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. Cover......Page 1 Contents......Page 6 List of Figures......Page 8 List of Tables......Page 10 Acknowledgments......Page 12 Notes on the Editors and Authors......Page 14 Introduction: What Do the Chinese Intellectual Elites Expect for China in the New Millennium?......Page 18 Part I: Political Reforms......Page 28 1 Statecraft in an Era of Change: Building a Harmonious Society......Page 30 2 Beyond Technocracy: China’s Quest for Legitimacy in the Era of Hu Jintao......Page 42 3 Don’t Judge a Country by its Cover: Governance in China......Page 66 Part II: Political Economy and Development......Page 104 4 Foreign Direct Investment and Labor Rights Protection in China: A Tale of Two Sectors......Page 106 5 Political Dynamics of Mixed Economic Formation in China......Page 130 Part III: Chinese Political Culture and the Media......Page 142 6 Censorship and Accountability in the Chinese Media......Page 144 7 The Internet and Political Participation in China......Page 170 Part IV: China’s Foreign Policy......Page 186 8 The Roles of Misperceptions and Perceptual Gaps in the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995–1996......Page 188 9 The Legal Status of the Diaoyu Islands......Page 212 10 The Kuomintang and the Communist Party of China: Some Recent Relations......Page 232 B......Page 254 C......Page 255 D......Page 257 E......Page 258 G......Page 260 I......Page 262 K......Page 264 L......Page 265 M......Page 266 N......Page 267 P......Page 268 R......Page 270 S......Page 272 T......Page 274 U......Page 275 W......Page 276 Y......Page 277 Z......Page 278 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