Contemporary China : a new superpower? / edited by Kristina Kironska, Richard Q. Turcsanyi.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kironska, Kristina, editor.

Turcsanyi, Richard Q., editor.

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Series:

Routledge studies on think Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

China--Politics and government--2002-.

China.

China--Foreign relations--21st century.

Great powers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations (black and white.

Other Title:

New superpower?

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.

Contents:

Introduction : new superpower? / Richard Q. Turcsanyi

Historical legacy : a humiliated five-thousand-year-old civilization? / Filip Šebok

Mao Zedong : why the revolutionary leader 'lives forever'? / Filip Šebok

Tiananmen 1989 : how did the massacre change China? / Barbara Kelemen

Religion, traditions, and values : what do the Chinese believe in? / Klára Dubravčíková

Living standards and social issues : what is it like to live in China? / Klára Dubravčíková

China's political system : how does the Communist Party rule China? / Filip Šebok

Chinese economic miracle : how did an underdeveloped country change into a world leader? / Martin Šebeňa

Social control and propaganda : what is "social credit" and how has China handled COVID-19? / Filip Šebok

Rule by law : is there justice in China? / Matej Šimalčík

Technological power : can China innovate? / Martin Šebeňa

Environment : does China care about it? / Klára Dubravčíková

Xinjiang : why has China imprisoned more than a million Uyghurs in re-education camps? / Barbara Kelemen

Tibet : Why is the mysterious "Snowy Kingdom" part of China today? / Luboš Bělka

Hong Kong : how did the pearl of the Orient become a city of protests? / Martin Šebeňa

Taiwan : why does China consider it its own and what does it mean for Taiwan? / Kristina Kironska

China in the world : a new Silk Road to world dominance? /Matej Šimalčík

China in its immediate neighborhood : a benevolent power or a hegemon? / Alfred Gerstl

Territorial disputes : will China go to war? / Denisa Hilbertová

Relations with the US : are the two great powers headed for a collision? / Richard Q. Turcsanyi

Relations with Europe and Russia : partners or competitors? / Richard Q. Turcsanyi

China's relations with the Global South : on the rise or past their peak? / Joshua Eisenman & Eric Heginbotham.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Online version: Contemporary China

ISBN:

9781000914986 (electronic bk.)

1000914984 (electronic bk.)

Publisher Number:

99994858220

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.