China 2.0:the transformation of an emerging superpower--and the new opportunities

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zhang Marina Yue, 1968-
Group Author: Stening Bruce W.; (Bruce William), 1949-
Published: J. Wiley & Sons (Asia),
Publisher Address: Singapore
Publication Dates: c2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xxvii, 300 p.: ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780470824238
0470824239
Index Number: TP393
CLC: TP393.4-05
Call Number: TP393.4-05/Z633
Contents: Includes bibliographical references and index.
The China 2.0 express has arrived -- Chinese walls are falling down -- One billion consumers are waking up -- The mix of China's capitalism -- Building a harmonious society -- The dawn of China's century? -- The financial crisis, China's reaction, and new opportunities -- Afterword.
"Web 2.0 has been much more profound is its impact on China than on any other country. China is in the midst of a radical transformation that has - thus far - not been well understood, especially by foreigners. Interconnection and collaboration among Chinese citizens using Web 2.0 is real and massive, and the level of connectivity is staggering. The mobilization of public opinion has caused a new social order in China." "Besides fundamentally altering the social order, Web 2.0 is impacting massively on the way that information is distributed and the way public opinion is handled. Even more profoundly, it is creating a level of political transparency and institutional reforms which China has thus far avoided. It is no exaggeration to claim that a completely new era - China 2.0 - has arrived." ...