China Deconstructs - Politics, Trade and Regionalism (Paperback)

China has experienced the world's fastest economic growth for over a decade. It is likely that within a generation, China will have the world's largest economy. Yet, at the moment when China looks set to regain its former power, serious questions have to be asked about the continuing integrity of China. The challenges posed by economic reform, succession politics, and new forces of political liberalism are compounded by boundary uncertainties, as China adopts a strategy of greater interdependence with the regional and global economy. This work analyzes the factors that might lead to and that might prevent the break-up of China. It provides key data about economic activity and external connections of the major regional forces. The analysis should interest those concerned with the prospects for China and the future stability of East Asia.