On China’s History of Modernization: The Institutionalization of Socialism in China

Series Foreword
Contents
1 Preface
	China’s National Spirit and Its Century-Old Dream
2 Unprecedented Upheavals
	Prosperity Under Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong’s Reigns in the Qing Dynasty (About 1662–1796 AD) and the Decline Thereafter
	The Rise of the British Empire and Its Ambition to Invade Qing Dynasty China
	The Beginning of a Century-Long National Humiliation
3 Awakening a Sleeping Lion
	“The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom”—The Dream of Rural People
	“Self-Strengthening movement”—The Dream of Westernized Landlords
	“Reform Movement of 1898”—The Dream of Bourgeois Reformists
	“A Democratic Republic”—The Dream of Bourgeois Revolutionaries
4 The Vicissitudes
	Glimmers of Hope in the Dark
	A Turning Point Marked by the May Fourth Movement
	New Hope for National Revival
	The First Kuomintang-Communist Collaboration
	The Advent and Failure of the Great Revolution
5 For a New China
	Chiang Kai-Shek’s Moments
	A New Starting Point of the Chinese Revolution
	Victory and Defeat of the Red Army’s Counter-Campaign Against the “Encirclement and Suppression”
	A Historic Turning Point in the Red Army’s Long March
	National Humiliation Erased
	The Choice of the People and Their History
6 The Tortuous Path to Modernization
	The First Step to Industrialization
	Exploring a Road of Independent Development
	Lessons from the Great Leap Forward
	Tiding Over Difficulties Together During a Time of Troubles
	The Cultural Revolution
7 Reform and Opening Up—A Great Awakening
	Setting the Direction
	A Turning Point in History
	Starting Afresh: Reform and Opening Up
	From the 12th National Congress to the 13th National Congress of the CPC
8 Catching Up with the Times
	Introduction
	Invigorating Urban and Rural Economies
	Actively Opening Up to the Outside World
	The First Top-Level Policy Design in the Economic Reform
	Adhering to Reform and Opening Up in the Face of Trials
	Deng Xiaoping’s Southern Tour Speeches
	Tackling Five Historic Questions
9 Entering the Twenty-First Century with a New Attitude
	The Pioneering Work of Socialist Market Economy
	Devising the Trans-century Development Strategy
	Implementing the Trans-century Development Strategy
	The Return of Hong Kong and Macao
	A New Project of Party Building
	Embarking on a Journey to Moderate Prosperity in All Respects
	Promoting a Balanced and Scientific Development
	Responding to Major Disasters and Emergencies
10 Creating a New Era
	A New Mission: National Rejuvenation
	“It Takes a Good Blacksmith to Forge Good Tools”
	Carrying Through the Reform
	Exercising Law-Based Governance
	Promoting High-Quality Development via Innovative Approaches
	New Guidelines
	Advancing the Institutional Reform and the Governance System
11 For a Better Life
	Starting from Scratch
	From Shortage Economy to Moderate Prosperity
	An Active Participator and Mover of Economic Globalisation
	A New Stage of High-Quality Development
	Achieving the First Centenary Goal
	Great Improvement in People’s Lives
12 A Shared World
	An Answer to the Question of the Twenty-First Century
	China’s Approach to Global Governance
	Mao Zedong’s Theory of “Three Worlds”
	The Theme of Peaceful Development
	Establishing a New World of Peace, Equality, Collaboration, and Prosperity
	Building a Community with a Shared Future for Mankind
Epilogue
Braving the Wind and Waves
Glossary
Expressions and Phrases in Index in English and Chinese
Titles of Works and Articles Cited in This Chapter in English, Chinese, and Pinyin
Bibliography