Inthisbook,theauthortriestoprovideaconciseintroductiontothecausesandeffectsofChina(sreformandopeningup,inparticularwithregardtothefoLlowingissues:
WhydidChinaembarkonthisreformandopening-uppohcyinthelate1970sandhowdiditreLatetotheperiodsbeforeit?
Thedistinctstagesandtheircorrespondingcontent,includingthestartofthereformandopeningup,thetransitionofChina'seconomicsystem,concurrentpoliticalrestructuringandthedevelopmentofdemocracyandruleoflaw,andtheconsequentchangestosociaLstructuresandwaysofthinking,
ProgresstowardsnationaLreunification,ChinarsresumptionoftheexerciseofsovereigntyoverHongKongandMacaoandtheimprovementinreLationsacrosstheTaiwanStraits.
ThechangesinrelationshipbetweenChinaandtherestoftheworld,theadjustmentofChina'sforeignpoLicy,andtheestablishmentofamulti-levelandomnidirectionalstrategyofforeignrelations.
Thecurrentstatusofreformandopeningup,andnewchaLlengesandresponsesaftermanyyearsofrapidsocialandeconomicdeveLopment.