In 1978 China made a historic decision to adopt a policy of openness and reform. This ushered in a period of rapid economic transformation and social change. After 30 years …
Analysing post-Mao China is not an easy task, but it is essential in order to understand the rationale and scope of the reform process started by the Chinese leadership under the …
In an era of democratic decline, authoritarian rule is receiving a careful new look. Their fingers having been burned in Iraq and Afghanistan, US policy makers have backed away …
Thirty years ago, China was emerging from one of the most traumatic periods in its history. The Chinese people had been ravaged by long years of domestic struggle, terrible famine …