Ch. 1. From strongman to consensus rule
ch. 2. The Hu-Wen decade: glorious, golden and lost stability but stagnation. People's champion or chameleon? The price of growth. Ten years of "a bumpy road"
ch. 3. Change agent or steady as she goes? Xi's Chinese dream. Shunning the easy road. The tide turns. Doing the business. Star in her own right
ch. 4. Sent-down youth rise up. Will Xi surprise the naysayers? Generation of hope. Li Keqiang. Cheng Hong. Zhang Dejiang. Yu Zhengsheng. Liu Yunshan. Wang Qishan. Zhang Gaoli
ch. 5. Power behind the curtain
ch. 6. Bo Xilai: slide from fame to shame. Diary of a downfall. Fall of "the Jackie Kennedy of China"
ch. 7. Beijing's big reshuffle. Next generation steps up. Han Zheng. Li Yuanchao. Liu Yandong. Ma Kai. Sun Zhengcai. Li Jianguo. Zhao Leji. Guo Jinlong. Hu Chunhua. Li Zhanshu. Liu Qibao. Meng Jianzhu. Sun Chunlan. Wang Huning. Wang Yang. Xu Qiliang. Fan Changlong. Zhang Chunxian. Ling Jihua
ch. 8. Jangling global nerves. Quick march
to catch up. Xi stamps authority on PLA with ease. Behind the budget smokescreen. Chinese maritime plan "a threat". Could the unthinkable happen again?
ch. 9. Reform: easier said than done. Good start but drastic reforms unlikely. Heeding lessons of old regime. Media freedom unlikely to bloom. Pitfalls of party downsizing. Legal reform: promises and hopes. Graft: the battle is joined
again. Crooked cadres hide booty in property. Losing patience with democracy. Feeling the bite
China's hospitality industry. Rights treaty "must be ratified". Call to legalise same-sex marriage. Veterans' long march for reform. At 95, still bent on party reform
ch. 10. New leaders seek China's renewal. "Renaissance" within reach. Premier Li: strong or just moderate? Central bank
Zhou Xiaochuan. Foreign policy
Huang Shuxian. Securities regulation
Xiao Gang. Ethnic affairs
Wang Zhengwei. Supreme court
Zhou Chiang. Cabinet revamp short on action
ch. 11. Will China miracle lose its magic? Bulls vs bears. Old plans tie new hands. Rough road to change. Bleak outlook for tough pollution laws. Lifestyle, career concerns drive out talent. Red alert for greying China. Fat cats feel the squeeze
ch. 12. The media genie. New technology, new voice. Surprise in social media findings. Chilling history lesson for China's "no" voter
ch. 13. Lost, found, and still searching. Still waters run deep in Taiwan Strait. Hong Kong wary of Beijing intentions. Hong Kong-Mainland sore points. What's in China's "Manhattan" for Hong Kong? Qianhai
ch. 14. Who to watch. Seven tipped for sixth generation.
