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Zusatztext An authoritative guide to the puzzles and controversies surrounding China's rise. Few readers, including China specialists, will fail to benefit from this fascinating volume" Informationen zum Autor David Shambaugh is an internationally recognized authority and author on contemporary China, US-China relations, and the international relations of Asia. He is presently Professor of Political Science & International Affairs and Director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at The Brookings Institution. Klappentext The rise of China is the most important development in world affairs. During the past three decades China dramatically modernized its economy and taken a positon as one of the two major powers in the world. For all of its newfound prowess, China's rise has not been a smooth process. The China Reader chronicles and catalogues these complexities. Zusammenfassung The rise of China is the most important development in world affairs. During the past three decades China dramatically modernized its economy and taken a positon as one of the two major powers in the world. For all of its newfound prowess, China's rise has not been a smooth process. The China Reader chronicles and catalogues these complexities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents PREFACE INTRODUCTION David Shambaugh, The Complexities of a Rising China RISING CHINA Editorial Introduction I. Viewing China's Rise-Alternative Perspectives · Martin Jacques, The Eight Differences That Define China · Zheng Bijian, China's "Peaceful Rise" to Great Power Status · John Mearsheimer, China's Unpeaceful Rise · David Shambaugh, The Illusion of Chinese Power POLITICS Editorial Introduction I. Elite Politics · Joseph Fewsmith, Elite Politics: The Struggle for Normality II. Dissent · Anonymous, Charter '08 · Xu Zhiyong, For Freedom, Justice, and Love: My Closing Statement to the Court III. Ideology · Hu Jintao, Achieving New Victory for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics · The Economist, Ideology in China: Confucius Makes a Comeback-You Can't Keep a Good Sage Down · General Office of the Central Committee, Document No. 9 (2013) IV. The Future of the CCP · Hu Jintao, Firmly March on the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive to Complete the Building of a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects: Making Party Building More Scientific in All Respects · Xi Jinping, Speech on the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress · Minxin Pei, Is CCP Rule Fragile or Resilient? · Bruce Dickson, No "Jasmine" for China ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Editorial Introduction I. Building an Economic Superpower · CIA, China: Economy-Overview · Barry Naughton, Economic Growth: From High-Speed to High-Quality · Hu Jintao, Accelerating the Improvement of the Socialist Market Economy and the Change of the Growth Model II. State Capacity and Governance · Minxin Pei, China's Governance Crisis III. Going Global · Justin Yifu Lin, China and the Global Economy · David Shambaugh, Are China's Corporations Really Multinational? RESOURCES and ENVIRONMENT Editorial Introduction I. Environment and Climate Change · Beina Xu, China's Environmental Crisis · Information Office of the State Council, China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate Change II. Energy Challenges · Damian Ma, China's Search for a New Energy Strategy SOCIETY Editorial Introduction I. Rich and Poor · Martin King Whyte, China's Post-Socialist Inequality II. Demography and Gender · Wang Feng, China's Population Destiny: The Looming Crisis · Information Office of the State Cou...
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The rise of China is the most important development in world affairs. During the past three decades China dramatically modernized its economy and taken a positon as one of the two major powers in the world. For all of its newfound prowess, China's rise has not been a smooth process. The China Reader chronicles and catalogues these complexities.
