 8, 1998
- Chinese Military Corporations Camoflauged in Western Business Suits; Chinese Sends Specialty Steel to Iran to Aid Mullahs' Missile Program
- No. 81, June 6, 1998
- Clinton Renews MFN for China Citing Beijing's "Peace" Role in South Asia; Beijing Ships Missiles, Dual-use Electronics to Pakistan: White House Unconcerned
- No. 80, June 6, 1998
- Beijing calls Tiananmen massacre "correct," no accounting for missing victims; 40,000 march in Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil; dissidents detained on mainland
- No. 79, June 2, 1998
- Chinese Security Ministry computer experts get VIP briefing at FBI; Money trail from Chinese government to White House/DNC uncovered
- No. 78, June 1, 1998
- Britain reports China helping Iran to make "advanced" nerve gas; PRC's major role in Pakistan nuclear and missile program incites India
May 1998
- No. 77, May 30, 1998
- Democrats sweep popular Hong Kong vote, permitted minority role in congress; Clinton refuses to meet with HK democrats en route to Tiananmen summit
- No. 76, May 26, 1998
- U.S. defense firms demonstrate wares at Beijing military electronics trade fair; China covert plan to acquire U.S. encryption and satellite technologies described
- No. 75, May 25, 1998
- Clinton insists on Tiananmen Square summit "friendship" ceremony; U.S. intelligence has evidence on Beijing payoffs to White House and DNC
- No. 74, May 23, 1998
- Chinese naval officials, spy vessels operate from nine sites in Burma; PRC intensifies efforts to buy industrial, ocean trade bases in Panama
- No. 73, May 20, 1998
- Bernard Schwartz, new Globalstar CEO, announces PRC partnership; Beijing cancels promised U.S. Republican Congressional delegation to Tibet
- No. 72, May 19, 1998
- China demands "technology transfer for contracts" with U.S. nuclear companies; Pentagon officials opposed waivers for China on loss of encryption secrets
- No. 71, May 17, 1998
- Chinese military & aerospace company funding of Clinton campaign; Jiang Zemin expresses "highest expectations" for summit with Clinton
- No. 70, May 12, 1998
- Ailing Catholic bishop released from gulag, under house arrest; China's Propaganda Department changes name to "improve image"
- No. 69, May 10, 1998
- Economists: "double squeeze" may cause China to devalue currency; New perils in Asian crisis threaten Hong Kong, Taiwan
- No. 68, May 10, 1998
- China releases elderly bishop, continues "heavy pressure" on Catholic Church; Clinton's China policy: Constructive Engagement is new name for appeasement
- No. 67, May 3, 1998
- Clinton administration eases export controls on nuclear licenses for China; Defense experts say U.S. aerospace firms enhance lethality of Chinese military
- No. 66, May 2, 1998
- Clinton-China Space Pact Could Enhance Chinese Missile Program; CIA Reports China Targets Nuclear Missiles at United States
- No. 65, May 1, 1998
- Clinton, Communist Hosts to Stage Summit Arrival at Tiananmen Square; China detains Rock Singer, Businessman, Philosophy Teacher, Poets
April 1998
- No. 64, April 28, 1998
- Wang Dan Deen as Pawn in Beijing's Diplomatic Chess Game; Vatican Sees No Progress in Religious Freedom in China
- No. 63, April 27, 1998
- Hong Kong Democrats Denounce Law Exempting Mainland Agencies; China-Taiwan Talks Reopen, Remain Far Apart On Core Issues
- No. 62, April 25, 1998
- China Rejects Clinton Offer to Join Missile Control Organization; Beijing Foils US Sancations on Military Helicopter Parts and Services
- No. 61, April 21, 1998
- Grand jury probes U.S. firms for advancing Chinese missile program; Analyst suspects U.S./China technology in new Pakistan long range missiles
- No. 60, April 18, 1998
- Beijing rejects Taiwan's offer for joint economic plan to revive SE Asia; China unlikely to meet 1998 economic growth goals
- No. 59, April 6, 1998
- New Chinese ballistic missiles target most of the United States; Hong Kong democrats protest "repugnant" parliamentary elections
- No. 58, April 1, 1998
- China completes PLA-wide study of troop survival in nuclear war; Experts list U.S. security threats in Clinton's "China-gate" scandal
March 1998
- No. 57, March 31, 1998
- Russia sells China submarines, aircraft carrier-capable cruiser; U.S. arms negotiator prepares to offer China missile technology
- No. 56, March 30, 1998
- Taiwan warns of China's "double-hand" talk/fight tactics; U.S. officials impose China unification on Taiwan democrats
- No. 55, March 24, 1998
- U.S. may offer China access to advanced missile technology; Senate fails to challenge certification on PRC nuclear proliferation
- No. 54, March 23, 1998
- Emerging financial crisis in Hong Kong may destabilize China & Japan; Tibetan political detainees tortured following prison visit by UN panel
- No. 53, March 20, 1998
- Chinese Congress approves sole candidates fo leadership posts; "I am not Gorbachev," claims new Prime Minister Zhu Rongji
- No. 52, March 17, 1998
- China prepares for 'war of financial transactions;' Export subsidies: China's de factp currency devaluation
- No. 51, March 16, 1998
- U.S. declines support for U.N. human rights resolution on China; Clinton will visit Beijing near Tiananmen massacre anniversary
- No. 50, March 10, 1998
- Clinton Administration silent on UN resolution on China rights; Hong Kong's chief executive warns against anti-Beijing dissent
- No. 49, March 9, 1998
- Anthony Lake visits Taipei promoting Beijing talks; China expands defense spending by 13 percent in 1998
- No. 48, March 6, 1998
- Top Chinese science achievements enhance military modernization; PLA science, technology and production units reorganized
- No. 47, March 3, 1998
- Central Committee approves plans to streamline state bureaucracy; Chinese float $32 billion in bonds to bail out domestic banks
- No. 46, March 2, 1998
- China's Premier calls for socialism imposed on religion; Northern Tibet: a secret zone of death
February 1998
- No. 45, February 28, 1998
- Rupert Murdoch sued for censoring former Hong Kong governor; Unelected Hong Kong government enacts new limits on civil liberties
- No. 44, February 24, 1998
- China set to intensify ethnocide in Tibet, crack down on "separatists" in Xinjiang; U.S "back-channel" delegations promote "dangerous" China-Taiwan dialogue
- No. 43, February 22, 1998
- U.S. trade deficit with China in 1997 soars to $50 billion; China patterns national economic hopes on failed So. Korean model
- No. 42, February 21, 1998
- NASA space shuttle Carries Chinese space experiment into orbit; U.S. tightens rules to scrutinize export of super computers to China
- No. 41, February 18, 1998
- Proposed sale of advanced U.S. air combat training technology could give China air superiority over Taiwan Straits
- No. 40, February 17, 1998
- China spending binge may imperil regional recovery; Taiwan defies China by developing Asian economic relief fund
- No. 39, February 16, 1998
- Chinese strategist calls space a key battlefield in future warfare; U.S. military a "technological paper tiger" to China defense planners
- No. 38, February 13, 1998
- Chinese director of Religious Affairs dismisses persecution reports; Mrs. Clinton praised as role model for PRC communist propagandists
- No. 37, February 9, 1998
- Wei Jingshei's warning to the West compared to Solzhenitzyn; Chinese-American dissident arrested in nationwide manhunt
- No. 36, February 7, 1998
- Church officials in China under increasing pressure; At U.N. China blocks Human Rights Commissioner briefing to Security Council
- No. 35, February 5, 1998
- U.S. dual-use technology aided China "miracle satellite launch program; House panel challenges State Dept. praise for China's nuclear policy
- No. 34, February 3, 1998
- Second stage of financial crisis threatens Hong Kong job base; Economist warns tumbling Chinese "domino" may undermine Asian recovery
- No. 33, February 2, 1998
- Chinese authorities execute eleven Muslims in Xinjiang region; State Department rights report lets pressure off China, experts warn
January 1998
- No. 32, January 29, 1998
- CIA claims China's key goal is military modernization; Pentagon plans to sell Taiwan additional anti-submarine ships
- No. 31, January 25, 1998
- Hidden foreign debt may undermine Chinese economy; U.S. companies show growing caution in China investments
- No. 30, January 20, 1998
- Cohen hails U.S.-China pacts, experts warn of "asymmetrical" warfare; China reports $7 billion in exports by military-owned firms in 1997
- No. 29, January 19, 1998
- Perry delegation in China, Taiwan promotes Clinton "Three Wins" strategy; In White House debate, Cohen for easing weapons ban on China
- No. 28, January 17, 1998
- Taiwan offers economic protection to the Philippines; Clinton gives China nuclear pact stamp of approval on proliferation
- No. 27, January 16, 1998
- Former Communist Party official issues essay on democratic reform; Senate report: China -- world's leading supplier of weapons technology
- No. 26, January 15, 1998
- China receives advanced Kilo-class submarine from Russia; Asia's largest independent investment bank near collapse
- No. 25, January 13, 1998
- Hong Kong's financial markets on shaky ground; Chinese military expands innovative sea-crossing attack training
- No. 24, January 12, 1998
- Asian economic crisis impact on China: Exports and foreign investments decline; Workers protest in streets
- No. 23, January 5, 1998
- Beijing intensifies campaign to isolate Taiwan; Democracy institute cites China filling Pacific military vacuum
- No. 22, January 3, 1998
- Beijing's harsh new laws to suppress free speech on the internet; Chinese dissidents urge open elections, independent labor unions
- No. 21, January 2, 1998
- International jurists cite increased repression in Tibet; Cambodian democrats claim Pol Pot receiving medical care in Beijing
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