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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Foreword
CHAPTER 1 - The Rise of Generation W(eb)
HUMAN FLESH SEARCHES
“THIS POST DOES NOT EXIST”
THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE ONLINE
THE GRASS-MUD HORSE STRIKES BACK
WHEN NETWORKING BECOMES THE RAGE
END NOTES
CHAPTER 2 - The Anxious Class
PROPERTY RIGHTS AND WRONGS
UNIVERSITY AND BEYOND
PRECARIOUS HEALTH CARE
HOLDING IT ALL TOGETHER
END NOTES
CHAPTER 3 - A Tale of Two Countries
MIGRANT WORKERS: SEPARATE AND UNEQUAL
FACTORY LIFE: NOT THE TICKET IT USED TO BE
HUKOU 户口: A LIFELONG SENTENCE
A DAY IN THE COUNTRY
LOOKING AHEAD: THE UNITED STATES OF CHINA?
END NOTES
CHAPTER 4 - Not in My Backyard!
AN AIR ABOUT THE PLACE
“BUT THEY DID IT FIRST!”
CANCER VILLAGES
NOW IN YOUR BACKYARD
CLEAN UP YOUR ACT
END NOTES
CHAPTER 5 - With the Appetite of a Dragon
LAND AHOY!
FORESTS FOR THE TREES
OILY DAYS
GLOBAL BUYING SPREE
OUT OF THEIR ELEMENT
INFLAMMABLE WATER
WHEN THERE’S NOT MUCH LEFT TO CONQUER
END NOTES
CHAPTER 6 - China 24/7
CONSTRUCTING THE FUTURE
THE ARTERIES OF A NATION
ROAD WARRIORS
PORTS OF CALL
RAILROADED
CHINA SHELL GAME
THE BIG GAMBLE
END NOTES
CHAPTER 7 - China, at Your Services
SERVICES RUN-DOWN
SCARY HEALTH CARE
FAWLTY CHINA
SERVICE WITH A SMILE
THE TV REPAIRMAN COMETH
DEARLY BELOVED
SERVICE WITH A FROWN
END NOTES
CHAPTER 8 - The Global Sugar Daddy
A BIG STICK
A YUAN FOR MORE
BALANCING INTERNATIONAL AMBITIONS WITH DOMESTIC REALITIES
MODERNIZATION OF CHINA’S BANKING AND FINANCE INDUSTRY
OUTBOUND INVESTMENT
INTEGRATION, NOT DOMINATION
END NOTES
CHAPTER 9 - Hot Pot Nation
ALL IN THE FAMILY
POPCORN POPULATION
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
4-2-1 . . . BREAKDOWN
GRAY TIGER POWER
HOT POT NATION
END NOTES
CHAPTER 10 - In the Shadow of the Emperors
A CLASH OF CIVILIZATIONS
A CHIP ON ITS SHOULDER
PLASTIC MYTHOLOGIES
G.I. ZHOU GETS A NEW UNIFORM
TOWARD A CHINA WITH DEMOCRATIC CHARACTERISTICS
END NOTES
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
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