| Description |
1 online resource (281 p.) |
| Series |
Routledge Studies on Think Asia Series |
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Routledge Studies on Think Asia Series
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| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Note on the transcription of Asian names and nomenclatures -- Introduction: A new superpower? -- Part I History, society, and culture -- Chapter 1 Historical legacy: A humiliated 5000-year-old civilization? -- Chapter 2 Mao Zedong: Why does the revolutionary leader "live forever"? -- Chapter 3 Tiananmen 1989: How did the massacre change China? -- Chapter 4 Religion, traditions, and values: What do the Chinese believe in? |
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Chapter 5 Living standards and social issues: What is it like to live in China? -- Part II Politics and economy -- Chapter 6 China's political system: How does the Communist Party rule China? -- Chapter 7 Chinese economic miracle: How did an underdeveloped country change into a world leader? -- Chapter 8 Social control and propaganda: What is "social credit" and how has China handled COVID-19? -- Chapter 9 Rule by law: Is there justice in China? -- Chapter 10 Technological power: Can China innovate? -- Chapter 11 Environment: Does China care about it? |
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Chapter 12 Xinjiang: Why has China imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in re-education camps? -- Chapter 13 Tibet: Why is the mysterious "snowy kingdom" part of China today?1 -- Chapter 14 Hong Kong: How did the "pearl of the Orient" become a city of protests? -- Chapter 15 Taiwan: Why does China consider it its own and what does it mean for Taiwan? -- Part III International relations -- Chapter 16 China in the world: A New Silk Road to world dominance? -- Chapter 17 China in its immediate neighborhood: A benevolent power or a hegemon?1 -- Chapter 18 Territorial disputes: Will China go to war? |
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Chapter 19 Relations with the United States: Are the two great powers headed for a collision? -- Chapter 20 Relations with Europe and Russia: Partners or competitors? -- Chapter 21 China's relations with the Global South: On the rise or past their peak? -- Index |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Great powers
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Politics and government -- 2002-
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China -- Foreign relations -- 21st century
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Turcsanyi, Richard Q
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| ISBN |
9781000914986 |
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1000914984 |
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