CHINA AT 60: GLOBAL-LOCAL INTERACTIONS

“This readable volume provides valuable insights into China as a rising power with growing economic, political, and military clout. It will be welcomed by a wide range of scholars interested in developments in contemporary China.”

“How China's internal arrangements — economic, social, political, cultural and so forth — interact with its ever-advancing global presence is among the most important questions we can deal with today. All too often, we place this master question in the too-hard basket, finding excuses to stay within our comfort zones where we can deal with self-contained fragments of it. The book strives to get back to the master question. Any attempt to do this is to be applauded; this work helps all of us to get out of our comfort zones and broaden the scope of our inquiry.”

“While the themes of continuity and change and global-local interactions are not new to contemporary Chinese studies, the adaption of these themes to make sense of various contemporary issues will be of interest to various students and scholars. This book provides a sound starting point for further exploration of important and complex issues.”