CHINA IN THE 21st CENTURY: Key Issues and Challenges - Paperback

About The Book : China under President Xi Jinping has emerged as a major world power and a country that is ready to challenge the status quo in its near neighborhood and beyond. Yet, the internal workings of China, its politics and society remain remote and largely unknown. This collection of articles is especially designed to introduce the reader to China's domestic reality . The book highlights key issues on politics, society and foreign policy in China, thus providing an overview of China today. About The Author : Dr . Ravni Thakur is currently a tenured Professor for Chinese Studies at the Dept. of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi where she was Head of the Department. She has been a student at the Language Institute in Beijing (1982-83) and at the Beijing University (1983-84). Since then, she has visited China regularly,worked in China and traveled extensively within China. CONTENTS Introduction......................................................................................................9 PART - I: Ideology and Key International Policies...........................................17 I. Xi Jinping and his Thought: The New Ideological Orthodoxy.........................19 II.