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.