Chapter 1 Introduction to Democratic China and the World:
China's Construction of Democratic Politics and
Its International Strategic Significance ............ 1
1.1 Globalization and the Third Wave of Democratization ....... 1
1.2 Influence of Democracy on International Relations ......... 2
1.3 China as an Advocate and Builder of Democracy ............. 4
1.4 Three Types of Political Democracy in China ............... 5
1.5 Challenges to Democracy in China .......................... 8
1.6 Democracy and Sino-American Relations ..................... 9
1.7 Two Possibilities for Sino-American Relations ............ 13
1.8 Potential for Sino-American Cooperation .................. 15
Chapter 2 Following the Trend: Practice and Theory of
China's Construction of Democratic Politics ....... 20
2.1 Theoretical Foundations of China's Democratic Politics ... 20
2.2 Democratic Practice of the Communist Party of China ...... 23
2.3 Democratic Politics with Chinese Characteristics ......... 28
2.4 Conclusion ............................................... 29
Chapter 3 Taking the Chance of Reform: New Achievements of
China's Construction of Democratic Politics ........ 31
3.1 Economic Democracy and Social Democracy .................. 31
3.2 Constitutional Democracy ................................. 44
3.3 Grassroots Democracy ..................................... 53
3.4 Inner-Party Democracy .................................... 89
3.5 Consultative Democracy ................................... 99
3.6 Conclusion .............................................. 107
Chapter 4 Tomorrow Will Be Better: Prospects of China's
Construction of Democratic Politics ............... 108
4.1 The Main Issues of China's Construction of Democratic
Politics ................................................ 108
4.2 Appraisal of Conditions of China's Construction of
Democratic Politics ..................................... 118
4.3 Bright Prospects for China's Construction of
Democratic Politics ..................................... 129
4.4 Conclusion .............................................. 131
Chapter 5 The Gap Remains Unchanged: The Influence of
China's Construction of Democratic Politics on
Sino-American Relations ........................... 132
5.1 The Influence of the Issue of Democracy on American
Strategies Toward China ................................. 132
5.2 Democratic Issues Hinder the Establishment of the
Strategic Mutual Trust of China and the United States ... 145
5.3 Conclusion .............................................. 157
Chapter 6 Narrowing the Gap: Cooperative Potential for
China and the United States on the Issue of
Democracy ........................................ 158
6.1 Significance of Sino-American Cooperation on the Issue
of Democracy ............................................ 158
6.2 Major Foundations of Sino-American Cooperation in
China's Construction of Democratic Politics ............. 160
6.3 Main Fields of Cooperation for China and the United
States on the Issue of Democracy ........................ 164
6.4 Major Problems of Cooperation on the Issue of
Democracy for China and the United States ............... 168
6.5 Suggestions on Policies of Promoting Benign
Interaction Between China's Construction of Democratic
Politics and Sino-American Relations .................... 171
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