Two tales of a city: How middle-class Shanghai reveals China’s unsettled future

Washington has legitimate concerns about Beijing’s excessive domestic political control and aggressive foreign policy stances, just as Chinese leaders believe the United States still has futile designs on blocking their country’s inevitable rise to great-power status. Cheng Li’s Middle Class Shanghai argues that American policymakers must not lose sight of the expansive dynamism and diversity in present-day China.

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Macao: Tiny Town or Global City?

Macao is similar to a small Chinese town in terms of geographic size and population. However, this magical little place brought Western civilization to China. The whole south of China once relied on Macao as a gateway to the outside world.

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