Table of Contents
Maps xi
Images xiii
Preface xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Chapter 1 Introduction: Country of "Big," but so Many Problems 1
Chapter 2 The Island of China: A Physical Study 5
Chapter 3 Conundrums Facing Chinas Growth 11
Corruption, Favoritism, and Money Flight 11
Military Anti-Corruption Campaign 16
Hongbao 21
Moral Corruption 21
Fuerdai 21
Some Chinese Are Leaving the Country 22
Chinese Elite Hide Money Offshore and under the Mattress 23
Real-Estate Concerns 25
Jing-Jin-Ji 27
Banking, Debt, and Stock Market Dilemmas 29
Chinese Stock Market Crash: July 2015 31
Food Obstacles 37
Human Rights Problems 40
Religious Freedom 41
Freedom of Movement and Equality 43
Rule of Law 43
Freedom of the Press 43
One-Child Policy 44
Worrisome Population Imbalances 44
Chapter 4 Astounding Environmental Concerns 49
Air Pollution: Dying by the Millions 49
Water Pollution and the Cancer Cities 55
Water Scarcity: Where Did It Go? 57
Chapter 5 Buffer Zones that Protect China's Interior 63
Tibet Occupation 63
Xinjiang, A Volatile Muslim Place 66
Xinjiang Development 71
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region 74
Chapter 6 China's Disastrous Transition and Reform Period 77
Chairman Mao Zedong 77
Chapter 7 Hong Kong: A Vertical City of Wonder 85
Chapter 8 Macao/Macau: The Gambling Center 91
Chapter 9 China's Modern Economic Period 95
Economic Conundrums and Rebalancing 97
Creating a Middle-Class Consumer 98
Chinese Women Influence Domestic Growth 98
Interior Yangtze River Corridor Plan 100
Changing the Hukou System 102
Chapter 10 China's Race for Resources 105
China Loans for Resources in Latin America 108
Venezuela Is in Trouble 108
Ecuador's Race for Infrastructure through Resources 110
Chapter 11 Disputed Islands: Forebodings of War 113
Paracel Islands 115
Confrontation between China and Vietnam 117
The Spratly Islands 118
Scarborough Shoal 120
Diaoyu (China) or Senkaku (Japan) Islands 120
Questioning China's Quest for the Near Seas of Asia 124
Chapter 12 Republic of China: The Wayward 23rd Province 131
The Development of an Economic Asian Tiger 132
The Military Predicament 134
Cross-Strait Politics and the Sunflower Movement 135
The Future of Taiwan 136
Chapter 13 Geopolitics and the Military Prospective 137
The Pivot or Rebalance 138
President Xi Jinping Wants a Strong Navy 140
Is a War in the Pacific Possible? 142
Is Chinas Military a Paper Dragon? 143
Chapter 14 Japan, the Warrior, Is Coming Back 149
Japan's Unique Agriculture 154
Economic Stimulus 157
Japan's Air Pollution 159
Natural Disasters 160
Population Crisis of Magnitude 162
Military Geostrategy 163
Problems and Solutions 167
Chapter 15 The Korean Peninsula: A Region in Conflict and Facing Potential War 169
North Korea, Home of the Bizarre 171
Kim Dynasty 174
Human Rights 176
Bizarre Economic Activity 178
Food and Agriculture Have Difficulties 182
A Quasi Caste System 183
North Koreans are Learning about the Outside World 184
Korean Reunification 185
North Korea's Cyber Elite 187
DPRK's Aggressive Violations 188
South Korea, an Industrialized Democracy 189
South Korea's Serious Population Dilemma 193
Is a North-South War Imminent? A Geostrategy Approach 194
Points to Consider 195
Chapter 16 Indian Subcontinent 199
India Is Besieged with Problems 202
Caste System Remains 205
Leprosy is Misunderstood 205
Indian Infrastructure and Resources 206
Environmental Concerns 207
Testing Scandal 209
Changing Politics 211
The Kashmir State 213
Indian Muslim 213
Economic Developments Take Time 214
India's Military 215
The String of Pearls 216
Chapter 17 Pakistan: A Muslim Nation in Conflict 221
Disastrous Politics 223
Administrative Regions, the Taliban, Kashmir, Baluchistan, and Port of Gwadar 225
Baluchistan Is Becoming a Coastal Trading Center 225
Sindh in the Indus Delta 226
Punjab, the Breadbasket 228
Mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 228
Gilgit-Baltistan of the "Silk Road" 230
Islamabad Capital Territory 230
FATA and the Dangerous Taliban 230
Pakistan Terrorism 232
Despicable School Attack 232
Polio Vaccination and the Taliban 234
Disputed Kashmir 234
Karimabad, a Village to Emulate 236
Pakistan at the Crossroads 237
Chapter 18 China's Future: Comments, Opinions, and Conclusion 239
President Xi Jinping is Consolidating His Power 240
Changing Economy 240
New World Order 243
The One Belt and One Road Initiative 245
Complications 246
South China Sea Dialogue for Perplexing Times 248
Epilogue 249
Chinese Pronunciations 255
Bibliography 257
Chapter 2 The Island of China: A Physical Study 257
Chapter 3 Conundrums Facing China's Growth 257
Chapter 4 Astounding Environmental Problems 261
Chapter 5 Buffer Zones-How They Protect China 262
Chapter 6 China's Disastrous Transition and Reform Period 263
Chapter 7 Hong Kong 263
Chapter 8 Macau 263
Chapter 9 China's Modern Economic Period 264
Chapter 10 China's Race for Resources: A Chinese Hegemony 264
Chapter 11 Disputed Islands-Forebodings of Conflict 265
Chapter 12 Taiwan: The Wayward 23rd Province 266
Chapter 13 Geopolitics and Military Prospective-the "Pivot" 266
Chapter 14 Japan, the Warrior, is Coming Back 267
Chapter 15 Korean Peninsula, a Region of Conflict 268
Chapter 16 Indian Subcontinent 269
Chapter 17 Pakistan: A Muslim-Nation in Conflict 270
Chapter 18 China's Future: Comments, Opinions, and Conclusion 271
Annotated Bibliography 272
Index 273
