Lowell Dittmer Knihy

In search of a theory of national identity / Lowell Dittmer, Samuel S. Kim -- National identity in premodern China : formation and role enactment / Michael Ng-Quinn -- Chinese national identity and the strong state : the late Qing-Republican crisis / Michael H. Hunt -- Rites or beliefs? The construction of a unified culture in late imperial China / James L. Watson -- Change and continuity in Chinese cultural identity : the filial ideal and the transformation of an ethic / Richard W. Wilson -- China's intellectuals in the Deng era : loss of identity with the state / Merle Goldman, Perry Link, Su Wei -- China coast identities : regional, national, and global / Lynn White, Li Cheng -- China as a third world state : foreign policy and official national identity / Peter Van Ness -- China's multiple identities in east Asia : China as a regional force / Robert A. Scalapino -- Whither China's quest for national identity? / Sammuel S. Kim, Lowell Dittmer

The book explores the evolution of Chinese political economy during a pivotal moment, highlighting a shift from economic liberalization to a centralized state socialism in response to global competition. It examines the Party-state's robust fiscal measures following the 2008-2009 Global Financial Crisis, which enhanced infrastructure and national confidence. Central leadership now prioritizes poverty alleviation, pollution control, and technological advancement, while simultaneously enforcing ideological unity, political loyalty, and anti-corruption efforts.