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The China Questions
This chapter is in the book The China Questions
© 2018 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

© 2018 Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA and London, England

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. I. POLITICS
  5. 1. Is the Chinese Communist Regime Legitimate? 11
  6. 2. Can Fighting Corruption Save the Party? 18
  7. 3. Does Mao Still Matter? 26
  8. 4. What Is the Source of Ethnic Tension in China? 33
  9. 5. What Should We Know about Public Opinion in China? 43
  10. 6. What Does Longevity Mean for Leadership in China? 51
  11. 7. Can the Chinese Communist Party Learn from Chinese Emperors? 58
  12. II. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  13. 8. Will China Lead Asia? 67
  14. 9. How Strong Are China’s Armed Forces? 73
  15. 10. What Does the Rise of China Mean for the United States? 81
  16. 11. Is Chinese Exceptionalism Undermining China’s Foreign Policy Interests? 90
  17. 12. (When) Will Taiwan Reunify with the Mainland? 99
  18. 13. Can China and Japan Ever Get Along? 110
  19. III. ECONOMY
  20. 14. Can China’s High Growth Continue? 119
  21. 15. Is the Chinese Economy Headed toward a Hard Landing? 126
  22. 16. Will Urbanization Save the Chinese Economy or Destroy It? 133
  23. 17. Is China Keeping Its Promises on Trade? 141
  24. 18. How Do China’a New Rich Give Back? 148
  25. 19. What Can China Teach Us about Fighting Poverty? 155
  26. IV. ENVIRONMENT
  27. 20. Can China Address Air Pollution And Climate Change? 165
  28. 21. Is There Environmental Awareness In China? 173
  29. V. SOCIETY
  30. 22. Why Does the End of the One-Child 183
  31. 23. How Are China and Its Middle Class Handling Aging and Mental Health? 191
  32. 24. How Important Is Religion in China? 199
  33. 25. Will There Be Another Dalai Lama? 206
  34. 26. Does Law Matter in China? 212
  35. 27. Why Do So Many Chinese Students Come to the United States? 219
  36. VI. HISTORY AND CULTURE
  37. 28. Who Is Confucius in Today’s China? 231
  38. 29. Where Did the Silk Road Come From? 237
  39. 30. Why Do Intellectuals Matter to Chinese Politics? 244
  40. 31. Why Do Classic Chinese Novels Matter? 252
  41. 32. How Have Chinese Writers Imagined China’s Future? 261
  42. 33. Has Chinese Propaganda Won Hearts and Minds? 268
  43. 34. Why Is It Still So Hard to Talk about the Cultural Revolution? 276
  44. 35. What Is the Future of China’s Past? 283
  45. 36. How Has the Study of China Changed in the Last Sixty Years? 288
  46. Further Reading 297
  47. Acknowledgments 309
  48. Contributors 311
  49. Index 325
https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674982703-toc

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Introduction 1
  4. I. POLITICS
  5. 1. Is the Chinese Communist Regime Legitimate? 11
  6. 2. Can Fighting Corruption Save the Party? 18
  7. 3. Does Mao Still Matter? 26
  8. 4. What Is the Source of Ethnic Tension in China? 33
  9. 5. What Should We Know about Public Opinion in China? 43
  10. 6. What Does Longevity Mean for Leadership in China? 51
  11. 7. Can the Chinese Communist Party Learn from Chinese Emperors? 58
  12. II. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
  13. 8. Will China Lead Asia? 67
  14. 9. How Strong Are China’s Armed Forces? 73
  15. 10. What Does the Rise of China Mean for the United States? 81
  16. 11. Is Chinese Exceptionalism Undermining China’s Foreign Policy Interests? 90
  17. 12. (When) Will Taiwan Reunify with the Mainland? 99
  18. 13. Can China and Japan Ever Get Along? 110
  19. III. ECONOMY
  20. 14. Can China’s High Growth Continue? 119
  21. 15. Is the Chinese Economy Headed toward a Hard Landing? 126
  22. 16. Will Urbanization Save the Chinese Economy or Destroy It? 133
  23. 17. Is China Keeping Its Promises on Trade? 141
  24. 18. How Do China’a New Rich Give Back? 148
  25. 19. What Can China Teach Us about Fighting Poverty? 155
  26. IV. ENVIRONMENT
  27. 20. Can China Address Air Pollution And Climate Change? 165
  28. 21. Is There Environmental Awareness In China? 173
  29. V. SOCIETY
  30. 22. Why Does the End of the One-Child 183
  31. 23. How Are China and Its Middle Class Handling Aging and Mental Health? 191
  32. 24. How Important Is Religion in China? 199
  33. 25. Will There Be Another Dalai Lama? 206
  34. 26. Does Law Matter in China? 212
  35. 27. Why Do So Many Chinese Students Come to the United States? 219
  36. VI. HISTORY AND CULTURE
  37. 28. Who Is Confucius in Today’s China? 231
  38. 29. Where Did the Silk Road Come From? 237
  39. 30. Why Do Intellectuals Matter to Chinese Politics? 244
  40. 31. Why Do Classic Chinese Novels Matter? 252
  41. 32. How Have Chinese Writers Imagined China’s Future? 261
  42. 33. Has Chinese Propaganda Won Hearts and Minds? 268
  43. 34. Why Is It Still So Hard to Talk about the Cultural Revolution? 276
  44. 35. What Is the Future of China’s Past? 283
  45. 36. How Has the Study of China Changed in the Last Sixty Years? 288
  46. Further Reading 297
  47. Acknowledgments 309
  48. Contributors 311
  49. Index 325
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