Zhao Ziyang and China's Political Future

Guoguang Wu holds the Chair in China and Asia-Pacific Relations at the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives, University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, where he also teaches in both departments of Political Science and History.Helen Lansdowne is Assistant Director of the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) at the University of Victoria.

• 1. Introduction Guoguang Wu and Helen Lansdowne Part 1: Zhao Ziyang’s Reform Legacies 2. Zhao Ziyang’s Visions: Victims of Political Turmoil or Seeds of a Democratic Future? Hongying Wang 3. Democracy and Rule of Law in Zhao Ziyang’s Political Reform Guoguang Wu 4. Inaugurating China’s Information Age: Zhao Ziyang’s Visionary Role in China’s Information Revolution Jiabo Liu 5. Zhao Ziyang and the Evolution of Grassroots Liberal Movements Kate Xiao Zhou 6. "What If Zhao Had Tried to Stay?" A Review of Zong Fengming, Ruanjinzhong de tanhua Perry Link Part 2: China’s Political Future 7. Zhao Ziyang and China’s "Soft Authoritarian" Alternative Richard Baum 8. Neoauthoritarianism, Urban Bourgeoisie, and China’s Democratization Charles Burton 9. Back from Honeymoon to Political Tension: Reform Politics from Zhao Ziyang to Hu Jintao Xiaonong Cheng 10. Zhao Ziyang’s Contributions to Reform in Historical Perspective Willy Wo-lap Lam 11. Conclusion: Zhao Ziyang and China’s Political Transition from Communism Guoguang Wu

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