CHINA

In China, leading experts provide an overview of the region, highlighting key issues as they developed in the People' Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Edited with an introduction by David B. H. Denoon, an authority on China, this volume of articles covers recent events and key issues in understanding this growing superpower. Organized into three thematic sections--foreign policy and national security, economic policy and social issues, and domestic politics and governance--the essays cover salient topics such as China's military power, de-communization, growing economic strength, nationalism, and the possibility for democracy. The volume also contains current maps as well as as a Recent Chronology of Events which provides a decade's worth of information on the region, organized by year and by country.