Ebook: The politics and philosophy of Chinese power: the timeless and the timely

Timeliness: using the past to change the present -- Embracing shi: the timely configuration of power as skillful means -- Imperial stratagems: the polycentric mediation of power -- The use and abuse of nationalism: empowering the republic? -- People's party, people's army: the dialectics of revolution -- From comprehensive national power to competitive regionalism -- Unicorns and dragons: the search for Chinese strategic culture -- Conclusion: dance of the giants: avoiding conflict in the twenty-first century -- Appendix: five philosophies.