China 2010 Risks and Avoidance

Author: Ding Yuanzhu et al.
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: Dr. Ding Yuanzhu and other experts' book, China 2010: Risks and Mitigation, is the first book in both China and abroad dedicated to exploring the risks China faces before 2010 and how to address them. — Li Qiang, Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University
This book provides excellent discussions and valuable explorations on further understanding the new, unavoidable challenges humanity faces in the 21st century, as well as on the intrinsic patterns of risks and the formulation of risk-mitigation policies. — Xu Xianglin, Professor at the School of Government, Peking University
China 2010: Risks and Mitigation is the first book in both China and abroad dedicated to exploring the risks China faces before 2010 and how to address them. With the help of domestic and international experts, the authors identified the risk factors that could affect China's sustained economic and social development before 2010, the fields where risks may occur, and the extent of their impact on the national economy and social development. The main risks confirmed in the book include financial crises, the "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" issue, China-U.S. relations and the Taiwan Strait issue, unemployment and social disparities, social order and public safety issues, ecological environment and energy crises, ethnic conflicts and governance issues, education and population quality issues, social and confidence crises, and public health crises. Among these, the financial crisis, the "agriculture, rural areas, and farmers" issue, unemployment and social disparities, and China-U.S. relations and the Taiwan Strait issue are most noteworthy. These factors intersect, forming the challenges China faces before 2010. The book argues that increasingly complex globalization and deep marketization will lead humanity to face more public affairs and more severe public crises, which will be a new, unavoidable challenge for human development in the 21st century. In the years to come, whether humanity can overcome unprecedented crises and challenges will depend not only on their ability to defeat nature through technology and tools but also on their ability to overcome themselves, to break free from their deeply rooted traditions and mindset, and to change their accustomed lifestyles and systems.