Strategic Asia 2009-10: Economic Meltdown and Geopolitical Stability

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Index 1913 massacre of Armenians, 187 1953 armistice, 261 1953 Atoms for Peace Initiative, 263 A.Q. Khan, 263, 272, 279–80 AAA-ratings, 44, 53 Abu Dhabi Investment Corporation, 46 advanced cruise missiles (ACM), 266 Aegis-equipped destroyers, 120 Afghanistan-Pakistan, 228 AfPak strategy, 228 Alt-A loans, 57 American International Group (AIG), 48, 58, 59, 64, 65, 66, 68 Andaman Sea, 254 Angarsk, 185 Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty, 265 Arctic oil exploration, 191 Argentina, 50 Argentina-China, 102 arms competition, 289 arms reductions, 285 Asian debt collapse, 46 Asian Development Bank (ADB), 126 Asian financial crisis, 75, 80–81, 83, 86, 132–35, 138, 141, 143, 146, 148, 152–53, 162, 200, 202, 204, 207, 209, 229, 233–34, 238–39, 241, 243, 247, 249, 256 Asian tigers, 227, 230 Aso, Taro, 113, 117, 122–23, 276 Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits (ARATS), 97 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 219, 234–35, 245, 249–50, 253, 256; see also Southeast Asia ASEAN +3, 109, 111, 115–16, 128 ASEAN Free Trade Agreement (FTA), 108–9 ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), 219 ASEAN-India, 220–21 B-52 bomber, 266, 267 Badawi, Abdullah Ahmad, 252 Bali, 116 Baltic Sea, 186 Bank of Brazil, 63 Bank of China, 97 Bank of Japan, 60, 114 Bank of Korea, 148–49 Bank for International Development, 126 Bank for International Settlements (BIS), 139, 152 Barisan Nasional, 252 Basel I and II accords, 8 Bay of Bengal, 254 Bear Stearns, 9, 48, 53–58 Beijing Consensus, 225 320 • Strategic Asia 2009–10 Beijing-Seoul-Tokyo (BeST) Consensus, 163 Belarus, 102, 264 Bernanke, Ben, 53, 56, 65, 77, 79 Black Sea, 186, 187, 188 Blair, Dennis, 194 BNP Paribas, 54 Brazil, 46, 50, 278 Brazil-China, 102 Bretton Woods, 67 BRICs, 168 British Petroleum, 178 Brunei, 241, 244 bubble, 47, 167; asset, 4; Chinese housing, 21, 26; debt, 46, 48; dot-com, 7, 23, 207; financial, 46; housing, 9, 142, 143, 243; Japanese asset, 21; market, 106; real estate, 48, 243 Burma, 242, 248, 251, 253–55; Cyclone Nargis, 253; embargo, 253, 255; isolation, 254–55; sanctions, 242 Bush, George W., administration policies, 55, 76, 120, 128, 226, 227, 229, 264–68, 284 Bushehr nuclear plant, 272 Cambodia, 241, 242 Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, and Vietnam (CMLV), 219 “cap and trade,” 195 capital markets, 42 capitalism, 5–6, 10, 14–22, 31, 132, 162–63 Central Asia-China, 102 Central Asia-Russia, 186 chapter 15 bankruptcy, 54 Chavez, Hugo, 190 Chen Shui-bian, 97, 99 Chiang Kai-shek, 98 Chiang Mai Initiative (CMI), 222 “Chimerica,” 223 China: anti-satellite weapon, 273; Beijing Olympics, 72–74, 87; climate change, 100; Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), 273, 285; corruption, 95; current account surplus, 72, 77, 79, 94; economic growth, 72–74; economic leverage, 118; environment, 86, 91, 94–95; exchange rate policy, 72, 78–79, 82, 84, 86; exports, 71; foreign exchange reserves, 77–79, 81, 86, 101–2; G-20, 118; hukou system, 75, 90; infrastructure, 84, 92, 96; intercontinental ballistic missiles, 272; migrant workers, 88–90, 95; military budget, 119; military capabilities, 119; monetary policy, 74; nationalism, 75, 96; natural resources, 223; NPT, 275; nuclear strategy, 273–75; nuclear test, 274; productivity growth, 72, 80, 83–84, 86; proliferation, 273–74; rise, 230; six-party talks, 274; social safety net, 90, 94; social unrest, 89–90; stimulus, 74, 84, 89, 91–94, 96, 162, 244, 246; strategic modernization, 268; submarine, 273; surplus, 65–66; UN sanctions, 275; unemployment, 71, 88–89; WTO, 228 China-Brazil, 102 China-Central Asia, 102 China-Iran, 275 China-North Korea, 274 China-Pakistan, 275 China-Russia, 102, 184 China-South Korea, 102 China-Taiwan, 97–99 China-United States, 164 China-Vietnam, 102 “Chindia,” 217 Chinese Communist Party (CCP), 95–96 Chinese International Trust and Investment Company, 46 Chinese Investment Corporation, 46 Chinese Malaysian Democratic Action Party (DAP), 252 Citibank, 8, 139 Citigroup, 54–55, 60 Index • 321 climate change, 223 Clinton administration, 128, 253 Clinton, Bill, 227, 229, 265 Clinton, Hillary, 229 Cold War, 117, 199, 216, 224, 234, 262, 264–66, 268, 273, 285–86 collateralized debt obligations (CDO), 43–45, 48, 51, 53–54, 59, 61 Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), 188 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), 265, 278, 284 Confederation of Indian Industry, 210 Conference Board, 84 Congress, 25, 28, 47, 53, 57–60, 64–65, 79, 226, 266, 272–73...