Seven articles concerned with China's agriculture and six reviews of books concerned with China comprise volume. The history and description of Chinese agriculture is primary focus. One article on forestry and two on Taiwan included. (DOH).
China ; Economic growth ; Economic system ; Living standard ; Regional development ; Regional disparities ; Regional policy ; Years 1980-89
This paper includes regional dynamic change and the State regional development policy. Behind the practice of regional development is disputation on the developmental theories. It also outlines theories which guides the practice of China's regional
development in the 1980s and briefly discusses prospect of regional development in China.
Birth control ; China ; Population ; Population density ; Population distribution ; Population growth
Recent demographic trends, focusing on the government-sponsored birth control campaigns. The A. asserts that only socioeconomic development can effectively curb population growth and improve quality of life in China. - (DWG)
China ; Custom ; International tourism ; Regional disparities ; Tourism ; Tourist site ; Touristic behaviour
Recent tourist trends in China with analysis of the sources (Japan and the USA are the two major markets) and centers (Guangshou, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Shanghai received more than 500 000 tourists in 1989), a notable decrease from 1988 before
Catastrophe ; China ; Flood ; Forecast;Prediction ; Numerical model ; Remote sensing ; Statistics
This paper describes the conceptual framework and design characteristics of creating a Flood Disaster Information System (FDIS), and its application experiences in China. During the 1991 flood disaster in China, the system and related techniques
were used on Huaihe River of central China and Taihu Lake region of east China for tracing the flood process and evaluating the loss of flood damage timely.
In the name of Pauk-Phaw. Myanmar’s China policy since 1948
Burma ; China ; Foreign policy ; Geopolitics ; International cooperation ; International relations ; Sphere of influence
Birmania ; China ; Cooperación internacional ; Esfera de influencia ; Geopolítica ; Política exterior ; Relaciones internacionales
Under the banner of “Pauk-Phaw” friendship, Myanmar skillfully plays the “China card” and enjoys considerable space in her conduct of foreign relations. With the obligations of that friendship the relations remain smooth. Myanmar has constantly
repositioned her relations with China to her best advantage. The juxtaposition of accommodating China’s regional strategic interest and resisting Chinese influence and interference in Myanmar internal affairs, has been a hallmark of Myanmar’s China policy
. As long as it recognizes the legitimate strategic interests of China in Myanmar, the Myanmar government will be left to conduct its foreign relations within the context of its non-aligned policy. - (GL)
Inhomogeneity characteristics of snow in Northeast China
Atmospheric circulation ; China ; Climatic trend ; North-Eastern China ; Precipitation ; Snow ; Spatial distribution ; Water vapor
China ; Circulación atmosférica ; Distribución espacial ; Nieve ; Precipitación ; Tendencia del clima ; Vapor de agua
Based on 1961–2005 observed winter precipitation data in Northeast China, the temporal and spatial variations of snow concentration degree (SCD) and snow concentration period (SCP), together with the circulation characteristics when
there is a higher SCD, are computed and analyzed. Results show that SCD in Northeast China presents a yearly rising tendency and SCP decreases obviously. By referring to the vapor transmission map, it is the vapor moving northwestward along the northern side
of the core that exerts great impacts on Northeast China.
[b2] China Meteorological Administration Training Centre, Beijing, Chine
As a result of the sea-level drop at the last glacial maximum, the size and configurations of the Chinas Seas changed greatly. This paper is an attempt to compare the available paleoenvironmental data yielded by deposits of the China mainland
and the China Seas at that time interval, (core analyses and outcrop studies), in order to reveal the environmental relationships between them.
According to calculation on available data, higher δ18O exists in atmospheric precipitation of southeastern and northwestern part of China, and the lower in Northeast China and the southern Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. In China temperature effect appears
China ; Climatic warming ; Forecast ; Global change ; Impact ; Model ; Precipitation ; Sea level ; Tourism ; Tropical cyclone
Model simulations and paleoclimatic data studies show an evident change in temperature and precipitation over China will occur under conditions of the global warming. Possible scenarios of the future climates are given here for China on the basis
of synthesizing model simulations and paleoclimatic data. Most parts of China will experience an increase in temperature, but the warming may be more remarkable in winter in the northern half of the country. Some regions will benefit from the climate change
on the development of coastal vegetated wetlands in China
China ; Clay mineral ; Coastal environment ; Ecosystem ; Grain size distribution ; Human impact ; Humid environment ; Mangrove ; Salt marsh ; Sedimentary structure ; Sedimentation
This paper discusses in detail the distributions, plant characteristics and environmental conditions of the coastal vegetated wetlands in China. Given a great amount of fine sediment by rivers, China's coastal wetlands are accumulated rapidly
[b1] Inst. Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal Univ., Shanghai, Chine
Changes of precipitation in China due to the enhanced greenhouse effect
China ; Drought ; Global change ; Greenhouse effect ; Model ; Precipitation ; Rainstorm ; Summer ; Temperature ; Winter
The AA. discuss changes of precipitation in China due to growing greenhouse gases using GCM model assuming the IPCC Scenario. An increasing greehouse effect will lead to precipitation increases mostly in north of 30°N for winter, and strongly
increases along a slant belt from Northeast China to bay of Bangal for summer. The model results are also shown to imply that an increasing greenhouse effect enhances chances of intense storms and drought for winter and summer in China.