The Chinese renaissance : the rise of Xi Jinping and the 18th Communist Party Congress / by the writers, artists and editors of the South China Morning Post ; edited by Jonathan Sharp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

South China Morning Post Ltd.

Sharp, Jonathan (Psychology professor)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political leadership--China--History--21st century.

Political leadership.

Communist leadership--China--History--21st century.

Communist leadership.

China--Politics and government--2002-.

China.

Zhongguo gong chan dang--History--21st century.

Zhongguo gong chan dang.

Xi, Jinping.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Place of Publication:

[Hackensack], NJ : World Scientific, c2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Rising superpower China duly anointed a new generation of leaders led by Xi Jinping at the Communist Party's 18th National Congress held in November 2012. While the conclave itself passed off with smoothly choreographed efficiency, the months leading up to this once-a-decade transition were anything but orderly. Intense factional wrangling behind the scenes was accompanied by scandals very much in public view. In the most spectacular furore the political aspirations of Communist aristocrat Bo Xilai were dashed, at one time threatening to derail the meticulous stage managing of the congress its

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Chapter 1 From Strongman to Consensus Rule; Chapter 2 The Hu-Wen Decade: Glorious, Golden and Lost; Stability but Stagnation; People's Champion or Chameleon?; The Price of Growth; Ten Years of "a Bumpy Road"; Chapter 3 Change Agent or Steady as She Goes?; Xi's Chinese Dream; Shunning the Easy Road; The Tide Turns; Doing the Business; Star in Her Own Right; Chapter 4 Sent-Down Youth Rise Up; Will Xi Surprise the Naysayers?; Generation of Hope; Profiles Li Keqiang; Cheng Hong; Zhang Dejiang; Yu Zhengsheng; Liu Yunshan; Wang Qishan; Zhang Gaoli

Chapter 5 Power Behind the Curtain Chapter 6 Bo Xilai: Slide from Fame to Shame; Diary of a Downfall; Fall of "the Jackie Kennedy of China"; Chapter 7 Beijing's Big Reshuffle; Next Generation Steps Up; Profiles Han Zheng; Li Yuanchao; Liu Yandong; Ma Kai; Sun Zhengcai; Li Jianguo; Zhao Leji; Guo Jinlong; Hu Chunhua; Li Zhanshu; Liu Qibao; Meng Jianzhu; Sun Chunlan; Wang Huning; Wang Yang; Xu Qiliang; Fan Changlong; Zhang Chunxian; Ling Jihua; Chapter 8 Jangling Global Nerves; Quick March - To Catch Up; Xi Stamps Authority on PLA with Ease; Behind the Budget Smokescreen

Chinese Maritime Plan "a Threat"Could the Unthinkable Happen Again?; Chapter 9 Reform: Easier Said Than Done; Good Start but Drastic Reforms Unlikely; Heeding Lessons of Old Regime; Media Freedom Unlikely to Bloom; Pitfalls of Party Downsizing; Legal Reform: Promises and Hopes; Graft: The Battle Is Joined - Again; Crooked Cadres Hide Booty in Property; Losing Patience with Democracy; Feeling the Bite - China's Hospitality Industry; Rights Treaty "Must Be Ratified"; Call to Legalise Same-Sex Marriage; Veterans' Long March for Reform; At 95, Still Bent on Party Reform

Chapter 10 New Leaders Seek China's Renewal"Renaissance" Within Reach; Premier Li: Strong or Just Moderate?; Central Bank - Zhou Xiaochuan; Foreign Policy - Wang Yi; Defence - Chang Wanquan; Finance - Lou Jiwei; Economy - Xu Shaoshi; Commerce - Gao Hucheng; Health - Li Bin; Taiwan Affairs - Zhang Zhijun; Anti-Graft - Huang Shuxian; Securities Regulation - Xiao Gang; Ethnic Affairs - Wang Zhengwei; Supreme Court - Zhou Chiang; Cabinet Revamp Short on Action; Chapter 11 Will China Miracle Lose Its Magic?; Bulls vs Bears; Old Plans Tie New Hands; Rough Road to Change

Bleak Outlook for Tough Pollution Laws Lifestyle, Career Concerns Drive Out Talent; Red Alert for Greying China; Fat Cats Feel the Squeeze; Chapter 12 The Media Genie; New Technology, New Voice; Surprise in Social Media Findings; Chilling History Lesson for China's "No" Voter; Chapter 13 Lost, Found, and Still Searching; Still Waters Run Deep in Taiwan Strait; Hong Kong Wary of Beijing Intentions; Hong Kong-Mainland Sore Points; What's in China's "Manhattan" for Hong Kong?; Qianhai - Seedbed for Reform?; Chapter 14 Who to Watch; Seven Tipped for Sixth Generation; Glossary of Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

981-4522-87-2

OCLC:

854975167