Approaches the study of China under Hu Jintao in a two-fold manner: by examining the political parameters within which the party-state functions and by analyzing the issues that are commanding the attention of China's leaders. It tackles a range of topics, including elites, institutions and state-society relations, and others.

# China under Hu Jintao: Introduction (T-j Cheng et al.) # Political Succession: Changing Guards and Changing Rules (J Fewsmith) # Is the Chinese State Apparatus Being Revamped? (Y Huang) # Who Does the Party Represent?: From "Three Revolutionary Classes" to "Three Represents" (B J Dickson) # Jiang Zemin's Successors and China's Growing Rich-Poor Gap (E Friedman) # Information Technology in China: A Double-Edged Sword (T-j Cheng) # The Future of SOEs: From Shortage Economics to "Enron-omics"? (X Hu) # The Evolution of Elections in China (A E Gadsden) # What Does Buyun Township Mean in the Context of China's Political Reform? (Y Liu) # China and the WTO: Evolving Agendas of Economic Openness, Domestic Reform, and International Status, and Challenges of the Post-Accession Era (J deLisle) # China's Accession into the WTO and China's Financial Markets (K T Liaw) # China-ASEAN Relations: The Significance of an ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (A D Ba) # New Leadership Team, New Approaches toward Taiwan? (C-c Lo) # China's Relations with the United States and Japan: Status and Outlook (R Sutter)

"Each essay in this collection is profoundly rich in theoretical insights and empirical evidence. Overall, this book is valuable reading for teachers and researchers fully engaged in the China field." Dr Wei-Chin Lee Wake Forest University "This volume begins with an excellent and insightful introduction that aptly summarizes and elaborates on the main ideas articulated in the articles ... Overall, this book provides a rich analysis and contrasting perspectives that are informative and enlightening. It is eminently suitable for specialist and non-specialist alike." The China Journal