China: Contemporary Political, Economic, and International Affairs

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China Contemporary Political, Economic, and International Affairs E d i t e d b y David B. H. Denoon a n e w y o r k u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s New York and London n e w y o r k u n i v e r s i t y p r e s s New York and London www.nyupress.org© 2007 by Current History All rights reserved Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data China : contemporary political, economic, and international affairs / edited by David B. H. Denoon. p. cm.—(Current history books) ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-1999-2 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-1999-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8147-2000-4 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8147-2000-5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. China—Politics and government—1976–2002. 2. China—Politics and government—2002– I. Denoon, David. DS779.26.C47346 2007 951.05'9—dc22 2006036708 New York University Press books are printed on acid-free paper, and their binding materials are chosen for strength and durability. Manufactured in the United States of America c 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 p 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 0° 3 0° 4 0° 120° 110° 90° T h r e e G o r g e s Hu an g ( Y e l l o w ) C ha ng J i a n g Zhu (Pearl) ( Y a n g t z e ) Beijing Chongqing Hong Kong Anhui Fujian Guangdong G a n s u Guangxi Guizhou Chongqing Municipality Hebei Heilongjiang Henan Hubei Hunan I n n e r M o n g o l i a J i a n gsu Jiangxi J i l i n Liaoning Ningxia Q i n g h a i S h a a n x i Shandong Shanxi S i c h u a n T i b e t X i n j i a n g Yunnan Zhejiang Beijing Municipality Shanghai Municipality Tianjin Municipality Hainan AFGHANISTAN BHUTAN I N D I A K A Z A K H S T A N KYRGYZSTAN LAOS Macao M O N G O L I A BURMA (MYANMAR) N E P A L NORTH KOREA R U S S I A SOUTH KOREA TAIWAN VIETNAM PHILIPPINES THAILAND UZBEKISTAN T A J I K I S T A N BANGLADESH JAPAN P h i l i p p i n e S e a E a s t C h i n a S e a Yellow S ea S ea o f Japan© Current History, Inc. CHINA National capital Other city 0 100 400 Miles 300 200 ...