{"id":5778,"date":"2021-05-27T15:02:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T19:02:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/?p=5778"},"modified":"2023-04-07T09:16:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T13:16:13","slug":"editors-note-20-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2021\/china-currents\/20-1\/editors-note-20-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Editor\u2019s Note"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is not an understatement to say that the immediate future of the world will hinge largely on how China evolves and interacts with the rest of the world, and in particular the United States. Many questions arise. How will China handle endemic corruption? What about relations with the United States and the Taiwan question? How viable is the \u201cChina model\u201d of economic development? These questions underlie most of the articles in this edition of <em>China Currents<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>For decades, corruption has characterized China\u2019s political system. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2021\/china_currents\/20-1\/flies-into-tigers-the-dynamics-of-corruption-in-china\/\">Andy Wedeman<\/a> adds to his impressive body of work on the subject with an essay analyzing Xi Jinping\u2019s anti-corruption campaigns. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2021\/china_currents\/20-1\/to-deepen-and-broaden-our-presence-taiwans-strategies-for-participating-in-the-international-system\/\">Butler Cain<\/a> shifts attention to Taiwan and demonstrates in detail how the island has been \u201cremarkably effective\u201d at navigating the international system despite its nebulous political status. At a time when western democracies are being challenged by authoritarian forces, <em>China Currents<\/em> Managing Editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2021\/china_currents\/20-1\/the-china-economic-model-in-global-context-a-review-of-three-books\/\">Penelope Prime<\/a> reviews three books that analyze the effectiveness of the \u201cChina model.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2021\/china_currents\/20-1\/pursuing-mutual-benefit-and-win-win-cooperation-sino-u-s-civil-society-engagement\/\">Jessica Teets<\/a> offers ideas about how civil society organizations can help prevent decoupling of the U.S.-China relationship. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chinacenter.net\/2021\/china_currents\/20-1\/frank-neville-presentation\/\">Frank Neville<\/a> also takes on the subject of U.S.-China relations, arguing that the United States must abandon the idea of containing China and jettison the notion, long held in many quarters, that economic development in China will inevitably 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