CHINA IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES; ED. BY SHIPING HUA

This edited volume looks at China in the twenty-first century from a holistic perspective. Each of the ten authors emphasizes a particular dimension of politics, political economy, political culture and foreign policy focusing on a specific issue within the broader dimension. Each specific issue, such as the so-called harmonious society, the internet, and technocratic leadership, serves as a window through which the reader can glimpse through to understand China in the new century. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi What Do the Chinese Intellectual Elites Expect for China in the New Millennium?....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Statecraft in an Era of Change: Building a Harmonious Society....Pages 13-24 Beyond Technocracy: China’s Quest for Legitimacy in the Era of Hu Jintao....Pages 25-47 Don’t Judge a Country by its Cover: Governance in China....Pages 49-85 Front Matter....Pages 87-87 Foreign Direct Investment and Labor Rights Protection in China: A Tale of Two Sectors....Pages 89-111 Political Dynamics of Mixed Economic Formation in China....Pages 113-123 Front Matter....Pages 125-125 Censorship and Accountability in the Chinese Media....Pages 127-151 The Internet and Political Participation in China....Pages 153-168 Front Matter....Pages 169-169 The Roles of Misperceptions and Perceptual Gaps in the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995–1996....Pages 171-194 The Legal Status of the Diaoyu Islands....Pages 195-214 The Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China: Some Recent Relations....Pages 215-235 Back Matter....Pages 237-261 In this edited volume, leading scholars from US and China analyze the challenges and opportunities for China in the 21st century, each emphasizing particular dimensions of politics, economics, political culture, and foreign policy. Issues examined include: social harmony and statecraft, media and political culture, and legality in foreign trade. In this edited volume, leading scholars from the United States and China analyze the challenges and opportunities for China in the twenty-first century, each emphasizing particular dimensions of politics, economics, political culture, and foreign policy. Issues examined include: social harmony and statecraft, markets and political reforms, media and political culture, and legality in foreign trade