Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 China's Peaceful Rise in a Global Context; 2 China's Potential Threat to the Global Order; 3 Corruption and Social Instability; 4 Prostitution and Corruption; 5 Freedom of Media: The Fourth Power of Modern Democracy; 6 Citizen Participation: The Consciousness of Democratization; 7 Religious Support: An Inseparable Part of Modern Democracy; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary
China's rise has become inevitable, but there is no agreement about whether China will rise peacefully or pose a threat to the United States. The author asserts that both theories of "China threat" and "peaceful rise" failed to address China's central domestic problem. Thus, both theories are not convincing. This book attempts to develop a third view of China's rise from a domestic perspective and contends that China's potential threat to the existing global order is not derived from her rapid economic growth and military expansion, but from her potential domestic chaos. A strong democratic Ch
