China is a country in great transformation. Over the last three decades the highly remarkable economic performance of … the once low-income and inward-looking state of China has attracted increasing interest from academics and policymakers …. China's astounding transformation is reflected not only in her economy, but also in her social changes in the past few …

While Taiwan’s democratization and China’s continuing authoritarianism have often been attributed to the decisions of … have been put forward to explain Taiwan’s democratization versus China’s continuing authoritarianism …