Leadership in a changing China / [edited by] Weixing Chen, Yang Zhong.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Weixing Chen and Yang Zhong -- 16th national congress of the chinese communist party / Yongnian Zheng -- Leadership transition, intra-party democracy, and institution building in China / Gang Lin -- Building a new political order in China / Weixing Chen and Guoli Liu -- New institution building or muddling through in the chinese countryside / Yang Zhong -- Crafting village democracy in China / Youxing Land -- 16th national congress of the chinese communist party and China's foreign policy / Shulong Chu -- Impact of domestic politics on chinese foreign policy / Xinning Song -- Leadership transition and new foreign policy orientation / Guoli Liu -- Cross-strait relations after 16th national congress of the chinese communist party / John Fuh-sheng Hsieh.

"This book contends that the 16th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party convened in November 2002 has moved China toward an institutionally more responsible polity, internally, and externally. Focusing on leadership change, institution building and new policy orientations, scholars from the United States, China and Singapore give insightful analyses of institutionalization of succession politics, political order building, root-level democratization, and China's becoming a more responsible international player. It provides timely rich information and fresh perspectives for understanding a changing China."--Jacket.