| Photonics, Metamaterials and Physics in Australasia |
14-Dec-2009 |
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| Authors:
Alexander J Glass; GLASS (ALEXANDER J) CONSULTING BERKELEY CA
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 | This report covers the activities in 2009 on an effort to investigate the states of the art within Australasia of research in photonics, metamaterials and physics. Tasks included providing authoritative assessment of progress and opportunities for investment. The focus is on research in Australia, Taiwan, and Japan. |
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| Novel Photovoltaic Nanocomposites Based on Single-Molecule Optoelectronics on Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes Percolated Networks and the Polymer Chain Conformation Effect |
07-Dec-2009 |
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| Authors:
Arnold C -M Yang; NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIV HSINCHU (TAIWAN)
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| This is the final report of a project on the fundamental sciences and technical processes of single molecule optoelectronics, as well as of nanocomposites of carbon nanotubes and polymers, that were systematically investigated in interrelated structured segments. |
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| China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy |
10-Jul-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| The bilateral relationship between the United States and the People's Republic of China (PRC) is vitally important, touching on a wide range of areas, including economic policy, security, foreign relations, and human rights. U.S. and PRC interests are bound together much more closely now than even a few years ago. These extensive inter-linkages have made it increasingly difficult for either government to take unilateral actions without inviting far-reaching, unintended consequences. ... |
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| Taiwan's Political Status: Historical Background and Ongoing Implications |
04-Jun-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In 1979, official U.S. relations with Taiwan (the Republic of China) became a casualty of the American decision to recognize the government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as China's sole legitimate government. Since then, U.S. unofficial relations with Taiwan have been built on the framework of the Taiwan Relations Act (P.L. 96-8) and shaped by three U.S.-China communiques. Under these agreements, the United States maintains its official relations ... |
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| China's Maritime Quest |
Jun-2009 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
David Lai; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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 | The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) turned 60 on April 23, 2009. China held an unprecedented celebration on this occasion. For the first time in its history, China invited foreign navies to the PLAN's birthday event. Yet behind the smiling faces, the world saw an ambitious Chinese navy eager to edge its way to the center stage of world maritime affairs. At the strategic level, China has raised the ... |
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| China's Rise and Satisfaction with the Modern Global Order |
Jun-2009 |
122 pages |
| Authors:
Christopher R Byrnes; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| In this thesis, the current international order and China's position within it is assessed to place it within a hierarchy of nations. China has increased it relative power within the global order, but is it satisfied with the distribution of benefits it receives within the global system? Tammen and Kugler's model for assessing satisfaction is used to determine if China is at present a status quo state, and whether it ... |
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| Study of Spin Splitting in GaN/AlGaN Quantum Wells |
11-May-2009 |
6 pages |
| Authors:
Ikai Lo; Jih-Chen Chiang; NATIONAL SUN YAT-SEN UNIV KAOHSIUNG (TAIWAN) DEPT OF PHYSICS
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| In the past year, the electronic properties of device-quality InGaN/GaN and AlGaN/GaN quantum wells were investigated by optical and transport measurements. Spin splitting of two-dimensional electron gas in GaN/AlxGa1-xN heterostructures were studied in detail. The result of the investigation can be separated into two parts. One is the study of HEMT made of AlGaN/GaN heterostructures, from the sample growth (by MBE) to the device process (by FIB), to investigate the ... |
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| Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications |
02-Apr-2009 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Policy toward and support for Taiwan are a key element in U.S.- relations with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and an important component of U.S. policy in Asia. Official U.S. relations with the Republic of China (ROC) government on Taiwan became a casualty of the U.S. decision to recognize the PRC government as China's sole legitimate government. Since then, unofficial U.S. relations with Taiwan have been built on the ... |
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| Beyond the Strait: PLA Missions Other Than Taiwan |
Apr-2009 |
405 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Scobell; Roy Kamphausen; David Lai; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| As the John M. Shalikashvili (Shali) Chair in National Security Studies at The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR), a role in which I have served since 2007, I participated in the 2008 Carlisle Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) conference entitled PLA Missions beyond Taiwan. Throughout my career and most recently as the Shali Chair, I have spent a great deal of time in China meeting with senior defense officials ... |
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| Preparation and Applications of Active Nanostructures as Biosensors |
04-Feb-2009 |
4 pages |
| Authors:
Chung-Yuan Mou; Tien-Sung Lin; NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIV TAIPEI (TAIWAN) DEPT OF CHEMISTRY
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| This project synthesized active mesoporous silicas with nanospaces to immobilize proteins or fragments of DNA to determine their biosensing utility via electrochemical and spectroscopic methods. |
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| Single-Molecule Luminescence and High Efficiency Photovoltaic Cells Based on Percolated Conducting Carbon Nanotubes Scaffolds Templated with Light-Harvesting Conjugated Polymers and Nanohybrids |
14-Jan-2009 |
63 pages |
| Authors:
Arnold C Yang; NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIV HSINCHU (TAIWAN) DEPT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| This project describes the successful preparation of the novel photoelectric material poly(2-methoxy-5-(2'-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylene vinylene)-grafted multiwall carbon nanotubes(MWCNTs) and some of this material's photoelectric properties. Nanocomposites constructed by surface-grafted multiwall carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with conjugated polymers dispersed in a polymer matrix were synthesized to form novel optoelectronic materials that exploit single-molecule effects. During the course of the execution of the proposal, research work was focused on three parts: 1. the synthesis work ... |
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| Unraveling the Nature of Chemical Reactivity of Complex Systems |
13-Jan-2009 |
34 pages |
| Authors:
Kopin Liu; INSTITUTE OF ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR SCIENCES TAIPEI (TAIWAN)
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| This project was to gain fundamental understanding of the chemical reactivity of complex systems, specifically the state-correlation of product pairs in chemical reactions of polyatomic molecules, and the salvation dynamics of ion-solvent interactions that are fundamental to many important phenomena in chemistry and biology. |
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| Proceedings of the 3rd IDA-CIISS Workshop: Challenges and Opportunities of Common Security and the Business of Defense |
Jan-2009 |
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| Authors:
David L McNicol; Jiang Zhenxi; Gao Junmin; Lei Yuanshen; Jiang Shilang; Zhou Borong; Mi Zhenyu; Gong Xianfu; Stanley B Weeks; Stephen J Balut; Larry D Welch; Wang Jiangang; INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA VA
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| On October 14-15, 2008, representatives from IDA and the China Institute for International Strategic Studies (CIISS) met at CIISS in Beijing, China, for their third workshop for the purpose of fostering dialog between the United States and China on subjects of common interest. The topics addressed at this workshop were challenges and opportunities of common security and the business of defense. This document contains the proceedings of the workshop, including ... |
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| China's Pursuit of a Blue-Water Navy |
Jan-2009 |
29 pages |
| Authors:
William D Pharis; MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
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| The necessity for modernization and increasing Chinese sea power is influenced by Chinese desire to be seen as a global superpower on par with the United States, to counter US influence and regain preeminence within maritime Asia, reunification with Taiwan, and finally to protect their rapidly growing economy by securing critical trade and energy sea routes. Not only will China use this blue water force for power projection and protecting ... |
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| Sino-Japanese Relations: Issues for U.S. Policy |
19-Dec-2008 |
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| Authors:
Emma Chanlett-Avery; Kerry Dumbaugh; William H Cooper; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| After a period of diplomatic rancor earlier this decade, Japan and China have demonstrably improved their bilateral relationship. The emerging detente includes breakthrough agreements on territorial disputes, various high-level exchanges, and reciprocal port calls by naval vessels. Over the past 10 years, China-Japan economic interdependence has grown as trade and investment flows have surged. China-Japan economic ties serve as an anchor for the overall bilateral relationship and have become the ... |
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| China's Electronic Long-Range Reconnaissance |
Dec-2008 |
9 pages |
| Authors:
Timothy L Thomas; FOREIGN MILITARY STUDIES OFFICE (ARMY) FORT LEAVENWORTH KS
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| Since 2005, Chinese cyber attacks against U.S. systems have increased at an alarming rate. However, the term attack carries unwanted connotations; these unwarranted incursions are more likely reconnaissance missions to collect intelligence on U.S. military systems, to spot vulnerabilities or plant trap-doors or viruses in our systems, and to ensure that China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) has an immediate advantage in the event of war involving America and China. If ... |
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| PLA Missions Beyond Taiwan |
01-Oct-2008 |
5 pages |
| Authors:
Marc Miller; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| KEY INSIGHTS: *The PLA is being assigned and training for an increasing variety of missions, including nontraditional battlefields such as outer space and cyber space, as well as nontraditional functions, such as United Nations peacekeeping operations. *These new PLA missions have created a large gap and resulted in tension vis- -vis PLA capabilities and traditional missions such as internal security, as well as major questions about operational and doctrinal integration. ... |
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| Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990 |
25-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Shirley Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report, updated as warranted, discusses U.S. security assistance to Taiwan, or Republic of China (ROC), including policy issues for Congress and legislation. Congress has oversight of the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), P.L. 96-8, which has governed arms sales to Taiwan since 1979, when the United States recognized the People s Republic of China (PRC) instead of the ROC. Two other relevant parts of the "one China" policy are the ... |
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| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress |
12-Sep-2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Concern has grown in Congress and elsewhere since the 1990s about China's military modernization. Several of the U.S. Navy's most expensive acquisition programs, as well as Navy initiatives for homeporting ships and for training sailors, are for developing or maintaining capabilities that could be useful or critical in countering improved Chinese maritime military capabilities in coming years. How should China's military modernization be factored into decisions about U.S. Navy programs? ... |
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| Study of Equatorial Ionospheric Irregularities with ROCSAT-1/IPEI Data for Assessment of Impacts on Communication/Navigation System (IV) |
01-Sep-2008 |
24 pages |
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Chao-Han Liu; S -Y Su; NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIV CHUNG-LI (TAIWAN) INST OF SPACE SCIENCE
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| (1) Study the Cause of Seasonal/Longitudinal(s/l) Variations of Equatorial Irregularity Occurrences: The examination of global monthly occurrence pattern of density irregularities indicates that a smooth and slow variation in the occurrence pattern exists from one longitude sector to the next. Such variation should be related to the smooth and slow variations of the magnetic declination as well as the longitudinal variation of the geographic location of the dip equator for ... |
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| Ultra-Fast Image Sensor Using Ge on Insulator MIS/Schottky Detectors |
28 MAY 2008 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Chee-Wee Liu; NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIV TAIPEI DEPT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
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| The Ge-on-insulator has been fabricated by wafer bonding and smart-cut. The MIS structure leads to simple fabrication process as compared to the conventional PIN structure. Due to the small band gap of Ge, 1.3 microns and 1.55 microns infrared beside 850 nm can be detected. The low parasitics of GOI structure also increase the detection speed. The large work function metal (Pt) is used for the gate electrode to reduce ... |
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| Life After the George W. Bush Administration: A New US Strategy Towards China for Future Administrations |
15-May-2008 |
78 pages |
| Authors:
Ronald B Ross; ARMY COMMAND AND GENERAL STAFF COLL FORT LEAVENWORTH KS SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
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| In November 2008, U.S. citizens will go to the polls to choose a new President and a new administration. The Bush administration's strategy of engagement with China is designed to build a peaceful relationship through diplomatic, informational, military, and economic (DIME) dialogue. Whether U.S. policy makers follow the status quo or choose another strategy will be of great importance in America's effort to retain its status as the sole superpower. ... |
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| The Blue Water Dragon: China's Emerging Aircraft Carrier Force and U.S. Responses |
23-Apr-2008 |
21 pages |
| Authors:
Michael Hall; NAVAL WAR COLL NEWPORT RI JOINT MILITARY OPERATIONS DEPT
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| China has recently shown increased interest in acquiring aircraft carriers. China's changing economic interests and its geostrategic position at the beginning of the 21st century make this a viable option for Beijing's leadership. U.S. PACOM should seek to respond to this development in two ways: through cooperative engagement and by preparing for a PLAN carrier force in future conflicts. PLAN carriers should be integrated into disaster relief and maritime security ... |
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| China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities -- Background and Issues for Congress |
04 APR 2008 |
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| Authors:
Ronald O'Rourke; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| Concern has grown in Congress and elsewhere since the 1990s about China's military modernization. The topic is an increasing factor in discussions over future required U.S. Navy capabilities. Several of the U.S. Navy's most expensive acquisition programs, as well as Navy initiatives for homeporting ships and for training sailors, are for developing or maintaining capabilities that could be useful or critical in countering improved Chinese maritime military capabilities in coming ... |
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| Quantifying, Predicting, and Exploiting (QPE) Uncertainty in the Southern East China Sea: A Climatological and Observational Approach |
31 MAR 2008 |
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| Authors:
G. Gawarkiewicz; WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA
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| In this project we used data from the national hydrographic database in Taiwan to create climatological fields over the outer shelf and upper continental slope northeast of Taiwan. These fields have been used in helping to plan the field work for the DRI. In addition, Gawarkiewicz served as lead scientist for the DRI and organized and led three international workshops focused on planning the integrated international and multi-disciplinary field work ... |
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| Covalent Percolation and Gold Templating of Carbon NanoTubes Network in Polymer Nanocomposites for Novel Mechanical, Electrical, and Optical Properties. Taiwain - US AFOSR Nanoscience Initiative |
26 MAR 2008 |
71 pages |
| Authors:
Arnold C. Yang; NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIV HSINCHU (TAIWAN) DEPT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| The interactions between individual polymer chains with embedded carbon nanotubes (CNTs) in nanocomposites were investigated by using two model polymer systems, polystyrene and poly(phenylene oxide) representing respectively the ductile and brittle polymers, with surface-grafted multiwalled CNTs. |
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| Strategic Consequences of China's Expanding Maritime Power |
18 MAR 2008 |
39 pages |
| Authors:
Andrew Arnold; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| China's increasing influence has surpassed that of an emerging power and now directly confronts the United States' interests within the Pacific and throughout the world. The People's Republic of China's (PRC) ascendancy as a world power will be the greatest strategic challenge that faces the United States over the next century. Historically a major land power, China has embarked on a massive build-up of naval forces to counter U.S. maritime ... |
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| Asian Security Following PRC Unification with Taiwan |
18-Mar-2008 |
33 pages |
| Authors:
Peter J Mattes; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The possibility of the use of coercive action by the People's Republic of China (PRC) to unify with Taiwan cannot be ignored given the continuing priority placed upon the Taiwan issue by the PRC. China's regional and global rise to prominence will make dealing with the aftermath of forced unification a sensitive subject for all nations. This paper will address the potential reactions and policies of four countries in the ... |
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| Hardware Algorithm Implementation for Mission Specific Processing |
01-Mar-2008 |
142 pages |
| Authors:
Jason W Shirley; AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
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| There is a need to expedite the process of designing military hardware to stay ahead of the adversary. The core of this project was to build reusable, synthesizeable libraries to make this a possibility. In order to build these libraries, Matlab commands and functions, such as Conv2, Round, Floor, Pinv, etc., had to be converted into reusable VHDL modules. These modules make up reusable libraries for the Mission Specific Process ... |
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| Sino-Japanese Relations: Cooperation, Competition, or Status Quo? |
MAR 2008 |
81 pages |
| Authors:
Fred H. Taylor; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Over the course of their history, bilateral Sino-Japanese relations have experienced a paradoxical relationship of autonomy and interdependence, mutual respect and suspicion, and admiration and condescension. The approach these regional powers take towards their bilateral relations whether it is competition, cooperation, or the status quo will circumscribe the framework for regional stability in the coming decades. To the casual observer, the cultural animosities stemming from World War II atrocities might ... |
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| A Test of Empirical and Semi-Analytical Algorithms for Euphotic Zone Depth with SeaWiFs Data Off Southeastern China |
04 FEB 2008 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Jingjing Chen; Shaoling Shang; Junwu Tang; ZhongPing Lee; Huasheng Hong; Minhan Dai; Weidong Zhai; NAVAL RESEARCH LAB STENNIS SPACE CENTER MS OCEANOGRAPHY DIV
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| This study employs SeaWiFS data over the waters off the southern China to evaluate semi-analytical algorithm for euphotic zone depth(Z). This algorithms is based on water's inherent optical properties (IOPs), which can he near-analytically calculated from spectral remote-sensing reflectance, where remote-sensing reflectance can be derived from the normalized water-leaving radiance provided by SeaWiFS. In the Taiwan Strait, compared with in situ Z (+/-3 hour within SeaWiFS collection), average error() is ... |
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| Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990 |
08 JAN 2008 |
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| Authors:
Shirley Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This report, updated as warranted, discusses U.S. security assistance to Taiwan, or Republic of China (ROC), including policy issues for Congress and legislation. The Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), P.L. 96-8, has governed U.S. arms sales to Taiwan since 1979, when the United States recognized the People's Republic of China (PRC) instead of the ROC. Two other relevant parts of the one China policy are the August 17, 1982, U.S.-PRC Joint ... |
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| Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008: Annual Report to Congress |
2008 |
66 pages |
| Authors:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC
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| China's rapid rise over recent years as a regional political and economic power with growing global influence is an important element in today's strategic landscape, one that has significant implications for the region and the world. The United States welcomes the rise of a stable, peaceful, and prosperous China. No country has done more to assist, facilitate, and encourage China's national development and its integration in the international system. The ... |
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| China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy |
21 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| U.S.-China relations have been remarkably smooth since late 2001, although there are signs that U.S. policy toward China is now subject to competing reassessments. State Department officials in 2005 unveiled what they said was a new framework for the relationship -- with the United States willing to work cooperatively with a nondemocratic China while encouraging Beijing to become a "responsible stakeholder" in the global system. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson ... |
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| Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices |
14 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In response to political developments in Taiwan, the Bush Administration is widely seen to have dialed back its initial public enthusiasm for supporting Taiwan initiatives, particularly those seen as provocative or as challenges to what the U.S. Government understands as the "status quo." While still pursuing a closer U.S. relationship with Taiwan, U.S. officials now appear to be balancing criticisms of the PRC military buildup opposite Taiwan with warnings to ... |
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| U.S.-China Military Contacts: Issues for Congress |
12 DEC 2007 |
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| Authors:
Shirley A. Kan; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| This CRS Report discusses policy issues regarding military-to-military (mil-to-mil) contacts with the People's Republic of China (PRC) and provides a record of major contacts since 1993. The United States suspended military contacts with China and imposed sanctions on arms sales in response to the Tiananmen Crackdown in 1989. In 1993, the Clinton Administration began to re-engage the PRC leadership up to the highest level and including China's military, the People's ... |
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| Multi-channel ZnO Nanoconductors with Tunable Optoelectrical Properties |
06 DEC 2007 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
Chuan-Pu Liu; NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIV TAINAN (TAIWAN)
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| A new doping technology for controlled growth has been developed recently. Successful doping of ZnO nanomaterials is still a challenge even today due to the vapor pressure difference by orders of magnitudes between dopants and Zn and literature reports of successful doping are scarce. The alloying evaporation deposition (AED) method was used to synthesize Al doped ZnO nanowires with various doping concentrations. Several types of single-crystalline Zn and Zn/ZnO core-shell ... |
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| A Nanocrystallite Si based Metal-Semiconductor-Metal Photosensors and Solar Energy Transformers with Enhanced Responsivity at UV-blue Wavelengths |
05 DEC 2007 |
15 pages |
| Authors:
Gong-Ru Lin; NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIV TAIPEI (TAIWAN) GRADUATE INST OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL ENGINEERING
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| Structural damage enhanced near-infrared electroluminescence (EL) of a metal-oxide-semiconductor light emitting diode (MOSLED) made on SiOx film with buried nanocrystallite Si after CO2 laser rapid-thermal-annealing (RTA) at an optimized intensity of 6 kW/cm2 for 1 ms is demonstrated. CO2 laser RTA induced oxygen-related defects are capable of improving Fowler-Nordheim tunneling mechanism of carriers at metal/SiOx interface. The CO2 laser RTA SiOx film reduces Fowler-Nordheim tunneling threshold to 1.8 MV/cm, facilitating ... |
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| Coping with the Dragon: Essays on PLA Transformation and the U.S. Military |
DEC 2007 |
158 pages |
| Authors:
David C. Gompert; Tai M. Cheung; Timothy Lo; Michael McDevitt; James Mulvenon; David Shlapak; Martin Libicki; Duncan Long; Stuart Johnson; NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIV WASHINGTON DC CENTER FOR TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL SECURITY POLICY
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| Despite the fact that armed conflict between the United States and China is in no one's interest, China's burgeoning power requires that critical factors in U.S. plans for the defense of Taiwan be examined. This collection of essays offers just such an examination. It looks at China's growing strength, the strategies underlying U.S. plans for military intervention in the Strait, U.S. vulnerabilities, and options for how these vulnerabilities might be ... |
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| Bridging the Strait: Implications for Japan and the United States Following a Peaceful Reunification of China and Taiwan |
DEC 2007 |
79 pages |
| Authors:
Donald J. Curran III; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| Ever since the Nationalist Party retreated from the Chinese mainland to the island of Taiwan after its defeat in the Chinese civil war by the Chinese Communists in 1949, China has been a divided country. The division has provoked tensions and occasionally hostilities across the Taiwan Strait. Debate and speculation have long surrounded the possible political unification of Taiwan with the mainland. Unification would have far-reaching implications for security, economic ... |
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| Four Kilograms to Tip the Scale: China's Exploitation of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis |
DEC 2007 |
97 pages |
| Authors:
John M. Ives; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| China has incentives to exploit the North Korean nuclear crisis to exact diplomatic, economic and security advantages. The inherent dangers involved in the crisis (that it sparks a nuclear cascade or regional proliferation of nuclear weapons, that Japan will build a more offensive military as a deterrent, that North Korea could explosively collapse, or that the United States will preemptively strike Pyongyang and start a regional conflict) do not completely ... |
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| Mid-Infrared MIS Light Emitter from Strained Ge on Si with Nano-Structure Enhancement |
20 NOV 2007 |
26 pages |
| Authors:
Chee Wee Liu; NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIV TAIPEI
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| This project involved the observations of near-infrared emissions from Si/Ge heterojunctions and Ge quantum dot metal-oxide-semiconductor light-emitting diodes. |
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| China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy |
09 NOV 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| U.S.-China relations have been remarkably smooth since late 2001, although there are signs that U.S. China policy now is subject to competing reassessments. State Department officials in 2005 unveiled what they said was a new framework for the relationship -- with the United States willing to work cooperatively with a non-democratic China while encouraging Beijing to become a "responsible stakeholder" in the global system. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson in ... |
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| Analysis of Delay Fluctuations on Two-Way Time Transfer Earth Stations |
01-Nov-2007 |
11 pages |
| Authors:
W H Tseng; H T Lin; P C Chang; S Y Lin; K M Feng; CHUNGHWA TELECOM TAOYUAN (TAIWAN) TELECOMMUNICATION LABS
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| The delay fluctuations in earth stations have become the main source of instability that degrades the accuracy of two-way satellite time and frequency transfer. We had installed a satellite simulator system on an earth station for measuring the variations of signal path delays in the station. The purpose of this paper is to analyze delay variations associated with the environmental temperature. With the data collected over 2 months, we observed ... |
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| East Asian Security: Two Views. The Security Challenges in Northeast Asia: A Chinese View. Security Challenges to the United States in Northeast Asia: Looking beyond the Transformation of the Six-Party Talks |
NOV 2007 |
65 pages |
| Authors:
Chu Shulong; Gilbert Rozman; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| Northeast Asia is the most dynamic sector of the global economy, and the most dynamic element is undoubtedly the rise of China. However, in this region conflicts dating back to the Cold War have not yet found resolution. The imbalance between economic progress and political stagnation ensures that international affairs pose many challenges to governments and to students alike. The two papers herein, originally presented at the Strategic Studies Institute's ... |
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| The United States and Asean-China Relations: All Quiet on the Southeast Asian Front |
OCT 2007 |
37 pages |
| Authors:
Ian Storey; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| While the overall security situation in Southeast Asia is something of a mixed bag with grounds for both optimism and pessimism, one of the most encouraging trends in recent years has been the development of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) relations with major external powers. Relations between China and ASEAN in particular have demonstrated a marked improvement over the past decade, thanks to a combination of burgeoning economic ... |
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| Taiwan: Recent Developments and U.S. Policy Choices |
25 SEP 2007 |
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| Authors:
Kerry Dumbaugh; LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
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| In response to political developments in Taiwan, the Bush Administration is widely seen to have dialed back its initial public enthusiasm for supporting Taiwan initiatives, particularly those seen as provocative or as challenges to what the United States understand as the "status quo". While still pursuing a closer U.S. relationship with Taiwan, U.S. officials now appear to be balancing criticisms of the PRC military buildup opposite Taiwan with periodic cautions ... |
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| Nano-Thermoelectric Devices Fabricated by Ion Beam Writing |
24-Sep-2007 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
Maw K Wu; M N Ou; P C Lee; C T Chen; Y Y Chen; ACADEMIA SINICA NANKANG TAIPEI (TAIWAN) INST OF PHYSICS
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| A lithographic process has been developed to construct the suspended structure. The self-heating 3W method and measurement systems for nanoscale material have been constructed. The thermal conductivity and specific heat of diameter of 180nm nickel sire are 23 W/m-K and 64.6 J/mol-K (at 25C), respectively. A 30 nano-wire has been fabricated for concept demonstration. |
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| Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance of Metal Nanodot Nanowire Arrays Studied by Far-Field and Near-Field Optical |
05 SEP 2007 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
Heh-Nan Lin; NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIV HSINCHU (TAIWAN) DEPT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
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| A combination of AFM nanomachining and lift-off process based on the one-layer approach is a convenient method for the fabrication of metal nanostructures. For an obtained Au nanodot array with an average diameter of 72 nm, the resonance peak in the LSPR scattering spectrum is located at 548 nm and consistent with simulated spectrum from Mie theory. For the Au nanowire arrays, the LSPR scattering spectra are composed of two ... |
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| Right-Sizing the People's Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China's Military |
SEP 2007 |
581 pages |
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Roy Kamphausen; Andrew Scobell; ARMY WAR COLL STRATEGIC STUDIES INST CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| "Right-Sizing the People's Liberation Army: Exploring the Contours of China's Military" is the ninth volume in this series published by the Strategic Studies Institute, and it represents the collective scholarly efforts of those who contributed to the People's Liberation Army Carlisle Conference 2006. With military spending and modernization that have persisted with little or no abatement or recantation for well over a decade, China has the entire international community wondering ... |
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