China Tomorrow: Democracy or Dictatorship?, Jean-Pierre CabestanArguing against conventional wisdom, this important book makes a compelling case for the continuing strength of Chinas one party system. Many analysts have predicted that Chinas unprecedented economic development and middle class expansion would lead to a liberalization of its political regime and a move toward democracy. Instead, leading scholar Jean Pierre Cabestan contends that the Chinese Communist Party will continue to adapt and prosper in the

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