num_pages: 1136
description: Now in its sixth edition, this book has been updated to examine the return of Hong Kong in 1997 and the upcoming return of Macao in 1999. Hsü discusses the end of the last vestiges of foreign imperialism in China, as well as China's emergence as a regional and global superpower. U.S.-China rivalry and the prospect of unification between China and Taiwan are also considered.
language: English
title: The Rise of Modern China
titlecomplete: The Rise of Modern China
genres: China, Nonfiction, History, Historical
ratings_count: 304
series:  The Rise of Modern China
awards: awardedAt: 28800000
name: California Book Award
category: Nonfiction (Silver)
publisher: Oxford University Press