The China Reader

David Shambaugh is an internationally recognized authority and author on contemporary China, US-China relations, and the international relations of Asia. He is presently Professor of Political Science & International Affairs and Director of the China Policy Program in the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University. He is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow in the Foreign Policy Studies Program at The Brookings Institution.

• Table of ContentsPREFACEINTRODUCTIONDavid Shambaugh, The Complexities of a Rising ChinaRISING CHINAEditorial IntroductionI. Viewing China's Rise-Alternative Perspectives· Martin Jacques, The Eight Differences That Define China· Zheng Bijian, China's "Peaceful Rise" to Great Power Status· John Mearsheimer, China's Unpeaceful Rise· David Shambaugh, The Illusion of Chinese PowerPOLITICSEditorial IntroductionI. Elite Politics· Joseph Fewsmith, Elite Politics: The Struggle for NormalityII. Dissent· Anonymous, Charter '08· Xu Zhiyong, For Freedom, Justice, and Love: My Closing Statement to the Court III. Ideology· Hu Jintao, Achieving New Victory for Socialism with Chinese Characteristics· The Economist, Ideology in China: Confucius Makes a Comeback-You Can't Keep a Good Sage Down · General Office of the Central Committee, Document No. 9 (2013) IV. The Future of the CCP· Hu Jintao, Firmly March on the Path of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics and Strive to Complete the Building of a Moderately Prosperous Society in All Respects: Making Party Building More Scientific in All Respects· Xi Jinping, Speech on the 65th Anniversary of the Founding of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress· Minxin Pei, Is CCP Rule Fragile or Resilient?· Bruce Dickson, No "Jasmine" for ChinaECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEditorial IntroductionI. Building an Economic Superpower· CIA, China: Economy-Overview· Barry Naughton, Economic Growth: From High-Speed to High-Quality· Hu Jintao, Accelerating the Improvement of the Socialist Market Economy and the Change of the Growth ModelII. State Capacity & Governance · Minxin Pei, China's Governance CrisisIII. Going Global· Justin Yifu Lin, China and the Global Economy · David Shambaugh, Are China's Corporations Really Multinational? RESOURCES & ENVIRONMENTEditorial IntroductionI. Environment and Climate Change· Beina Xu, China's Environmental Crisis · Information Office of the State Council, China's Policies and Actions for Addressing Climate ChangeII. Energy Challenges· Damian Ma, China's Search for a New Energy Strategy SOCIETYEditorial IntroductionI. Rich and Poor· Martin King Whyte, China's Post-Socialist InequalityII. Demography and Gender· Wang Feng, China's Population Destiny: The Looming Crisis· Information Office of the State Council, Figures & Facts: Gender Equality and Women's Development in ChinaIII. Nationalism & Identity· Jean-Pierre Cabestan, The Many Facets of Chinese NationalismIV. Religion· Richard Madsen, The Upsurge of Religion in ChinaV. Youth· Evan Osnos, Angry Youth VI. Urban and Rural· Lianjiang Li, Driven to Protest: China's Rural Unrest· The Economist, Building the (China) DreamVII. Ethnic Tensions· Yan Sun, The Roots of China's Ethnic ConflictsLAW, RIGHTS, & CIVIL SOCIETYEditorial IntroductionI. Progress and Limits in the Rule of Law· Jamie Horsely, The Rule of Law: Pushing the Limits of Party RuleII. Corruption and Crime· Minxin Pei, Fighting Corruption: A Difficult Challenge for Chinese Leaders· The Economist, Murder MysteriesIII. Human Rights· Human Rights Watch, World Report 2014: ChinaIV. Civil Society· The Economist, Beneath the Glacier: Civil Society in China · Elizabeth Perry, Citizen Contention and Campus Calm: The Paradox of Chinese Civil SocietyMEDIA, CULTURE, AND THE ARTSEditorial IntroductionI. The Mainstream Media· Rachel Murphy, Civil Society and Media in China· Beina Xu, Media Censorship in China II. The Internet and Social Media· The Economist, A Giant Cage: China's InternetIII. The Intelligentsia· Merle Goldman, China's Beleaguered IntellectualsIV. Soft Power· Hu Jintao, Developing a Strong Socialist Culture in China · Joseph Nye, China's Soft Power Deficit THE MILITARY AND SECURITYEditorial IntroductionI. China's Security Calculus· Xi Jinping, Work Together to Maintain World Peace and SecurityII. Modernizing the Military· Richard Bitzinger, Modernizing China's Military, 1997-2012III. The Internal Security State· Murray Scot Tanner, China Rethinks Unrest· The Economist, China's Security State: The Truncheon BudgetIV. Global Security· David Shambaugh, China's Roles in Global SecurityFOREIGN RELATIONSEditorial IntroductionI. China Views the World· Wang Jisi, China's Search for a Grand Strategy: A Rising Great Power Finds its Way· David Shambaugh, Coping with a Conflicted China II. The Asian Neighborhood· Philip Saunders, China's Role in Asia: Attractive or Assertive?· Zhang Jiuhuan, Fruitful Results and Broad Prospects: A Review of Twenty Years of China-ASEAN Relations· Valerie Niquet, China and Central AsiaIII. The United States and China· Kenneth Lieberthal, The China-US Relationship Goes Global· Wu Xinbo, Agenda for a New Great Power RelationshipIV. Russia and Europe· Andrew Kuchins, Russia and China: The Ambivalent Embrace· Odd Arne Westad, China and Europe: Opportunities or Dangers? V. The Global South· Peter Ferdinand, China and the Developing World· Joshua Eisenman and Joshua Kurlantzick, China's Africa Strategy· David Shambaugh, Assessing China's Impact in Latin America · Yun Sun, The BRICS and China's Aspiration for the New International OrderVI. Global Governance· Robert Zoellick, Whither China: From Membership to Responsibility? · Michael Fullilove, China and the United Nations: The Stakeholder Spectrum"GREATER" CHINAEditorial IntroductionI. Hong Kong and Taiwan· Hu Jintao, Enriching the Practice of "One Country, Two Systems" and Advancing China's Reunification · The Economist, Political City· Richard Bush, China and TaiwanCHINA FACES THE FUTUREEditorial Introduction: Whither China? I. Muddle Through, Adaptation, or the End of Dynasty?· Wang Yi, Peaceful Development and the Chinese Dream of National Rejuvenation· Andrew G. Walder, Unruly Stability: Why China's Regime Has Staying Power · Orville Schell and John Delury, A Rising China Needs a New National Story · Andrew Nathan, China at the Tipping Point? Seeing the Unforeseeable ABOUT THE EDITORABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS

"A one-stop shop for everything you need to know about China and its dramatic transformation over the past two decades. David Shambaugh has brought together a terrific collection of China thinkers, both well-known and newer voices, from the United States, China, and elsewhere to share their insights on the most important domestic and foreign policy issues defining the Chinese experience." --Elizabeth E. Economy, C.V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations, and co-author of By All Means Necessary"China's rise makes it increasingly urgent that all of us understand China's trajectory and its impact on the rest of the world. The China Reader places us right in the middle of the key debates about those topics. It is a great resource for anyone who wants to figure out the China puzzle." --Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Columbia University"In scope, speed, and significance, the rise of China challenges the ability of individuals and nations to understand and respond wisely. The sixth edition of The China Reader brings together a wide range of perspectives from China and the outside world that in one volume informs the reader, raises the big questions, and provides a broad base for objective and comprehensive understanding." --Ezra F Vogel, Harvard University, author of Deng Xiaoping and the Transformation of China"An authoritative guide to the puzzles and controversies surrounding China's rise. Few readers, including China specialists, will fail to benefit from this fascinating volume" --Andrew Walder, Stanford University"There's something endearingly quaint about The China Reader, like some treasure from a bygone era that's somehow wiggled through a wormhole into the internet age. The latest China Reader is a welcome addition to the series and one that shouldn't be allowed to gather dust."-South China Morning Post'