Ge Zhaoguang addresses sensitive questions of identity that shape the politics of the world's most populous country. This insider's account teases out nuances of China's encounter with the contemporary world, using its past to explain its present and to provide insight into paths the nation might follow as the current century unfolds.

Ge Zhaoguang addresses sensitive questions of identity that shape the politics of the world¿s most populous country. This insider¿s account teases out nuances of Chinäs encounter with the contemporary world, using its past to explain its present and to provide insight into paths the nation might follow as the current century unfolds.