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1. Forging Great China

Sulmaan Wasif Khan

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION 1
1. Forging Great China 9
2. Mao Zedong and the Balance of Power 53
3. Deng Xiaoping and Seeking Truth from Facts 127
4. Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and the Virtue of Dullness 170
5. Xi Jinping and the Insecurity of Power 209
Conclusion 236
Afterword 247
Notes 251
Further Reading 295
Acknowledgments 299
Index 305

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION 1
1. Forging Great China 9
2. Mao Zedong and the Balance of Power 53
3. Deng Xiaoping and Seeking Truth from Facts 127
4. Jiang Zemin, Hu Jintao, and the Virtue of Dullness 170
5. Xi Jinping and the Insecurity of Power 209
Conclusion 236
Afterword 247
Notes 251
Further Reading 295
Acknowledgments 299
Index 305

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