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The article discusses the demographic change towards a declining population in China, commenting on future population forecasts for the country. An overview of the Chinese government's population policies, including the impact of its one-child policy on demographic patterns, is provided. An overview of the relationship that China's diminishing population plays in its power as a nation, including the population forecasts indicating that India will have demographic growth, is also provided.

The article looks at the November 29, 2014 general election in Taiwan and its implications for the Kuomintang (KMT) or Nationalist Party and for relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China (PRC). Details on the administration of Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and on his efforts to promote the eventual unification of Taiwan and the PRC are presented. The author also discusses the Sunflower Movement, a protest movement which arose in opposition to the 2013 Cross-Strait Agreement on Trade in Services between Taiwan and the PRC. Other topics include the PRC's "one country, two systems" (1C2S) policy towards Hong Kong and Macau, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Chen Deming, president of the PRC's Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits.

The article discusses economic and political problems facing China. Topics include the reliance of China's economy on state investment in infrastructure projects, the possibility of economic reforms to move toward a more consumer-based economy, and the use of nationalism to build support for the Chinese Communist Party. Also addressed are Chinese public opinion regarding democratization, the opinions of Chinese President Xi Jinping on Maoism, and the prosecution of former internal security official Zhou Yongkang by Xi's government.

The article discusses the alliance between the Russian and Chinese governments during the early 21st century. The role that history plays in the relationship between Russia and China, including Chinese President Xi Jinping's efforts in promoting the relationship between the countries through referencing Marxism of the Soviet Union and Chinese Maoism, is discussed. The role that power resources play in Russia and China's economic relationship is also discussed. The author contends that the Russian economic conditions have caused the Russian President Vladimir Putin to seek an alliance with China.

The article discusses Chinese politics and a crisis in the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party. The article looks at Chen Guangcheng, a blind human rights activist who escaped from house arrest, and examines allegations that Chen was aided by Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee. The article also discusses Bo Xilai, a Chinese politician whose membership in the Politburo and the Central Committee has been suspended and who is undergoing an investigation for discipline violations. The author examines the prosecution of Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, for murder, and discusses the portrayal of these events by Chinese people. The author discusses the transition of Chinese political leaders and examines instability in the government.

The article critiques the book "On China" by former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. It describes the book's agenda as analyzing the history of China's foreign relations and its current policies in order to imagine its future relations with the West. The author lauds Kissinger's historical knowledge and personal experience with 20th-century Chinese leaders such as Mao Zedong. However, he says Kissinger underestimates the aggressive ambitions of 21st-century China.

The article discusses the relationship between the neighboring communist states of China and North Korea. It focuses on North Korea's dependency on China, and notes the stationing of Chinese troops on North Korean soil. The Korean dictator Kim John Il's continuation of the policies of his father, dictator Kim Il Sung, which are known as juche, are described. Kim Il Sung's relationship with the 20th century Chinese ruler Mao Zedong is discussed, and the ongoing diplomacy between China and North Korea in May 2011 is analyzed.

Buoyed by its creditor's hold on the United States and its ability to withstand the harsh winds of recession blowing from across the Pacific, China has graduated in its own mind from an emerging economy to a world power. From their confrontation with Google to their renewed repression of dissidents to their dissing of President Obama, China's leaders clearly feel that the time has come for the world to accomodate China, not vice-versa. Is the West ready for this new reality? Is China's new arrogance well-founded, or is it going to be the next bubble to burst? As it moves beyond “the primary stage of socialism” is it ready to open up politically? In this section, some top China scholars, one of China's most well-known dissidents and a former US spy chief discuss these issues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]