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With the KMT regaining power from the DPP on May 20, 2008, both Beijing and Taipei have been adjusting their policies toward each other. This book explores the process of attitude change and policy adjustment on both sides of the Straits since the 1980s and offers policy recommendations.

Provides an analysis of the main Chinese industrial sectors through case studies, data analysis and review of state-initiated policies. This book uses key sectors including automobile, steel, shipbuilding, high-speed railway and new energy, to analyze the development of China's industries, along with their challenges and future prospects.

Analyzes tobacco control policies in China from the perspectives of economics and health. This book provides analytical and empirical framework addressing key debated issues. It covers a range of topics from prevalence of smoking in China, health and economic burden of smoking in China, demand for cigarettes and taxation in China, and more.

Examines the issues and challenges of social development faced by societies in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, with a reference to the major strategies these societies adopt to promote social cohesion and civil harmony in the context of globalization. This book is suitable for those who want to know about societies in Mainland China.

Presents an account of social policy initiatives in China. This book assesses the social impact brought about by the market-oriented changes in China's social policies, and contests the idea whether market-oriented development can result in a more sustainable society.

Tackles the issue of governance in China. This book provides information on China's political elites and evaluates their ability to deal with crises through four case studies: the Tibet issue, the Taiwan issue, the Sichuan Earthquake, and the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

Presents a perspective of the experiences of China's reform over the years by focusing on China's interaction with and learning from the external world in her unprecedented efforts to reform and open up. This book deals with lessons from the Eastern Bloc, China's reform in East Asian context, and China and the developed world.

As China benefits from globalization, what is the impact on China's relations with countries in its neighbouring region when it seeks more oil importation from overseas sources? This book looks at the emergence of China as a major importer and consumer of energy as well as examines contemporary issues within the Chinese oil industry.

China has an estimated 120-150 million internal migrants from the countryside living in its cities. This volume examines the key issues involved in establishing social protection for them, including a critical examination of deficiencies in arrangements and a study of proposals that have been offered for extending social security coverage.

Analyzes the factors in China's governance and political process that affect and restrain its capacity to handle the mounting environmental problems. This work argues that solutions to China's ecological woes to a larger extent lie in the political and institutional changes rather than in engineering, technological and investment input.

Examines the political and conceptual metamorphosis of China's oil industry from self-reliance to internationalization. This book, through the empirical case study of Daqing, the premiere oilfield of the People's Republic of China (PRC) for most of the postwar period, analyses key historical developmental concepts and events.