How did Zhao Ziyang rise through the provincial apparatus of the Chinese Communist Party to become premier in 1980? How did he develop the policies of economic reform in the provinces that have now become national policy? What does Zhao Ziyang's professional development indicate about upward elite mobility in the Chinese political system? These are the central questions the author addresses in this political biography, tracing Zhao Ziyang's career in detail from his youth, through the Anti-Japanese War, the 1949 revolution, land reform, a series of political and economic campaigns during the 1950s and 1960s, the Cultural Revolution, political rehabilitation, and the "Sichuan Experience." Mr. Shambaugh goes beyond a chronological account to elucidate Zhao's job responsibilities and performance, political and economic philosophy, survival strategies, and behavior during thirty tumultous years in provincial politics. Bringing forth much new information drawn extensively from primary source materials, he also provides insights into the functioning of the post-1949 Chinese political system, especially the interplay between central and provincial politics.

How did Zhao Ziyang rise through the provincial apparatus of the Chinese Communist Party to become premier in 1980? How did he develop the policies of economic reform in the provinces that have now become national policy? What does Zhao Ziyang's professional development indicate about upward elite mobility in the Chinese political system? These are the central questions the author addresses in this political biography, tracing Zhao Ziyang's career in detail from his youth, through the Anti-Japanese War, the 1949 revolution, land reform, a series of political and economic campaigns during the 1950s and 1960s, the Cultural Revolution, political rehabilitation, and the "Sichuan Experience." Mr. Shambaugh goes beyond a chronological account to elucidate Zhao's job responsibilities and performance, political and economic philosophy, survival strategies, and behavior during thirty tumultous years in provincial politics. Bringing forth much new information drawn extensively from primary source materials, he also provides insights into the functioning of the post-1949 Chinese political system, especially the interplay between central and provincial politics.

Focuses on the potential for instability in China from political, economic, and historical perspectives. The book considers elite (national) and local politics, micro- and macro-economics, urban and rural conditions, attitudes among intellectuals, and minority areas. The high profile contributors include Thomas Bernstein, Pieter Bottelier, Bruce Dickson, June Dryer, Merle Goldman, Steven Jackson, Nicholas Lardy, H. Lyman Miller, David Shambaugh, and Dorothy Solinger.

This is the most up-to-date assessment of all aspects of the People's Liberation Army. Leading specialists on the Chinese military cover military leadership, defense doctrine and military readiness, preparations for high-tech warfare, military expenditure, military logistics, the scientific and technological base for defense procurement, and China's security concerns in Northeast Asia.

The future orientation and capabilities of the Chinese military, of great significance for policymakers, journalists, and scholars alike, is already a major issue in U.S. foreign policy and is likely to become more so over time. This volume, the most up-to-date assessment by specialists on the Chinese military, pays particular attention to the future orientation of the People's Liberation Army. It addresses the Chinese military leadership, defense doctrine and military readiness, preparations for high-tech warfare acquisitions, military expenditure, military logistics, the scientific and technological base for defense procurement, and China's security concerns in Northeast Asia.

Examines the historical evolution of contemporary China studies in the United States, reflecting the growth and maturation of the field since the Communist Party seized power in 1949.

Examines the historical evolution of contemporary China studies in the United States, reflecting the growth and maturation of the field since the Communist Party seized power in 1949.

The chapters in this very timely volume center on the theme of the potential for instability in China. This question is pursued from political, economic, and historical perspectives, and includes separate chapters on elite and local politics, micro and macro economics, urban and rural conditions, attitudes among intellectuals, and minority areas. One of its great strengths is the high caliber of its contributors: Thomas Bernstein, Pieter Bottelier, Bruce Dickson, June Teufel Dreyer, Merle Goldman, Steven F. Jackson, Nicholas Lardy, H. Lyman Miller, David Shambaugh, Dorothy J. Solinger, and

It is the belief of the publisher and the contributors that this volume has great potential as a classroom text, being incisive, focused, readable, and accessible.