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Book SynopsisDespite the significant progress it has achieved, China faces daunting challenges today. These challenges include a rigid political system, uneven economic growth, a graying population, environmental degradation, ethnic tensions, potential social instability, and a poor international image, among others. This book aims to make a significant contribution to the understanding of key challenges China faces today as it strives to become a global power. Contributed by scholars and experts in political science, international relations, economics, public administration, history, mass communication, psychology, and diplomacy, the book focuses on the efforts needed by China to grow in a sustainable manner and become a respected global power. remove
Table of ContentsChina's Leadership Succession and Change; The China Model; Chinese Elites' Acceptance of Outwardly-Oriented Development; Political Accountability in Governance; Liberalism in China; Demographic Dividends; Smashing Iron Rice Bowls; Developing a PAYGO Social Security System; Internet Control; Spiritual Beliefs and Ethnic Relations; Tourism, Modernization, and Nation-Building; Public Diplomacy; Foreign Publicity; Energy and Climate Security; A Prosperous China with Strong Military Power; Blue-Water Navy Ambition; US-China Relations.
