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Book SynopsisOrganized into three thematic sections - foreign policy and national security, economic policy and social issues, and domestic politics and governance, this book includes essays that cover salient topics such as China's military power, de-communization, growing economic strength, nationalism, and the possibility for democracy.
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Table of ContentsIntroductionDavid B. H. DenoonPart I1. The People's Army: Serving Whose Interests? June Teufel Dreyer 2. Uncertainty, Insecurity, and China's Military Power Paul H. B. Godwin 3. Does China Have a Grand Strategy? Michael D. Swaine 4. Sino-American Relations since September 11: Can the New Stability Last?David Shambaugh 5. Asia in the Balance: America and China's "Peaceful Rise" Robert Sutter Part II6. The Long March from Mao: China's De-Communization Liu Binyan7. China's North-South Split and the Forces of DisintegrationEdward Friedman 8. The Dangers of Economic ComplacencyBarry Naughton 9. Rumblings from the Uyghur Dru C. Gladney 10. Beijing's Ambivalent Reformers Bruce J. Dickson11. China's New Exchange Rate Regime Barry EichengreenPart III12. Is Democracy Possible?Merle Goldman 13. The Leader in the ShadowsLucian W. Pye 14. Village Elections: Democracy from the Bottom Up? Tyrene White 15. An All-Consuming Nationalism Michael Dutton 16. Understanding Falun Gong Richard Madsen 17. China's New LeadershipTony Saich18. China's Environmental Challenge Elizabeth Economy Chronology of Recent EventsAbout the Contributors
