China’s Many Dreams: Comparative Perspectives on China’s Search for National Rejuvenation (The Nottingham China Policy Institute Series)

"China's new leader Xi Jinping has announced that the China Dream of great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is now closer than ever. This book discusses the meaning and progress of Chinese national rejuvenation from multiple perspectives - government, civil society, ethnic relations, economic development, philanthropy, science policy, cultural diplomacy, strategic philosophy and international relations. The authors discuss critically China's progress towards becoming a strong, prosperous and well-governed country. They evaluate the ideas, policies and institutions that have permitted China to reach the current era of national rejuvenation; but they also indicate the problems that China has still to overcome and the barriers it will face in completing the mission of 'great rejuvenation'. China's Many Dreams provides insightful perspectives on the challenges facing China's future, making it essential reading for scholars, researchers and policy-makers interested in China's growth and development"-- Provided by publisher Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction: China’s Many Dreams....Pages 1-9 Contextualizing the China Dream: A Reinforced Consultative Leninist Approach to Government....Pages 10-34 Civil Society and China’s Governance Dilemmas in the Era of National Rejuvenation....Pages 35-64 Worrying About Ethnicity: A New Generation of China Dreams?....Pages 65-93 A Swinging Pendulum: The Chinese Way in Growth and Development from 1800 to the Present Day....Pages 94-131 Let The Hundred Businesses Donate (bai shang qi juan): The New Chinese Ways of Philanthropy, Traditional Values and the US Model....Pages 132-155 Does China Offer a New Paradigm for Doing Science?....Pages 156-179 Chinese Cultural Diplomacy: Old Wine in New Bottles?....Pages 180-200 China at Arms: Millennial Strategic Traditions and Their Diplomatic Implications....Pages 201-225 China Dream: A New Chinese Way in International Society?....Pages 226-245 Conclusion: How Close is China to National Rejuvenation?....Pages 246-261 Back Matter....Pages 263-266