China's Politics And Economy In 1999: Coping With Crises: 28 (East Asian Institute Contemporary China Series) - Tapa blanda

What the Jiang Zemin leadership faced in 1999 can be characterized by a century-old Chinese saying, neiyou waihuan (literally, "internal disturbance and external threat"). What with the worst growth record in a decade, the Falun Gong sect's siege of Zhongnanhai, Nato's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia, and Lee Teng-hui's new "two-state" theory, the Chinese leadership was under tremendous pressure throughout the year. Many have wondered if that leadership could still hold its own at the turn of the century.This volume provides the reader with an in-depth analysis of how the Chinese leadership coped with the crises during the year. Though there was fair success in managing those crises, serious crises lie ahead which could significantly impact the leadership. China's economic slowdown may be bottoming out, but increasing Party decay, a growing spiritual vacuum, and volatile cross-strait relations are likely to pose serious threats to the leadership.

The Jiang Zemin leadership faced both internal disturbance and external threat in 1999. What with the worst growth record in a decade, the Falun Gong's sect siege of Zhongnanhai, NATO's bombing of the Chinese embassy in Yugoslavia, and Lee Teng-hui's new "two-state" theory, the Chinese leadership was under tremendous pressure throughout the year. This is an analysis of how the Chinese leadership coped with the crises of 1999. Though there was fair success in managing those crises, serious crises lie ahead which could significantly impact the leadership.