China's economic and political development in the past 40 years can best be understood as a relentless search to strike a balance between political control, market efficiency and social justice to sustain party legitimacy. These dynamics will continue to define its future directions.
To understand the complexity of this challenging task, it pays to look at the many turns on the road that led China to where it is today.
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