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As given in “The Middle Kingdom’s Dilemma,” Chinese leaders have embraced the environmental cause: |
| | A) | because of idealism. |
| | B) | through sentiment to return to the “Ancestral China.” |
| | C) | in response to international pressure. |
| | D) | as a matter of survival. |
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As explained in “Country Report: China,” “The East Is Red” is: |
| | A) | a song saluting Mao Zedong and the CCP during the Cultural Revolution. |
| | B) | China’s national anthem. |
| | C) | the theme song of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. |
| | D) | the most popular song in China today. |
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As noted in “Country Report: China,” China’s four Special Economic Zones (SEZs) established in the early 1980s include: |
| | A) | Hong Kong and Macau. |
| | B) | Taiwan and Tibet. |
| | C) | Shanghai and Beijing. |
| | D) | Shenzhen and Xiamen. |
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As Lake Wang argues in “The Good Neighbor,” three problematic issues that will continue to complicate China’s foreign policy are: |
| | A) | Taiwan, Japan, and the United States. |
| | B) | trade, Tibet, and human rights. |
| | C) | military spending, terrorism, and separatism. |
| | D) | pollution, social unrest, and separatism. |
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As reported in “Country Report: China,” China’s Four Modernizations include all of the following sectors except: |
| | A) | agriculture. |
| | B) | military. |
| | C) | science and technology. |
| | D) | financial system. |
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As claimed in “Country Report: China,” “political power grows out of the barrel of a gun” is a motto ascribed to: |
| | A) | Deng Xiaoping. |
| | B) | Mao Zedong. |
| | C) | Chiang Kai-shek. |
| | D) | Jiang Zemin. |
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As explained in “Mao Now,” China needs to come to terms with Mao’s: |
| | A) | appeal to modern intellectuals. |
| | B) | god-like status with today’s entrepreneurs. |
| | C) | bedrock belief in democracy. |
| | D) | totalitarianism. |
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As stated in “Ignoring the Past,” the Chinese government still avoids: |
| | A) | thinking about Taiwan’s status. |
| | B) | admitting its cultural debt to Japan. |
| | C) | discussing the Cultural Revolution. |
| | D) | acceptance of capitalism in any form. |
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As described in “Country Report: China,” the American law that regulates U.S.-Taiwan relations is the: |
| | A) | Anti-Secession Law. |
| | B) | Taiwan Relations Act. |
| | C) | China Relations Act. |
| | D) | US-Taiwan defense treaty. |
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As claimed in “China’s Factory Blues,” factors that have hurt China’s factories include all of the following except: |
| | A) | soaring energy prices. |
| | B) | declining value of Chinese currency. |
| | C) | steeply increased commodity costs. |
| | D) | cancellation of preferential export policies. |
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As maintained in “Country Report: Taiwan,” both Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek opposed both the “two Chinas” or “one China, one Taiwan” concepts. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As discussed in “Country Report: China,” Deng Xiaoping was the first CCP leader who officially proclaimed China’s goal of achieving the “four modernizations” by the end of the twentieth century. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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According to “China’s Taiwan Dilemma,” Beijing’s obsession with Taiwan could damage its economic prospects. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As asserted in “Country Report: Hong Kong,” Hong Kong’s “mini-constitution” is called the “one country, two systems” law. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As demonstrated in “Hong Kong Tests Art Buyers’ Courage,” when the financial markets fall, the world’s art markets immediately fall also. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), as stated in “Country Report: China,” opened its first overseas office in Beijing, China, in 2008. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As related in “Country Report: China,” China became the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide in 2008. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As shown in “The China Model,” after 30 years of economic reforms, the Chinese economy is completely market-based. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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The term “barefoot doctors,” as defined in “Country Report: China,” refers to those village doctors who are too poor to even wear shoes. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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As stated in “Hong Kong Poses Threat to City,” the threat posed by Hong Kong is to the dominance of New York City and London as the top world financial centers. |
| | A) | True |
| | B) | False |
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