Zheng Bijian currently holds a number of posts including Chairman of the China Reform Forum and Chairman of the Academic Committee of the Central Party School, and is a former member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee.

Zheng Bijian has been one of the most influential thinkers and policy formulators in China during its reform period. In this important book, he sets out his views and how they evolved over the reform period, including the full text of his important speeches and papers, with appropriate introductory material.

Foreword Peter Nolan Part 1: Acquiring A Deeper Understanding of Ourselves in the Process of Deepening Our Understanding of the World (1988 -1991) Part 2: A Study of the "Overall Strategy" Connecting the Two Major Situations at Home and Abroad is of Paramount Importance (1991 - 1995) Part 3: Deng Xiaoping's New Generalization of Socialism with Chinese Characteristics Actually Mapped out in A Scientific Way China's Unique Strategic Road to Peaceful Development (1995 -1998) Part 4: A New Period of Strategic Opportunities and A Brand New Strategic Road for the Rise of Late-Emerging Powers Modern History Has Ever Known (1998 - 2002) Part 5: China Will Emerge In the World as a "Peaceful Nation" and A "Civilized Nation" (2005 - 2006)