Contemporary China

With a large and growing economy and a leadership dedicated both to domestic reform and the further integration into international society and the world economy, China is facing and posing important challenges at the local, national, regional and wider international level. This book analyses the developmental trajectories of China up to and into the new millennium. Focusing on the substance and underlying forces of change, it considers issues and developments in monetary policy, foreign exchange policy, the trade regime, state-owned enterprise reform, regional economic development as well as social changes, particularly those related to social welfare reform and the Internet. The book also covers economic and political developments in 'Greater China', particularly the prospects of reunification after Taiwan's presidential elections, and analyses the core issues and challenges in China's contemporary relations with the USA, Japan, South-East Asia and Europe.

Jurgen Haacke, Peter Preston

List of ContributorsPreface and AcknowledgementsIntroduction 1. Change in Contemporary China P. W. Preston and Jürgen HaackeChina: Economic and Regional Change 2. Monetary Policy and Structural Changes in the Financial Sector in China David Dickinson 3. China's Foreign Exchange Policy in a Time of Change Zhang Zhichao 4. The Reform of China's Foreign Trade Regime in the First Decade of the New Millennium Tong Jiadong 5. State-Owned Enterprises: A Review of Development Dynamics, Contemporary Problems and the Shape of the Future P. W. Preston and Xing Aifen 6. Regional Economic Development Strategies in China Hsiao-hung Nancy Chen 7. Social Welfare Reform in China: The Impact of Globalisation Guan Xinping 8. Behind the Virtual Wall: The People's Republic of China and the Internet Gudrun Wacker 9. Challenges an Opportunities for Unification after Taiwan's 2000 Presidential Elections Christopher R. Hughes 10. Rational Authoritarianism and Chinese Economic Reform Zhao Chenggen 11. (Post-) Asian 'Crisis' and 'Greater China': On the Bursting of the 'Bubbles' and Hi-Tech (Re-)Imaginations Ngai-Ling Sum China: Developments in External Relations 12. China and the United States: An Uneasy and Unstable Relationship Jürgen Haacke 13. Re-assessing the Sino-Japanese Axis in the New Strategic Triangle: A Case for Peaceful Co-existence? Caroline Rose 14. China and ASEAN: Setting Parameters for Future Co-operation Jürgen Haacke 15. The Politics of the European Union's Relations with China Paul LimChina: Conclusions 16. China at the Start of the New Millennium Jürgen Haacke and P. W. Preston Index