Critical Issues in Contemporary China : Decoding Xi Jinping’s ‘New Era’

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The third edition of Critical Issues in Contemporary China offers an in-depth and up-to-date analysis of Xi Jinping’s strategies to address critical domestic and international challenges facing China in a ‘new era’. This book joins the current debates about Xi Jinping’s ‘new era’, reflecting upon the continuity and change in the CCP’s domestic and foreign policies under Xi’s leadership and Xi’s capacity to realize the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation. The international team of contributors evaluate such pressing issues as: Xi’s re-centralization of power and securitization of domestic politicsthe Chinese economic modelstate-civil society relationsXi’s gender policy and return to the traditional family valuesBeijing’s responses to unrest in Xinjiang and Hong KongXi’s evolving unification strategies towards Taiwanthe Belt and Road Initiative, andthe deterioration of US-China relations.Providing readers with rich empirical assessment of Xi’s responses to the political, economic, social and international challenges facing contemporary China, the third edition of Critical Issues will be an essential resource for students of Chinese politics, economy, society and foreign relations.