Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- I -- II -- Part I. The Challenges of Governance -- Survey Chapter -- Responding to Challenges and Problems of Governance -- Topical Chapters -- The Dynamics of Elite Politics in China -- How Did the Hu-Wen Leadership Consolidate Its Power? -- The Chinese Communist Party in Rapid Transformation -- The Party and the Media: Control versus Change -- Political Reforms First, Democracy Later? -- The Struggle against Corruption -- Managing Chinas Civil Servants -- Can Beijing Still Dictate Local Politics? -- Towards the Rule of Law -- The Party and the Gun: Civil-Military Relations -- The PLA in Transformation -- Hong Kong and Macau under One Country, Two Systems -- Chen Shui-bian: Taiwans Lame Duck President -- What to Expect from the 17th Party Congress -- Part II. Growth and Structural Changes -- Survey Chapter -- Chinas Major Economic Challenge: Sustaining High Growth Whilst Fixing Its Growth Problems -- Topical Chapters -- Chinas Twin Surpluses -- Explaining High Productivity Growth -- The 11th Five-Year Programme -- Chinas Drive to Become a Technological Power -- Banking Reforms to Meet WTO Obligations -- Reforming State-Owned Enterprises -- Rise of Chinas Auto Industry -- The Political Economy of Urban and Regional Development -- Shanghais Mega Port in Yangshan -- Chinas Energy Outlook -- Part III. Coping with Rising Social Problems -- Survey Chapters -- Social Dilemmas of High Economic Growth -- What is Chinas San-Nong (Rural) Problem? -- Topical Chapters -- Growth and Widening Inequalities -- Reforming Hukou to Protect Migrant Labour -- Building a New Social Safety Net -- China Facing an Environmental Crisis -- Chinas Cultural Development -- Chinas Booming Higher Education -- Chinas Emerging Middle-Class -- Haigui in China's Modernisation -- Part IV. Chinas Relations with Major Powers and its Neighbours -- Survey Chapter -- Featuring 8220;Harmonious World8221; for 8220;Peaceful Rise8221; -- Topical Chapters -- China and US: A Pivotal but Uncertain Relationship -- Managing Difficult Relations with Japan -- Facing a More Assertive and Nationalistic Japan -- China and South Korea in Their Dealings with North Korea -- Seeking Closer Cooperation with Post-Suharto Indonesia -- Malaysias Relations with China: From Mahathir to Badawi -- Chinas Special Relationship with Singapore -- EU and China: Heading towards Bumpy Relations -- Chinas Growing Influence in Africa -- Index.