John Wong

Hongyi Lai

This volume is an updated survey and assessment of the recent policy initiatives of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, which have come to be known as the Hu-Wen's New Deal. Individual chapters are written by scholars from different academic disciplines and backgrounds. These scholars hail from Singapore, the United States, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China. Topics cover the patterns and process of leadership succession, emerging political factions, social unrest, sources of economic growth, income disparities, social security reform, land use policy, banking reform, corporate governance, labor and population policies, rule of law, and changes in the Party and ideology. On the external aspects, discussion includes China's changing relations with the U.S., Japan and ASEAN. In many ways, the Hu-Wen leadership today is still coming to grips with the same issues and problems as discussed in this book. Sample Chapter(s). Chapter 1: The Hu-Wen New Deal (1,271 KB). Contents: Introduction: The Hu-Wen New Deal (J Wong & H Lai); Strengthening Governance and Rule of Law: Hu Jintao's Consolidation of Power and His Command of the Gun (J You); Deciphering Hu's Leadership and Defining New Elite Politics (C Li); Hu Jintao's Approach to Governance (J Fewsmith); Re-Making the Party's Image: Challenges for the Propaganda Department (Y Zheng & L F Lye); Reforming the Party and the State Under Hu Jintao (S-C Hsu); Rule of Law and Governance (K Zou); Sustaining Economic Growth and Reform: New Patterns of Economic Growth (Y Wu); Changes and Reform in Financial Markets (H Davies); Strengthening Corporate Governance: Completing the Unfinished Business of SOE Reform (S Y Tong); The Effects and Implications of Foreign Direct Investment in China for Other Developing Economies: Hollowing Out or Filling in? (B Chantasasawat et al.); Changing Land Policies: Ideology and Realities (J Wong & R Liang); Coping with Social Issues and Tensions: Income Inequalities, Limited Social Mobility and Remedial Policies (H Lai); Labor Market Reforms Under Hu-Wen Administration (L Zhao); Managing Social Unrest (Y Cai); From Social Insurance to Social Assistance: Welfare Policy Change (E X Gu); Governments, Markets, and the Health Care Sector (a Blomqvist); Population Development Strategies: The New Thinking (X Peng); Managing China's External Relations: Bush's Asia Policy and US-China Relations (Q Zhao); China and Northeast Asian Cooperation: Building an Unbuildable? (J H Chung); China and Southeast Asia Cooperation: New Developments and Challenges (H Zhang). Readership: University and academic libraries, experts in politics, diplomacy, economics, law and sociology analysts, officials, journalists and segments of public interested in China."

Policy Initiatives and Challenges

China Into the Hu-Wen Era

This volume is an updated survey and assessment of the recent policy initiatives of Hu Jintao and Wen Jiabao, which have come to be known as the Hu-Wen's New Deal. Individual chapters are written by scholars from different academic disciplines and backgrounds. These scholars hail from Singapore, the United States, Australia, Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Mainland China.Topics cover the patterns and process of leadership succession, emerging political factions, social unrest, sources of economic growth, income disparities, social security reform, land use policy, banking reform, corporate governance, labor and population policies, rule of law, and changes in the Party and ideology. On the external aspects, discussion includes China's changing relations with the U.S., Japan and ASEAN. In many ways, the Hu-Wen leadership today is still coming to grips with the same issues and problems as discussed in this book.

Yiyi Lu

China’s soft power has attracted considerable attention in the recent decade. In this volume scholars from the U.K., Europe, the U.S., Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and mainland China, including a number of well established and well known analysts on China, examine main areas where China has made noticeable advances in its appeal and influence. They include China’s foreign policy discourse, international communication, cultural diplomacy, and foreign assistance. In addition, Chinese concept of soft power, foreign policy strategy, and the relationship between its international standing and that of the U.S. are also closely analysed. The volume covers some of the most recent development and assesses China’s soft power critically. This book offers an assessment of China’s efforts to cultivate its international image, as well as a critique of Nye’s theory of soft power. It draws on case studies of the Chinese diplomatic practice and utilizes world opinion polls. This volume offers a theoretical and empirical perspective on the discussion on soft power with a particular focus on China’s soft power.

Hongyi Lai

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