Number: RL32227 Title: SARS, Avian Flu, and Other Challenges for Chinas Political, Social, and Economic Transformation Authors: Kerry Dumbaugh and Wayne Morrison, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division Abstract: This report addresses the political, social, and economic questions confronting China as it continues to cope with the after-effects of the health crisis and emerging new health crises. It also assesses the implications of these questions for Chinas future and for U.S. policy. Pages: 28 Date: Updated February 12, 2004