This book covers numerous areas and aspects of Chinese domestic and external politics and policies, the Chinese economy, Chinese society and culture, and Chinese literature and history. It is divided into four sections, the first of which focuses on China’s place in world politics, including...

1 Introduction -- Part I Society and Demography -- 2 Italy’s Population: A Portrait -- 3 Changed Discourses on Demography in Japan -- 4 Where Is the Forgotten Giant Heading to? The Current State and Future of Japanese Economics and Politics -- Part II Politics -- 5 Japan’s US-‘Imposed’...