For decades, China's rise to power was characterized by its reassurance that this rise would be peaceful. Then, as Susan L. Shirk, shows in this sobering, clear-eyed account of China today, something changed.  Meer

Thirty years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) made a fateful decision: to allow newspapers, magazines, television, and radio stations to compete in the marketplace instead of being financed exclusively by the government.  Meer

Thirty years ago, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) made a fateful decision: to allow newspapers, magazines, television, and radio stations to compete in the marketplace instead of being financed exclusively by the government.  Meer

555 Sticker Fun Sharks features fun, bite-sized reference text which sets the stage for each illustrated under-the-sea scene. From great white, hammerheads and blue sharks to whale sharks, thresher sharks and goblin sharks, readers can complete the colourful shark-themed scenes using the hundreds of shark stickers that are included.  Meer