"This book is the product of a collaborative project between the China Policy Institute at the School of Contemporary Chinese Studies at the University of Nottingham and the Institure for International Strategic Studies at the Central Party School of the Communist Party of China."--Page v.

Preface; Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1: Genesis of a Pivotal Decade; Opportunities and Challenges; Strategic Framework for Comprehensively Deepening Reform; Five Strategic Measures for Deepening Reform; Strengthening Governance and Anti-corruption; Building the New Normal and Maintaining Social Stability; Uphold Core Values and Promote a Revival of the Chinese Culture; Enhance the National Security System Through New Thinking and Institution Building; Advance Strategic Interests by Emphasizing Mutual Benefits.ContextualizationBibliography; 2: Consolidating Political and Governance Strength; Preservation of Party Leadership; Enhancing Governance; Increasing Institutionalization; Strengthening Consultative Capacity; Economic Pragmatism; Nationalism as the New Ideology; Conclusions; Bibliography; 3: Enhancing Credibility and Transparency Through Judicial Reforms; The Meanings of Judicial Legitimacy; The Concept of Legitimacy; Procedural Legitimacy of the Justice System; Substantive Legitimacy of the Justice System; Characteristics and Challenges of Judicial Transparency in China.

Characteristics of Judicial Transparency Challenges Facing Judicial Transparency; The Principles of China's Reform on Judicial Transparency; Strategies for Enhancing Judicial Transparency; Bibliography; 4: The Logic and Limits of the Party's Social Management Approach in Maintaining Stability: Lessons from Bismarck; Lessons from European History for the Communist Party of China?; Bismarck's Approach vs China's Social Management Approach: Similarities and Differences; Germany and China as Late-Comers to Nation-Building; State-Led Industrialization in Germany. Industrialization in China: Catching Up with the United Kingdom? Social Responses to State-Led Modernization in Imperial Germany; Social Cellularization in Maoist China; Social Stratification and New Social Cleavages in Post-Maoist China; Logic and Limits of Social Management in Maintaining Stability; Political or Social Stability?; Logic and Limits of Building Legitimacy Through Social Policy; Learning from Bismarck?; Bibliography; 5: Forging a Harmonious Relationship Among the Ethnic Groups; Lessons in Promoting Harmonious Ethnic Relations Outside China.

Lessons from Immigrant Countries Lessons from Western Industrialized Countries; Lessons from Traditional Multi-cultural Countries; Lessons from Small Countries; Problems and Solutions to Ethnic Relations in China; Promoting Ethnic Integration; From Ethnic Communities to a Community of Shared Values; Bibliography; 6: Ageing, Urbanization, and the Search for a Sustainable Development Model; China's Ageing Population and Loss of 'Demographic Dividend'; The Current Situation and Characteristics of China's Ageing Population; What Effect Has Population Ageing Had on China?

This book examines the driving forces behind national-level politics, changes to the judiciary, social control, economic reform, environmental protection, urban development, the management of ethnic relations, as well as foreign and security policy orientation in China under Xi Jinping. It explains Xi's ambition, examines the limitations he has to confront, and maps the direction of reform he pursues. The book starts off by examining how the consultative Leninist nature of the political system continues to shape politics and policy in China under Xi, and what the China dream Xi advocates actually entails domestically and beyond China. It ends by highlighting the megatrends that will prevail in the decade when Xi is expected to stay in power. The book also includes contributions from five Central Party School professors whose views are taken seriously by the Chinese leadership.--Back cover.

"Translation from the Chinese language edition: China's strategy in the coming decade by Honghua Men and Steve Tsang, © China Economics Publishrs 2015"-- Title page verso.