02359nam 2200553 a 450 991046391780332120200520144314.01-283-14471-99786613144713981-4313-51-3(CKB)3360000000001391(EBL)731375(OCoLC)740435792(SSID)ssj0000639622(PQKBManifestationID)12291507(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000639622(PQKBWorkID)10605592(PQKB)10145268(MiAaPQ)EBC731375(WSP)00001183(Au-PeEL)EBL731375(CaPaEBR)ebr10480213(CaONFJC)MIL314471(EXLCZ)99336000000000139120110713d2011 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe People's Republic of China today[electronic resource] internal and external challenges /Zhiqun Zhu, editorHackensack, N.J. World Scientific20111 online resource (400 p.)Description based upon print version of record.981-4313-50-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Political changes and democratization -- pt. 2. Economic and social challenges -- pt. 3. Challenges in foreign, security, and military policies.Despite the significant progress it had achieved in the past 60 years, especially in the past 30 years since Deng Xiaoping's reform initiatives in the late 1970's, China faces daunting challenges today. These challenges include, among others, a rigid political system that does not match economic vibrancy, uneven economic growth and widening income gap, a graying population, environmental degradation, potential social instability, ethnic tensions and separatist movement, poor international image, and military modernization. Based on papers originally presented at an international conference held...ChinaHistory1949-Electronic books.951.05Zhu Zhiqun847208MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463917803321The People's Republic of China today2130235UNINA