INTRODUCTION
Engineering Chinese Civilisation
xi • Ding Jinhao was Everywhere
xii • The Origins of ‘I was here’ Graffiti
xiii • Suzhi
xiv • The New Life Movement
xvi • Anti-spitting Campaigns
xviii • Learning Etiquette
xx • Xi Jinping’s Southern Tour and Xibaipo
xxiv • Political Keywords of 2012
CHAPTER 1
Foreign Policy for a Global China
40 • ePassports and Sovereignty
42 • Dogs and Other Undesirables
46 • Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands Dispute
52 • China and the BRICS
54 • China–Africa Relations
56 • China and Latin America
CHAPTER 2
Revolution to Riches
96 • Huawei’s Political Connections
99 • Rebalancing the Economy
100 • Huang Nubo Tries to Buy Iceland
104 • Bath Time: Clamping Down on Corruption
108 • Key Words And Phrases
CHAPTER 3
An Exemplary Society
155 • Putting VIP Cards on the Table
156 • Eating Dangerously
166 • Black Ferrari, Red Ferrari
176 • Foreigners Behaving Badly
CHAPTER 4
Under Rule of Law
208 • Mass Incidents in 2012
210 • Bo Xilai
211 • Naw Kham
212 • Wu Ying
220 • The Slaying of Zhou Kehua
222 • The Ten Biggest Criminal Cases
212 • Australians Jailed in China
228 •Resistance is Futile
CHAPTER 5
Building Civilised Cities
266 • Slogans for Civilised Cities
268 • How to be a Civilised City
272 • Civilised Toilets
277 • Shenzhen’s Civility Law
281 • Urban Law Enforcers: Agents of Civility or Thugs?
282 • Chengguan are People Too
284 • The People’s Daily and Civilised Driving
CHAPTER 6
China Internet – A Civilising Process
324 • The Internet Landscape
326 • Fang Binxing and the Great Firewall
334 • Human Flesh Search Engine
341 • Government Microblogging
346 • Hacking: Who is the Biggest Villain?
CHAPTER 7
Fitting Words
386 • The Pros and Cons of Party Membership
392 • Deng Yuwen
398 • Wang Wen Visits Harvard
406 • Chen Guangbiao
