Articles on Contemporary Society
View From the Wall
Great Expectations
Medical care and other social services are taking highly positive trends throughout China.
Book Reviews
Country Driving
A Journey through China from Farm to Factory
Country Driving: A Journey through China from Farm to Factory by Peter Hessler. Harper (New York: 2010), 438pp. ISBN 978-0-06-180409-0, $27.99.
Reviewed by Wayne Martindale
Supporting Article
Youth in China
Several agencies have joined together to sponsor research on China's youth. Divided into three units of research, the first part, conducted in Changsha, has been completed. Following is a summary of the findings. In June, the research will be carried out in Chengdu and, towards the end of the summer, in a third city. The entire research project will be completed by the end of 2010.
Lead Article
Interconnected: China’s Youth and the Internet
What impact is technology and instant communication having on China's youth?
Supporting Article
Ethnic Relations in China with Special Reference to Its Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
The challenges of achieving the goal of integration for ethnic minorities in China and Hong Kong.
Book Reviews
China Road
A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power
China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power by Rob Gifford.
Reviewed by Kay Danielson
Book Reviews
Will the Boat Sink the Water?
Will the Boat Sink the Water?: The Life of China's Peasants by Chen Guidi and Wu Chuntao.
Reviewed by Brad Burgess
Book Reviews
The China beyond Bicycles and Baozi*
China Vignettes: An Inside Look at China by Dominic Barton with Mei Ye.
Reviewed by Andrew Kaiser
Editorials
Countdown to Glory
Editor's Note: This editorial originally appeared in "Beijing 2008" (CS Quarterly, 2008 Summer).